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Department of Education hires experts to produce and maintain public domain textbooks - potentially saving billions in education per year
The textbook industry is a $30 billion a year industry.
If the department of education simply hired subject matter experts, over the course of a year, their combined efforts should easily be able to produce quality textbooks. They could also act as managing editors and receive contributions from educators all around the world as a means of updating and improving content quality.
The books would be free to use, download, copy, print, or even edit and modify as each state and school district sees fit. As just one idea of how it could work, They could use low cost tablets that are loaned to students. Another way might be to have the Dept of Education print them up and distribute them at cost to the schools. The possibilities are endless.
If they produced 100 of the most common textbooks used, with 3 subject matter experts per book each earning $100K a year, the cost to produce and maintain up to date, free text books would be only $30 million a year. If we include a pool of graphic artists, photographers, writers, editors and management, we are looking at maybe $40 million per year. Almost 1000 times less than buying commercially produced textbooks..
Any thoughts? Ideas for improvement? Potential pitfalls?
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Jan 11 2013: Great Idea, my only concern is the ability of a state or district to modify and attenuate the material. Not everything needs to be consigned to a profit margin.
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Jan 11 2013: I agree that profit isn't necessarily the motive of government...but It can still save them money...Can well written text books in the public domain give local government a good starting point from a free perspective, and meet there needs in a cost saving way?? Your thoughts?
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Jan 11 2013: So long as the material in the text books remains relevant and current, which seems to be the intent of your proposal, then certainly, not to mention the side effect of saving some trees….winkJan 10 2013: The review process seems to be pretty intense, from some of the things I've read. I'm not an expert on it, nor do I know if my idea would work, but I think it has some potential.
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One thought that I have is to think of it in terms of the Wikibooks project with a few changes. Wikibooks is a side project from Wikipedia for creating open text books. It functions in basically the same way as Wikipedia, but it doesn't have a very large following and work doesn't get done in a timely manner. The plus side of it is that it is open to anyone, the downside is the exact same reason.
The changes to the Wikibooks idea that I think would work are to hire salaried subject matter experts who's sole job, 40 hours a week, is to produce and maintain a textbook. They could, and should, take contributions from educators around the world in a way, possibly similar to Wikibooks, but with the hired experts serving as moderators and managing directors.
Would allowing input right from the beginning help make it more acceptable and useable for these school districts? It seems to me, that a math book should be pretty straight forward, and free should be motivating.Jan 11 2013: As you have no bio or location ... this would really help ... I must assume that you could not be from the USA. Arne Duncan wants your suggestion and has expressed it often. What makes you think that putting the feds in charge of anything would reduce costs .... history has proven that to be totally false. As education is heavly populated by liberals and dominated by unions the texts would discount all other views ... Keynesian economics would be the only theory available and big government its main objective ... Revisionist views would become "fact" and indoctrination would incur. The last reason is that it would be Constitutionally illegal. The mission statement for the US Department of Education is to provide policy guidelines for education to the states.
In the United States, state and local governments decide most education policy. The role of the federal government is restricted by the Tenth Amendment to that of guarding the right of its citizens to equal access to public institutions and equal opportunity within them.
As is happening in our government .. a means of by passing law has occured. The Dept of Ed has a staff of 5,000 and a budget of 80 billion. It cannot "force" the states to "obey" the demands set forth by the feds ... so it states that if the states do not comply that federal funding will be withheld.
Singapore has taught us that we should embrace "engaged learning" the basis being meaningful, relevant, and useful. We continue to believe that the correct answer is the goal ... true learning would be application of that knowledge. We have mandated, codified, and restricted teachers to the point that they are simply teaching the test.
To envoke a national text and test system would, in my opinion, validate teaching the test for national pride .. but would do little in educating the students.
I have thoughts on doing away with textbook publishers .. but that is another conversation. Out of space.
Jan 12 2013: "As you have no bio or location ... this would really help .."
We aren't talking about me, we are talking about an idea. My bio, or who I am is irrelevant.
This isn't significantly different from other 'open textbook' projects, other than it has a paid staff to produce the products. You are right that states don't have to use them, but they would be provided for free and can be modified like anything else in the public domain, which by any understanding of economics, is a powerful incentive.
As for why I think it would reduce cost...I already outlined that in the question header. 40 million compared to 30 billion.. I don't think that is too hard to understand.
The Department of Education is an obvious choice. I am well aware that tea baggers everywhere hate the Federal government, but so what? That isn't the topic of conversation. Besides, they hate the Dept. of education because they still want to teach creationism in school.
