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Tourism remains big business in the nation's capital, with the city bringing in nearly $10.2 billion from visitors, according to Destination DC, a tourism marketing group for the city. The group is now looking to big events to keep the momentum going. Tourism remains one of the most lucrative businesses in the nation's capital, with Washington DC bringing in nearly $10.2 billion from visitors, according to Destination DC, the city's official tourism marketing organization. The organization is now looking to big events to keep the momentum going. About 26 million people will visit the city in 2023, a 17% increase…

27 August YikYak asked me to leave. At first they were going after the SafeZone app, but I didn't say anything because I'd never even downloaded the app. Then they went after the blue light and I said nothing because the blue light never worked in the first place. Then they created SafeUTulsa and I didn't say anything about it because it wasn't the best news source. Then they came to attack YikYak, and there was no one left to speak for me. When many of us received an email from the president of our great university recently, it was…

(Photo provided by THE VILLAGE REPORTER)Tree dedication…Dr. Tom Stuckey (NSCC Chair Emeritus), Bonnie Stuckey, Sandra Barber (NSCC Board Chair), and Dr. Todd Hernandez (NSCC President). ARCHBALD, Ohio – The Northwest State Community College Board of Trustees held its regularly scheduled meeting at the Archbald campus on Friday, August 23. As part of the meeting, the Board approved revised Institutional/General Education Learning Outcomes (ILOs). Definition of ILOS – Lifelong Learners The ILO states that Northwest State Community College graduates become professionals, lifelong learners and responsible global citizens by achieving the following outcomes: A. Communications -Create effective written communications – Develop communication…

A group of Jefferson County Public Schools students kicked off the school year with an original song. Since its release, “Where My Bus At?” has garnered more than 50,000 views on YouTube and has been trending on social media both inside and outside of Louisville.In the video, dozens of kids rap and dance to the original lyrics while sharing their thoughts about JCPS' ongoing transportation issues that began on the first day of school last year and have left thousands of students attending Louisville's magnet and mainstream high schools without the option to ride a bus to school this year.”True…

What you need to knowGoogle and California announced last week that 1.5 million state residents can now add their mobile driver's license to Google Wallet.The company has previously said it is working to get more states on board with its digital ID program. Google Wallet got a few key upgrades this year, including the ability to create digital passes for basically anything, from tickets to store loyalty cards to insurance cards.Google has been touting its digital ID program this year, explaining its plans to expand into more states and make the overall experience more universal. And last week, it added…

Publication date: August 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDTRelease date: August 27, 2024Updated: August 27, 2024 3:34 PM EDT Image from 6ABC.Zara Samdani, 17, founded the nonprofit Lemons Learn, where she and other instructors help educate girls around the world. When Zara Samdani visited her parents' native Pakistan with a nonprofit organization, she noticed many young girls outside selling lemons, 6ABC's Matteo Iadonisi writes. “When I met with girls my age, I was particularly shocked to hear that Pakistan is a progressive country but still has few educational resources,” she said. The experience inspired Samdani, a 17-year-old student at Conestoga…

MOULTRIE – Crossroads For Her opened in March 2023 with a vision to “provide a Christian transitional home for women by offering new hope, new hearts and new beginnings.”The initiative was started by Linda Bahl and Darlene Cox after Bahl saw women she was studying the Bible with at Colquitt County Jail have nowhere to go after they were released.Nearly a year and a half after opening, Berle said, “We're learning things we didn't know and we're constantly making adjustments.” She said making adjustments over the past year has been good because it has allowed her to learn from things…

Zombies are after your data!It's not yet Halloween, but now's a perfect time to talk about zombies: zombie apps and accounts — digital relics of forgotten services that invade your privacy, drain your battery, and clutter your phone.Subscriptions are a particularly big cause.We'll tell you more about how to identify and ward off these digital undead.Remember those apps and services you signed up for ages ago? Maybe it was MySpace, Tumblr, Imgur, or even Expedia for booking that one-off vacation. If you didn't delete your account, it may still be active and your information may be at risk.Your information is…

South Korean conglomerate CJ Group maintains a positive outlook for the Chinese market, citing steady profit growth in 2023 as evidence of its business success. Yoon Do-sung, executive vice president of CJ Group and CEO of CJ China, said the group, which has invested more than 8.5 billion yuan (about US$1.2 billion) in Shandong over the past three decades, appreciates and values ​​the growth opportunities and favorable conditions that the Chinese market offers to foreign companies. “First, the stability of China's economic growth and huge market potential are our main considerations. Second, from a geographical perspective, Shandong is located in…

Photo credit: Miami Children's Museum Jump to the top of the article I strongly believe that museums are a critical infrastructure for education, not only as providers of supplemental out-of-school experiences, but also as organizations that excel at place-based, hands-on, experiential learning. In this blog, we've been highlighting different kinds of museum schools and the growing National Association of Museum Schools. In today's post, Deborah Spiegelman, CEO and Executive Director of Miami Children's Museum, introduces a new national organization that brings together museum-based preschools and invites your museum to join. From the future to you, Elizabeth Merritt, vice president of…