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California Bill Brings Online College One Step Closer

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In California, public college students are used to waiting to try to register for popular or required courses. But if a newly introduced state bill passes, those students may soon be able to take classes online rather than waiting in line. The bill, introduced by California Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), would allow students at public colleges to take web-based "massive open online courses" (MOOCs) for academic credit in place of certain courses necessary for degree completion if spots are not available in on-campus sections of those courses. Credit would be awarded based on recommendations by the American Council on Education. While faculty panels would have the chance to review online courses and choose appropriate replacements for particular over-registered classes, schools would no longer be able to withhold credit altogether from students seeking online alternatives. The bill addresses a statewide problem of over-registration for...
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Huge Energy Savings Are Made Possible by a DIY Generator

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slack alternatives open source . Electricity providers are feeling the pressure to maintain profits while paying higher and higher prices for fuels. This turns into a proxy war in which the consumer is forced to pay the price for the rising prices of natural gas and oil. Making a DIY generator is growing popular in this fight. Higher energy costs are causing people to rush to save all the electricity in their homes that they can. Lights and electrical equipment is being turned off whenever it is not in use. Windows are being opened to keep the air conditioner off. People are also rushing to buy new energy efficient kitchen and bathroom appliances. All of these people are trying to save money, but they are all overlooking an easy way to do it. Building a personal generator is that way. All of the parts needed to build it can be found in hardware stores for fewer than two hundred bucks, and the savings on the electricity bill will be enormous. To build your own generator re...
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