"As is happening in our government .. a means of by passing law has occured....so it states that if the states do not comply that federal funding will be withheld."
Congress has the power of the purse....get over it. States do not have to take the money...
What alternative would you propose? You seem to be suggesting that we do nothing.
Jan 13 2013: Bio s and locations provide a basis to talk apples to apples. The idea that this will all be free as you indicate in para 3 is rather naive ... there is no free lunch as most adults realize. The only thing left to discuss is could the Feds print, sell, and distribute for less than the private company.
Para 5, 6, and 8 are political garbage or assumptions ... Is there a conversation somewhere that Congress does not have the power of the purse???? Or are you making reference to the blackmale that the Dept of Ed uses in withholding funds to get their way which has nothing to do with Congress. I do not get over either Blackmale or violations of the Constitution. Again only a person from another country would endorse that.
I do not .. as you suggest .. "that we do nothing" ... I do suggest that we do the right thing.
I normally do not reply to conversations that do not have posted bios but thought I would give it a try .... I will not do it again ... That is my choice.
Jan 17 2013: "Bio s and locations provide a basis to talk apples to apples"
Wrong. They have nothing to do with the topic. ANYONE could have come up with the idea, from anywhere and from all walks of life, and it would still be the IDEA that needs to be debated.. The only value a bio has in any debate of substance, is to morons who like to make personal attacks rather than debate the ideas.
Given that you appear to be one of those people that hate the federal government in any capacity, I can honestly say, I don't really care what you think. You are unlikely to contribute anything to the discussion, other than to muddy the waters with mindless drivel over congressional authority that has long since been settled in the supreme court. You are obviously one of those people who claim to understand the constitution, but simply haven't read it in years. I don't need everyone to like my ideas - politics doesn't work that way anyway.Jan 17 2013: No bio ... no comment
Jan 19 2013: Good. You clearly have nothing to contribute anyway.Jan 19 2013: No bio ... no commentFeb 4 2013: Just wrote one for high school physics. It comes on a $5 thumbdrive When you buy a new car you get a manual with it, it beats me why the guys that write the syllabus don't provide the manual to make it work.Jan 19 2013: I agree. We have two boys in college and their textbook costs are insane; $100+ for a paperback used book! I'm so angry at the textbook industry that I'd like to see the equivalent of napster for downloading textbooks, but your idea at least would be legal. Good thinking!
Jan 19 2013: I know exactly what you mean. I am in college myself. From professors producing their own overpriced textbooks and forcing students to buy them to publishers producing school specific editions of common textbooks to thwart competition and textbook availability in the online used book market, there are a lot of shady things going on. They produce followup editions with trivial changes to force students to buy new books, not to improve content, but to protect their revenue streams.
We just don't need the textbook industry.
Jan 15 2013: Interesting debate. The transition from standard/expensive paper texts is already underway and a not-so-quick search of the USDOE site (as well as the 50 State DoE sites) will yield much in the way of the conversation: how to save money, how to ensure updated content, how to provide more engaging lessons, how to reach/teach 21st century students, etc. Textbook publishers will learn to adapt to the newer technology environment or they will go out of business (think about how many Blockbuster Video Stores are still in your neighborhoods). MIT has content online for free. AcademicEarth has free content. iTunesUniversity has content. Using a tablet students can access hundreds of periodicals and newspapers for free. SAT and ACT test prep is available as a free app. State-run and privately run virtual classes and virtual schools exist offering all subjects/grade level with access to onjline books. The list is endless. It is not the same as 20 or even 10 yrs ago. And in 10 yrs it will be exponentially more of a change.
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I do believe that the USDOE has issued various publications about identifying and incorporating high quality technology tools and virtual content, several States have followed suit, but I would stop short of suggesting that the USDOE create and distribute the primary resources to the local school districts
Jan 16 2013: Transitioning away from paper publications and moving towards e-publications is not what is being discussed here, although, that is one, very good way to implement it.
Please re-read the original ted-conversation description. This is about producing and maintaining textbooks for the public domain such that local school districts (and anybody, for that matter) can use them, free of charge. The textbook industry can choke on it's past price gouging and dirty practices for all I care, all the while fading into the abyss.
Jan 17 2013: I read your main points as reducing (eliminating?) the cost of purchasing texts from private publishers; providing a distribution method for texts that can be edited/updated locally; and use of tablets for students.
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Reducing cost is admirable and right now a necessity for schools and school districts. All I was saying - leaping forward a bit - was that much of what you suggest is already happening. Material is available to download, edit, etc. Some of this is coming from traditional companies, some from new companies, and some from schools/districts/State DOEs. Students do have increasing access to laptops and tablets, and the result will be a less burdensome drain on finances.
