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San Francisco shimmers in the distance, across from mountainous Marin. Tiny cars crawl across the Bay Bridge, Berkeley's biggest buildings are toy-sized at the foot of the hills, and on a clear, fogless day there's sometimes a glimpse of the Farallon Islands through the Golden Gate. FULL STORY
Today's Headlines Hop on the Bus and Discover Berkeley's Neighborhoods By Marta Yamamoto
It's a well-known fact that the city of Berkeley has a worldwide reputation that far outweighs its size. First to settle here were squatters along the bay's shoreline, attracted by accessible water and farmland. Later, the University of California acted like a magnet, drawing students and staff. FULL STORY
A Few Important Tips about Living in the East Bay By Ron Sullivan
A few things I wish someone had told me when I moved here, and a few things I've learned since: FULL STORY
Welcome to the Albany Bulb By Lydia Gans
It used to be called the Albany Landfill, now it's the Albany Waterfront Park.
Silver medals are just icing on the cake
California had a slice of superior Alabama cooking when Bob Jones High School culinary students attended a national competition this summer. Team members Brendhan Burleson, Christen Finley and Shachar Newton won silver medals at the National Family, Careers and Community Leaders of America Culinary Competition in Anaheim, Calif. Julie Bone and Michelle Bevis, who teach culinary arts at Bob Jones, also attended the competition. Cody Courtney, another Bob Jones student, won the silver medal in the hospitality division. "She completed her hospitality internship with the Four Points by Sheraton restaurant," Bone said. Courtney was required to rotate through all areas of the business. Bob Jones chefs won gold awards at the state contest and thus qualified for the Anaheim meet, which included about 45 teams from the United States, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Barren High students cook up college credit
In teams of two, 11 Barren High School students went on a scavenger hunt in the kitchen at Bowling Green Technical College.Friday marked the first day of a culinary arts class for the 11 high school students - allowing the students to go beyond the high school classroom for hands-on experience and college credit.Checking inside drawers, under counters and on shelves, the students had to find everything on the list, from the handwashing sink to pizza cutters.“We do this for all our students," said Mike Riggs, chief executive chef for the culinary arts program at the college. “It's a way to get them oriented in the kitchen. If we don't this, it could take them up to two months to find where everything is."While the high school offers dual credit courses - those that garner credits toward a college degree - this particular course is one of the first that allow students to leave the high school campus and enter a college setting, said Silas Matchem, career pathways coordinator for the college.
India firm's 'in-sourcing' creates jobs for Georgia
For critics of U.S. jobs outsourced to India, Azim Premji —- oddly enough —- may be your new hero. Premji, who has spent most of his career building a leading technology conglomerate in India, came to town Monday to announce a reversal of fortune: His Bangalore, India-based company, Wipro Technologies, plans to locate 500 to 1,000 jobs in metro Atlanta within the next three years. Better still, economic development officials say the kinds of jobs envisioned —- software developers and engineers —- are just what Georgia wants. "These are exactly the right kind of jobs we've been working on for a number of years," said Hans Gant, a senior vice president for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. "And Wipro is exactly the right kind of global company we have been trying to recruit.
Changing The Way Kids Eat At School
(DANVILLE)---Kids in Danville are getting healthier and more active thanks to a new program that takes junk food out of their school. Starting back in July, administrators at Northeast Elementary began a complete overhaul of the school's lunch menu and physical education program. That means no junk food of any kind. Items like wheat bread, fruits, veggies and even turkey hot dogs can now be found behind freezer doors. The school also put into place a new daily exercise program and school officials say so far it's working. "I had a mother tell me last week that they were at the grocery store and her son said, mom we need to get more fruit. We talked about fruit today and that's on the food pyramid." Says Northeast principal Kathy Houpt "So we're hearing interesting stories from parents that kids are more focused on eating healthy." she says The principal says cup cakes aren't even allowed for birthday parties anymore, as they aim for healthier food choices.
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