West Valley College recently announced two summer courses targeting the creation and growth of small businesses. The courses represent the culmination of efforts by the college to reduce unemployment and grow economic activity by facilitating entrepreneurship. The first course is an Entrepreneurship Academy, designed to help first time entrepreneurs to start a small business. The … Read more
While the media reports a glimmer of light at the end of the long recession tunnel, many are still struggling to make ends meat. During tight times, each family member should make contributions. For example, now that teenagers have been freed from the manacles of their educational institutions, they can pursue summer employment. Acquiring some … Read more
Family Giving Tree, a local non-profit specializing in fulfilling the needs of underprivileged children, has an immediate need for warehouse space. The contract on Family Giving Tree’s current location has ended and the organization is in desperate need to secure space for the upcoming Back-To-School and Holiday Drives. The Back-To-School Drive kicks off today and … Read more
Priest / Rated PG-13 for ugly blood sucking vampires with no eyes but lots of drool and big teeth and dirty fingernails. They also make gross sounds and bite people really hard in the neck. Priest is the latest in a growing string of violent films based on “graphic” comic book novels. In this story … Read more
Santa Clara Unified School District recently announced Bobbie Plough as the new Superintendent. Plough comes from Natomas Unified School District near Sacramento where she led the district for the current school year. Prior to joining Natomas, Plough was in Romoland School District for seven years. Plough brings to the district the breadth and width of … Read more
Technology and its potential is still in its infancy so it’s difficult to keep up with and understand the latest applications and gimmicks available. In order to protect our children, however, we must be aware of the dangers of social networking and all that it entails. For example, online video games are particularly susceptible to … Read more
When it comes to getting healthy, there’s only one exercise that works for me. The instant I see a copy of “Men’s Health,” I start to run. It’s true! Avoiding this evil publication keeps me fit. I simply cannot believe it’s not against the law to display this foul magazine at the checkout stand. It … Read more
“And in first place, from Santa Clara, California …” was an oft-heard phrase in the last two weeks at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH, where the Santa Clara Vanguard pulled off the unprecedented feat of winning two separate world championships with their winter guard taking the gold medal on Saturday, April 9, … Read more
How long has that painting been hanging on your kitchen/living room/dining room wall? For most of us the answer is: decades. Many of us grew up in homes where rooms were “decorated” and remained frozen, well, for eternity. In my house, the only time the décor changed was when we moved. One way to do … Read more
If you think that nobody at your company listens to you, think again. Based on what I’ve just learned from a Ki Mae Heussner article on abcnews.com, your co-workers are not only listening to you, but they’re also recording you! That’s right. Apparently, there are more purposes for the audio- and video-recording features on your … Read more