Jan 19 2013: There are open textbook projects, but they lack continuous funding and standards to ever be used in earnest. Funding and standards is what I propose. The Dept. of Education is the logical place for this to happen. They have the most to gain from the savings, and as such have the most incentive to do the project right.
Private industry typically has a profit motive, even when they release 'free' materials. There is nothing wrong with private industry, but that doesn't mean we must buy their products.Jan 15 2013: I like the idea, but isn't there a fear of putting people out of work if the government steps in and does this? what happens to the publishing companies if it happens all at once? How does that affect the larger economy? I am a college professor and I haven't used a textbook in about 3 years, everything I teach can be found freely online, and I believe their is value added in teaching students to find it on their own. I am also currently working on a creative commons licensed developmental reader for community college developmental reading and writing students using TED Talks as a curiosity spark and then having colleagues from across the disciplines write passages related to the content in their fields. Textbook costs can be the make or break for many community college students
Jan 16 2013: Your project sounds very similar in nature to what I am looking to do on a much larger scale. Perhaps you could even be one of the subject matter experts or contributors...Who knows? There are several open textbook projects, and I have great admiration for them. I just don't see them as being self-sustaining without serious long term funding. I also don't see them as being very useful (implemented) without rigorous over-site that values what school districts and educators are looking for. I believe the Dept of Education can fill both roles very well.
In all walks of life, unemployment is a natural consequence of increased efficiency. However, that's not a very good reason to fear an increase in efficiency. Saving $30 billion a year gives us a choice - we can either save that money, spend it in other areas as we choose, or even a combination of the two. Choice is the key. Without increased efficiency, there are no savings, and as such, there would be no alternatives to choose from.
Unemployment is outside of the scope of this discussion, but it is a reasonable question none the less. The answer is simple. We can always choose to spend that money in ways that create the same number of jobs...The beauty of that is, not only do we now have textbooks, we also have some other new service - all for the same price and employment level.Jan 12 2013: The idea holds merit. There quickly becomes the issue of "who writes the textbook" and "what political slant" does it come from. Sorry, politics is always involved in these issues. The other question would then be, is this the precursor to national testing? A legitimate follow - up question to the issue.
Advantages would obviously be cost and distribution.
Disadvantages would be getting the tablets into kids hands and holding them accountable for their use.
The greatest challenge, getting the authors to agree on what should be in the textbooks.
Jan 12 2013: I tend to think the answer to the "who writes the textbook" question, is to simply realize that somebody already writes the textbook. It just costs us an arm and a leg to buy it.
Politics is certainly an issue, but not every subject is going to be fought over. In the end, we already deal with those issues under the current model anyway.
Jan 12 2013: We don't exactly fight over the textbooks and subjects now. They are simply written by someone for a publisher then printed. In this model, the "experts" would need to agree to the content before the book was written. Then the content becomes the "official" text of the US. That creates a different level of conflict.
At present, anyone can write a textbook and try to get it published. They may or may not be successful, but no one asks about background, slant, etc. In the new model, it becomes the mantra of our country and the accepted education. That creates a different level of text and conflict and selection of "experts".
Jan 12 2013: We fight over textbooks now, more than you realize. Just Google "approving textbooks" and start reading...lol
I agree that their will be fights, However, not every educator is looking to intentionally slant material. In fact, most aren't interested in that. Some people will definitely fear the "official" text of the US. They will accuse it of all sorts of things, and just because they do, it doesn't make it true.
Disagreements happen in any team project, but teams figure out how to work with each other. The political science textbook I had last semester had 3 authors. I'm sure they had disagreements, but they still managed to produce an excellent textbook.Jan 12 2013: Of course, the real reason this will never happen....
The 30 billion a year textbook lobby will kill it be for it starts!! lolJan 12 2013: We don't need books. We already have technology, and can train children with skill they will need in the real world.
This district spends $7,500 to education their children. They have arrangement with Apple to lease the computers and the parents pay $50 for the service contract. With tablets and apps available we will not even need laptops.
Jan 12 2013: We spend 30 billion a year on text books. SOMEBODY obviously disagrees with you about needing books. Of course, It makes perfect sense for those books to be in an electronic format. That is exactly what I propose.
