New York Public Library books new midtown job center
4/15/09
http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/04/15/2009-04-15_library_books_new_midtown_job_center.html
Libraries are opening their doors to all in search of jobs. The New York Public Library opened a job-hunters’ have Tuesday with free access to pricey databases that firms use and career counseling. Another Library in New York, job search central at the Science, Industry, and Business has 11 computers just for job seekers and roving librarians to help them. These New York Libraries are making sure that there is no lack of access to the tools of modern job hunters. All 87 branches in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island are now set up to help New Yorkers find work. The libraries budgeted $1.2 million a year to fund these job search programs. This includes special training for at least one staffer at each branch to help job seekers and 1,000 new career-related classes. They stocked one room full of 8,000 books on job-hunting and the computers are set with templates on resume writing.
I feel this is a great thing these libraries are doing in this time of need. People are being laid off work and are having difficulty finding jobs. Many people are not so up to date with the new technology so this type of help from librarians may be very useful to many of these New Yorkers. The people that have been working for the same company for so long haven’t had to re-build their resumes or look for new job on the internet or other sources. With the computers set up with resume writing tools and librarians ready to help, New Yorkers should feel confident in reaching out for a new job.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
News Report #4 Again
"Facebook Makes You Fail, Twitter Makes You Callous"
4/15/09
http://www.von.com/news/facebook-makes-you-fail.html
According to a study done by the education department at Ohio State University, the use of Facebook leads to lower grades. The study polled 200 students with the results of students that use Facebook averaging GPAs of 3.0 to 3.5 ranges, while non-users averages are 3.5 to 4.0. Hours spent studying by non-Facebook users ranged 11 to 15 hours per week while users range from 1 to 5 hours per week. Obviously there is some kind of relationship there but there may be other factors involved in the study. Personality may become a major factor in the study as well. So people are more social and worried about what others are doing while other people worry more about their selves and school.
Is Facebook really the cause of lower grades? I feel it can be a factor in many cases. People who are looking for a distraction from school might find Facebook a good distraction. As soon as one longs on they can find out what all their friends are up to just by looking at their home page. As soon as you click on one friend it just leads to more friends and then more. This is a great time consumer or distraction from school work. Though others who are more consitrated in school work may avoid the use of Facebook or might not care what others are doing. I feel a lot has to do with a person’s personality when it comes to making a statement about Facebook causing bad grades. The studies going on at Ohio State University are trying to add a neuroscience group in the mix to see if social personalities play a part in the type of people using and not using Facebook. I feel this extra step may show more to the grade dilemma of Facebook.
4/15/09
http://www.von.com/news/facebook-makes-you-fail.html
According to a study done by the education department at Ohio State University, the use of Facebook leads to lower grades. The study polled 200 students with the results of students that use Facebook averaging GPAs of 3.0 to 3.5 ranges, while non-users averages are 3.5 to 4.0. Hours spent studying by non-Facebook users ranged 11 to 15 hours per week while users range from 1 to 5 hours per week. Obviously there is some kind of relationship there but there may be other factors involved in the study. Personality may become a major factor in the study as well. So people are more social and worried about what others are doing while other people worry more about their selves and school.
Is Facebook really the cause of lower grades? I feel it can be a factor in many cases. People who are looking for a distraction from school might find Facebook a good distraction. As soon as one longs on they can find out what all their friends are up to just by looking at their home page. As soon as you click on one friend it just leads to more friends and then more. This is a great time consumer or distraction from school work. Though others who are more consitrated in school work may avoid the use of Facebook or might not care what others are doing. I feel a lot has to do with a person’s personality when it comes to making a statement about Facebook causing bad grades. The studies going on at Ohio State University are trying to add a neuroscience group in the mix to see if social personalities play a part in the type of people using and not using Facebook. I feel this extra step may show more to the grade dilemma of Facebook.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
News Report #4
“Study finds 6,000 rare dolphins off Bangladesh”
April 1, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jst1VP0rUCEneThnW94brxKRhMsAD979N3G00
Thousands of rare Irrawaddy dolphins where found off the coast of Bangladesh by a wildlife advocacy group. These dolphins are related to orcas (killer whales). They were discovered in freshwater regions of Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangrove forest and the adjacent waters of the Bay of Bengal. These dolphins grow up to 8 feet in length and were seen in large rivers, estuaries, and freshwater lagoons in south and southeast Asia. Prior studies showed the dolphins in group in the low hundreds. The new discovery was around 6,000. Studies believe that the dolphins were getting tangled in fishing nets and drowning. With the climate changes, studies have shown the rising water levels are also dangerous to these animals as well. These areas are plentiful in fish and other food to support so many of these dolphins.
Wildlife Conservation Society has asked Bangladesh to set up a sanctuary for dolphins in the Sundarbans mangrove forest. I feel this would help to species grown even more in numbers. Fishermen are always pulling up dolphins (of all breads) up in their net. These animals well swim into these nets and get caught and drown. By giving a space for the dolphins and giving another space for fishermen we will be insuring less of these tragedies. I know it won’t eliminate all deaths but could help in protecting these dolphins to grow in numbers. After the numbers increase, it might be possible to transfer some of the dolphins to other areas to keep the numbers growing. A lot of animals are at put in dangers way do to pollution of the water and water traffic. Numerous animals a year die do to these two elements and that doesn’t include what fishermen do to populations of animals that they are not fishing as well. We all need to be a little more cautions when it comes to protecting the animals around us!
April 1, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jst1VP0rUCEneThnW94brxKRhMsAD979N3G00
Thousands of rare Irrawaddy dolphins where found off the coast of Bangladesh by a wildlife advocacy group. These dolphins are related to orcas (killer whales). They were discovered in freshwater regions of Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangrove forest and the adjacent waters of the Bay of Bengal. These dolphins grow up to 8 feet in length and were seen in large rivers, estuaries, and freshwater lagoons in south and southeast Asia. Prior studies showed the dolphins in group in the low hundreds. The new discovery was around 6,000. Studies believe that the dolphins were getting tangled in fishing nets and drowning. With the climate changes, studies have shown the rising water levels are also dangerous to these animals as well. These areas are plentiful in fish and other food to support so many of these dolphins.
Wildlife Conservation Society has asked Bangladesh to set up a sanctuary for dolphins in the Sundarbans mangrove forest. I feel this would help to species grown even more in numbers. Fishermen are always pulling up dolphins (of all breads) up in their net. These animals well swim into these nets and get caught and drown. By giving a space for the dolphins and giving another space for fishermen we will be insuring less of these tragedies. I know it won’t eliminate all deaths but could help in protecting these dolphins to grow in numbers. After the numbers increase, it might be possible to transfer some of the dolphins to other areas to keep the numbers growing. A lot of animals are at put in dangers way do to pollution of the water and water traffic. Numerous animals a year die do to these two elements and that doesn’t include what fishermen do to populations of animals that they are not fishing as well. We all need to be a little more cautions when it comes to protecting the animals around us!
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