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POPULAR CULTURE / TELEVISION / MEDIA
- INTERNET NEWS
- Chronicling America Program to Put Digitized Newspapers Online. Approximately 310,000 digitized newspaper pages, dating from 1900 to 1910, are now accessible
Live Web Cams showing the world and other google maps mashups.
MapLib.net turns any image you uploaded as large as 6000*6000 into a custom Google Map and makes it zoomable &draggable with fantastic viewing experience, in really simple two steps. You can make annotations for it by adding markers, as well as embed it in your own web pages or blog.
Achievement
Semester at Sea provides opportunities for the exploration and study of many of the people, places and cultures around the world. Our programs are designed primarily for undergraduate students seeking to include study abroad in their college experience. Additionally, through our Continuing Education Program, a limited number of non-student travelers can take advantage of the Semester at Sea experience.
http://www.achievement.org - What does it take to be great? Courage, Perserverence, Preparation, etc. who are the Nobel, Pulitzer, and other winners, what do they al have in common - inspirational resource.
Brainstorming is a great technique for coming up with new ideas! Here is a place where you can find everything you need to know about brainstorming - rules, software, a random word generator, free training, creative and lateral thinking problem solving techniques. Additional Brainstorming topics include: How to run a brainstorming session, Creativity Quotes, Brainstorming by yourself, Brainstorming definitions, Creativity puzzles, Training on Creative techniques and more...
Among the Inept, Researchers Discover, Ignorance Is Bliss
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Women in supervisory positions at northern California nonprofits earn 87 percent of the salary of men in comparable positions, the latest edition of the Wage and Benefit Survey of Northern California Nonprofit Organizations reports.
The survey, which was produced by the Management Center, reports on the salaries and benefits given to the staff members of 300 nonprofit agencies in 20 counties. Information is used by organizations to determine compensation levels and attract qualified personnel.
Other information in the survey:
* 80 percent of agencies provide some sort of retirement benefit to their employees. The most common type is a 403(b) plan, with contributions made solely by the employee.
* Despite the salary gap in supervisory positions, the average female's salary across the board is 92 percent of the average male's salary.
* The median salary for women in a supervisory position is $18.35 an hour, while the median supervisory salary for men is $20.19 an hour.
For a copy of the report, call (415) 362-9735, extension 117.