Feb 4 2013: Dan Meyer, who gave a TED Talk, explain the problem with text books this way:
"In all seriousness. Here's an example from a physics textbook. It applies equally to math. Notice, first of all here, that you have exactly three pieces of information there, each of which will figure into a formula somewhere, eventually, which the student will then compute. I believe in real life. And ask yourself, what problem have you solved, ever, that was worth solving where you knew all of the given information in advance; where you didn't have a surplus of information and you had to filter it out, or you didn't have sufficient information and had to go find some. I'm sure we all agree that no problem worth solving is like that. And the textbook, I think, knows how it's hamstringing students because, watch this, this is the practice problem set. When it comes time to do the actual problem set, we have problems like this right here where we're just swapping out numbers and tweaking the context a little bit. And if the student still doesn't recognize the stamp this was molded from, it helpfully explains to you what sample problem you can return to to find the formula. You could literally, I mean this, pass this particular unit without knowing any physics, just knowing how to decode a textbook. That's a shame."Jan 10 2013: I think the question to first ask is if the schools themselves are generating an income by the current method.
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Jan 10 2013: Schools do not generate income through their textbook selections.
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The way this typically works, I believe, is that a district announces it is looking to adopt , say, new math textbooks for grades 6-12. They announce this along with the timetable for review.
Publishers submit examination copies by a deadline, including the supporting materials that are available to go with the book.
Nowadays, online access to the whole book in addition to however many copies the district buys is the norm.
A committee of lots of people (likely depending on the size of the district), dominated by teachers of the subject, reviews the books and publishers may make presentations about the texts, also providing research evidence of the effectiveness of those curricula. There are also independent sources of review.
The committee takes months to review the materials and rate the texts in reference to the criteria they have decided are important.
The committee then makes a recommendation to the school board, which makes/approves the final selection.Jan 10 2013: The schools are spending money, not earning it. 30 billion a year is spent on textbooks. Some college professors do write textbooks that they force their students to buy, but they are the exception to the rule, and in the end, it is probably chump-change in comparison to the entire industry.
The industry is marginally corrupt, in my opinion. They release new additions, with trivial changes, to thwart the use of used books, encourage teachers to assign homework from their websites to force students to pay for access, and are not forthcoming on the prices they will charge prior to approval, etc...


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If I set my gas flow at for example at 20, I have noticed that when the trigger is on, for example MIG welding, the needle drops down to 12. As soon as the trigger is released the needle raises back to 20.
I understand that the back pressure is off once the trigger is pulled and would account for a small drop but 8 points on the scale is more than a third.
I have turned up the the regulator so that it registers 20 while the trigger is on and not noticed any change in the weld.
So have any of you investigated this situation.
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Gas flow question.
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Best thing to do is get one of these. http://weldingdirect.com/gasflowchecker.html It will give you the truth of the matter at the business end of the machine and take away the guess work. Otherwise, start high and turn it down until you start geting porosity, then turn it up a bit.
X2 what Walker said.
Verify what is really coming out at the nozzle. 8 points is more than I have ever heard.Nothing welded, Nothing gained
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Mine only drops 3 or so. 8 seems like something is wrong.


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So please quit replying. If not for me, don't post so Dovahkiin will at least attempt to go outside and try and loose some weight.
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When I was at home, I would grow a garden every year. As I was sitting at my desk eating an orange and drinking out of a bottle of water, I had an idea.
I happened to think "Hey, why can't I have a garden here?" After thinking it over, I realized that my dorm wasn't large enough for a decent garden, and I really didn't want to spend a lot of money on seeds.
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***NOTE: This is a big "might". Most indoor fruit trees never produce fruit. Most don't get enough light and don't get large enough to fruit. Your chances get better if you put your plants outside during the summer (and maybe winter if you live somewhere insanely hot).
I'd suggest your plants dry out or get too much water since the water can't rinse away like in common pots. i'm going to try watering it with a thread and a can of water.. i guess there should be an instructable somewhere around ;)
Is it the exact same process for lemons?
yup =)
and do the water get evoprate or it will stay there? and how long it will take excatly to grow? i hope u reply
Mango takes a long time to germinate. A heating mat helps. About $30, 15 watts. I've kept a few alive but no great successes (on the other hand, the mango trees i had shipped from Florida died in their first winter, indoors). Depending on the species, they can be monoembryonic or polyembryonic. The Atulfo mangoes seem to be mono, the big ones seem to be polyembryonic.
Pomegranate germinate very easily, grow like weeds. I'm still waiting to see mine flower though. It's over 3 ft tall and living in my greenhouse.
Dragon fruit are from cacti. The seeds germinate easily. They don't grow particularly quickly , but they seem very tolerant of my cold house. Hopefully they'll produce in a few years.
Growing fruit from seed that you plan on eating can be really rough. Fruit trees for eating are generally started with cuttings. There's even folktales that all of Johnny Appleseeds apple fruit was inedible; but it made some banging applejack (strong liquor).
With oranges, you generally get 3 sprouts; 2 the genetic twins of the "mother" plant, and the 3rd is like a sexually reproduced baby; it's got whatever the mom and dad plant contributed....and the dad plant might not necessarily be tasty. So making sure to cut down the 3rd seedling to sprout (usually the biggest and strongest) will help. Buuuutttt, a tree grown from seed also might not produce fruit for 3-4 years after it seeded, and then only produce for a year or two. It's just how fruit roll.
That being said, just like Johnny Appleseed's hooch; that doesn't mean that you won't have a beautiful tree that produces fragrant blooms, and brings fresh air and greenery into your home or yard, or that there's no use for it's fruit. Just don't blame the tree toooo much if its fruit doesn't taste quite like the "parent"
I took an idea from the "tree sculptures" and wrapped the two sprouts around each other, so they hold each other up. Works very well
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I know that the camera connection kit accessory has so far only worked on the iPad. I assume that this is the case because the iPad was running a special version of iOS 3, but seeing as iOS 4.2 is now in GM for both iPhone and iPad, I'm wondering if Apple has extended support for this accessory to the iPhone as well.
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Icy Triton
Date: 25 Aug 1989
A global color mosaic of Triton taken in 1989 by Voyager 2 during its flyby of the Neptune system. Color was synthesized by combining high-resolution images taken through orange, violet and ultraviolet filters; these images were displayed as red, green and blue images and combined to create this color version.
With a radius about 22 percent smaller than Earth's moon, Triton is by far the largest satellite of Neptune. It is one of the few objects in the solar system known to have a nitrogen-dominated atmosphere (the others are Earth and Saturn's giant moon, Titan).
Triton is so cold that most of Triton's nitrogen is condensed as frost, making it the only satellite in the solar system known to have a surface made mainly of nitrogen ice. The pinkish deposits constitute a vast south polar cap believed to contain methane ice, which would have reacted under sunlight to form pink or red compounds. The dark streaks overlying these pink ices are believed to be an icy and perhaps carbonaceous dust deposited from huge geyser-like plumes, some of which were found to be active during the Voyager 2 flyby.
The bluish-green band visible in this image extends all the way around Triton near the equator; it may consist of relatively fresh nitrogen frost deposits. The greenish area includes what is called the "Cantaloupe Terrain," whose origin is unknown, and a set of "cryovolcanic" landscapes apparently produced by icy-cold liquids (now frozen) erupted from Triton's interior.
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Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
BA - Social Science
Preparation for Teaching: Single Subject
San José State University -to- Woodland Community College
Community College students should meet with a counselor as soon as possible to determine the equivalent courses offered at that institution. Students should complete as many as possible of the lower division requirements listed below, prior to transfer.
Lower Division Course Requirements
Community College Course Equivalents
|This major is designed for students interested in teaching history, political science (government), economics, or social science in high school or middle school. The following course work satisfies San Jose State University's requirements for a BA in Social Science. In addition, this program is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) as subject matter preparation for a single subject credential in social science.
|Minimum grade point average (GPA) criteria may be required for verification of subject matter competency. Completion of the program will not guarantee admission to the credential program. Like all other applicants, students must meet credential program standards and undergo screening for admission. See "Teaching: How to Become a Teacher in California" (see index) for information on application and admission to credential programs.
Second Course in English Composition:
|ENGL 002 Critical Thinking and Writing
|No Current Equivalent
|ENGL 001B Argument and Analysis
|ENGL 1B Critical Thinking/Writing About Literature
Lower Division Requirements of the Major:
|HIST 001A World History to 1500
|No Current Equivalent
|HIST 001B World History from 1500
|No Current Equivalent
History and Social Science
Area D American Institutions, 6 units from:
Area F: American Institutions US 1 & 2 & 3
|Select any approved combination of community college courses certified to meet the CSU US History, Constitution, and American Ideals Requirement (US 1 & US 2 & US 3).
|US 1, Historical development of American institutions and ideals.
|US 2, U.S. Constitution and government.
|US 3, California state and local government.
|See courses approved for this area at your community college at: http://transfer.sjsu.edu.
|Only if the above combinations are certified to meet 6 units of Area D, and the US-1, US-2 and US-3 to clear the American Institution Requirement.
Prior to transferring to San Jose State University all transfers must earn at least 60 transferable semester units (90 quarter), including the CSU four basic skill courses required for CSU admission eligibility. Within those 60 semester/90 quarter units students are strongly encouraged to complete the following:
1. Lower Division Major Course Requirements (especially for STEM Majors):
Complete as many of the lower division courses required for the major as possible. Many of these courses may be double counted as part of the CSU GE-Breadth 39 semester unit requirements. These requirements are shown above.
2. General Education Requirements:
Complete all the CSU GE Breadth requirements at the community college (39 semester units/58 quarter units). The approved courses for each area can be found at www.ASSIST.org under the link "CSU GE-Breadth Certification Courses" for your college. Many of these courses can be double counted to meet the major requirements shown above, so choose your courses wisely. Please see your college counselor/advisor to review your general education in order to receive FULL OR PARTIAL CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO TRANSFER to San Jose State University.
3. Second Semester English Composition highly recommended:
Complete the second semester English composition course (or equivalent) with a grade of "C" or better prior to registering for the WST and 100W course at SJSU. Approved courses can be found above within the lower division major requirements. Be sure to select this course as part of your CSU GE-Breadth 39 semester unit requirements. Once this course is complete, students are encouraged to take the WST exam at SJSU to avoid delays in enrollment for other SJSU required courses. To register for the WST contact our Testing office at testing.sjsu.edu.
4. American Institutions Requirement (US 1, US 2, and US 3 must be completed):
This requirement is normally 2 courses and can be taken as part of your CSU GE-Breadth 39 semester unit requirements (GE Area D and sometimes Area C). The approved courses can be found at www.ASSIST.org under the link "CSU US History, Constitution, and American Ideals Courses" for your college.


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Discovery, the world�s most well-traveled space shuttle, landed at Washington Dulles International Airport Tuesday morning to begin a well-deserved retirement.
Because of an early arrival, the 747 jet carrying Discovery made three extra loops around the region at an altitude of about 1,500 feet. That gave thousands of onlookers in Alexandria, Chantilly and Herndon a longer look at the historic final flight.
According to NASA, Discovery flew 39 missions during its 26-year history and covered nearly 149 million miles. A number of its missions were associated with technological and scientific achievements, including placement of the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit in 1990. Discovery is known for several historic achievements. The first African-American commander, Frederick Gregory, flew the craft in 1989. In 1995, the orbiter was flown by the first female pilot of a spacecraft, Eileen Collins, who later commanded a 2005 Discovery mission. In 1998 Sen. John Glenn, at 77, flew on the spacecraft in a return to space, having made history in 1962 as the first American to orbit the Earth in Friendship 7. Following the Challenger and Columbia tragedies, Discovery was chosen to re-initiate spaceflight.
Discovery will be towed to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum�s Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles.
�As part of the Smithsonian collection, Discovery will bring a richer perspective to the historical and scientific significance of the space-shuttle program, one of our country�s greatest achievements,� said Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian.


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"This is a tasty dish from back in the days when flavor was all that mattered. This soup consists of green beans and bacon in a thick bacon gravy. Two pounds of fresh green beans may be used instead of canned."
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1 pound
bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 (15 ounce) cans
green beans
3 tablespoons
all-purpose flour, or as needed
2 teaspoons
red wine vinegar, or to taste
This reminds me of a dish that my mother used to make only she used fresh green beans from the garden and also added cooked cubed potatoes. When I make it now I play around with the consistency, sometimes making it thicker or thinner. My sisters and I try to make it as good as mom did but fall short, but still yummy!
This is not soup!!!! The broth in most soups is not pure bacon fat! If you drain the broth (pure grease)you have green beans and bacon, period!!!!!!
7 Ratings
I don't even LIKE green beans but I found this soup to be outstanding. Everytime I've prepared it, I get complimented. Easy to prepare and very tasty.
Yes Jason, my German/Austrian grandparents were all about flavor too; that's why they all died from "bad diet" related illnesses. However, they ate like this ALL THE TIME and I'm all about the occasional indulgence and this soup is one that everyone should enjoy at least once in awhile. I used chicken broth in lieu of the water. This is one EXCELLENT soup and I thank you for submitting it!
when i was a youngster. and i visited her, my grandmother used to make this long time ago. she used water, and fresh green beans i don't know if she used bacon or potatoes, but i could give it some modification
This was a quick and easy side dish. People shouldn't be mean. Hey if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all.
Very Good, but it is called heart-stopin because of the greese. Great on the taste buds but not heart healthy. Now after saying that I will still make it again.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Grandma's Heart-Stoppin' Green Bean Soup
Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 172
Calories from Fat: 94
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It's easy for gyms to pack the house in January, when everyone is hopped up on resolutions. That's why it's possibly the worst time to score a deal.
But come July--well, that's another story. You have much more leverage because, as it turns out, only 6 percent of new memberships come in during the summer, says Sally Greenberg, executive director of the National Consumers League, an advocacy group.
This isn't the only secret some gyms are hiding, and what you don't know can hurt your wallet and your health. Whether you're shopping for better deals or a new club, use this insider intel to make smarter decisions.
They'll Fight to Keep You
For the same reason summer is a good time to join the gym, it's also the perfect time to milk an existing membership, says Greenberg. Most health-club sales teams are required to meet monthly quotas and keep cancellations down, so they'd rather offer you extras than risk losing your business.
Show them the cheaper rate of a competing club and see if they'll match it. Or find out what your gym is offering newbies and ask for the same perks--extra guest passes, an all-gym pass (so you can hit up other locations while traveling), a few personal training sessions, or even a free month.
Monthly Contracts Can Be a Rip-off
They're fine for gym rats. But if you're more of a gym mouse--i.e., you hit the place less than twice a week--don't sign on the dotted line just yet.
Gym users with monthly memberships can end up paying 70 percent more than those on pay-per-visit plans (often in the form of a 10-visit pass), says Stefano DellaVigna, Ph.D., an associate professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley, who studied gym users for three years. In fact, over six months, the average member would have saved more than $150 by paying a drop-in rate.
The Place Is Crawling with Germs
We suggest you Purell before reading further. All sanitized? Here goes: One study found that three-fourths of weight equipment was contaminated with cold-causing rhinoviruses, and even wiping surfaces down twice didn't completely nix germs.
The sniffles are the least of your worries: MRSA (!) and other types of staph infections can be contracted if a cut or scrape on your skin comes in contact with the bacteria. And your gym can have its fair share of the stuff, says Jack Foley, director of sports medicine at Lehigh University and coauthor of the National Athletics Trainers' Association report on skin infections. Bacteria, fungi, and viruses can survive in moist spots . . . like damp locker rooms and sweaty mats and public benches.
To lessen your exposure, put down a towel when using an exercise mat or bench (that goes for benches in locker rooms too) to limit direct skin contact with surfaces. (Also smart: Swap your tank and short shorts for a less-skin-baring T-shirt and capris or leggings.)
Bring your own yoga mat; most communal ones are only sporadically cleaned. After your workout, shower immediately, change into clean clothes, and keep your dirty gear in a separate compartment in your bag, says Jeff Hageman, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
When you get home, let your shower flip-flops air out and dry before repacking them. And next time, you may want to rethink using gym-provided towels: Outbreaks of MRSA have been associated with shared towels. Ask if your gym launders them in hot water and hot dryers. If the staff can't say for certain, bring your own.
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his route running and ability to make catches in traffics seperate him from other tight ends... and he catches as good of a jump ball as i have ever seen
his route running and ability to make catches in traffics seperate him from other tight ends... and he catches as good of a jump ball as i have ever seen
1. Melvin Gordon RB
2. Bernardrick McKinney ILB
3. Steve Nelson CB
4. John Miller G
5. Adrian Amos FS
5. Kenny Bell WR
I also don't see T.Eifert as this great TE, he may very well be real good and to be honest I would love to draft this kid but not at 12 or anything close to it. An improved pass rush hides our secondary weaknesses and makes our defense awesome...it was already pretty decent to start with. A TE doesn't have that same effect on offfense, our offense needs a lot of help and TE is a small part of that. Pass rush in my eyes is huge.
It's a difference of opinion and I do respect yours I just don't agree with it. Sign me up for a great pass rush please.
This is a fact that scouts wanted to see Eifert get his blocking skills down knowing that he had the power and build. He answered those questions this year. Anyone on here can say anything they want about drafting someone too early. There is no such thing for great players being taken too early. If anyone cannot admit that Eifert is a great football player I would have to disregard alot of what a person says about a football player let alone where they need to be drafted.
You made a point about it never being to early to draft a great player, well I've argued that forever. I've argued with people about drafting C's or OG's in the mid 1st when they're destine to greatness until I was blue in the face. A great player is a great player and I believe we have one in M.Pouncy who was a great choice even though some draft experts around here argued 15 was way to early to draft a C....whatever difference of opinion I guess.
I want pass rush, you want TE, I'm sure which ever one we grab both of us will hope for greatness!
I also think Ertz is a better deeper threat than Eifert so if somehow went his way I would still be happy. I really want a TE. We havent had one drafted in forever. I think Eifert is a sure thing. He doesnt drop many.
I hope we resign Fasano because I think they would feed off each other very nicely.


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Experimental methods such as X-ray crystallography, NMR, and computational chemistry techniques have led to a better understanding and larger knowledge base of 3-dimensional structures and binding events, encouraging rapid development of structure-based drug design. Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Fourteenth Annual Structure-Based Drug Design event will showcase informative, high-quality case studies, innovative techniques, and strategies to move from computation to experiment, and finally, to drug. Top scientists from pharma and biotech will address how they are hitting epigenetic targets, provide updates on the newest wave of GPCRs and other membrane proteins, and discuss the latest in fragment-based drug design. Attendees will return to their organizations with fresh perspectives and new ideas to maximize productivity and increase successes in drug discovery.
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Steven LaPlante, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, NMX Research & Solutions; Adjunct Professor, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)
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Gallery: Solar Powered Shrub Car is Not Your "Garden Variety" EV
If you're going to drive around in a solar-powered vehicle, you might as well make it a snazzy one. Enter the Terrestrial Shrub Rover, a solar-powered vehicle that looks, as you may have guessed, exactly like a large shrub.
According to Shull, "In the spirit of NASA and its forthcoming 2020 lunar expeditions in preparation for colonizing the moon, the Terrestrial Shrub Rover presents the opportunity to explore terrestrial and social environments back on Earth from within a manned, foliage bedecked, solar electric powered rover."
The shrub rover doesn't have a windshield. It does, however, have video screens and a control unit for the driver. And a second version, currently under development, will be remote-controlled via webcam. It goes without saying that if Shull ever puts the rover on sale we'll be first in line!
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August 20, 2010 at 6:00 pm
hahah this is fantastic!!
June 18, 2010 at 8:48 am
That shrub moves at a pretty good clip!
June 15, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Honey, the car needs mowing…
June 15, 2010 at 6:11 pm
If I had a nickel for each time I came to http://www.inhabitat.com... Superb post!
June 15, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Very awesome article. Truely..
June 12, 2010 at 1:30 am
We are the knights that say NEE and we demand a shrubbery!!!
June 11, 2010 at 2:46 pm
June 11, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I pity the dog that lifts a leg on this shrub — zap! ouch!
June 10, 2010 at 6:09 am
It's easy… the sun provides energy to plants, photosynthesis occurs and they grow. They get eaten by animals and small dinosaurs, then larger dinsaurs eat the smaller dinosaurs. Eventually, they all die, and the sun once again lends a helping hand to cause them to decompose. Hundreds of millions of years later, underground pockets filled with fossil fuels are exploited to remove and process the surrounding natural gas, rendering it usable in natural gas electric generation plants. These plants generate electricity that is shipped to the the terrestrial rover via "extension cord" which charges its batteries. Le voila… solar powered electric (shrub) car!
June 9, 2010 at 4:11 pm
How can a \'car\' without any solar panels be solar powered?


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TOPSoccer Winner
A couple weeks ago our very own Rush Player was named in the final four as "Buddy of the Year" award… well, she won! 16 year old Laura Aspelund was the recipient of this year's award for her work with the TOPSoccer program, players with special needs. Laura plays on the U16 Alaska Rush First team, wears the captains arm brand and volunteers for REACH, Rush Equipment Assisting Children. "I am happy for Laura," Technical Director of Alaska Rush, Jason Leonardis says. "She is an walking example of our core values. She is one of our top playes, gets excellent grades and volunteers in two of our humanitarian programs….amazing."
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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogJanuary 2, 2010
Do you remember way back yonder when there was the writers' strike and every single TV was on hold because of it? Well, one wonderful thing was born out of that mess. And that was Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Featuring the talents of Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felecia Day this musical is sure to bring about laughs. This musical was originally a blog, just as the title said.
Those involved, got together during the strike and came up with this wonderfully entertaining show. It's shown in three parts and features Dr. Horrible, aka Billy, (Neil Patrick Harris) a super-villian who is trying to become accepted into the Evil League of Evil, and also talk to the girl he is crushing on, Penny (Felicia Day). But, his arch-nemesis and superhero, Captain Hammer, (Nathan Fillion) is standing in the way of both his goals.
This is a very clever musical and as the title alludes to, features songs throughout the movie. It's a short movie of about 45 minutes and is a great ride of laughs.
The musical, which you can check out at the Library in the young adult section, has amazing features such as Commentary! The Musical. It's a 42 minute musical featuring the cast and creators. I was a bit surprised when I watched it thinking it was just another commentary, but it has almost nothing to do with the movie. And, like the movie, it is a complete riot.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a simple and quick movie that you and your friends can watch together. (My sister and I have numerous jokes because of it now). So come on over to the library and check out Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog!


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