Wednesday, November 23

New BS in Applied Science
CSU Dominguez Hills, the largest distance learning program in California, has announced that it will begin offering a distance education BS in Applied Science, starting in February.


FAX trash
I signed up for a free eFax account -- receive 20 faxes for free each month -- directly to my computer. They provide the phone number. I have given the number out to no one. But less than 24 hours after signing up I received my first junk fax from someone selling prospect lists. At this rate the account will be totally useless in just a few days.


EasyEnglish Bible resources
I just discovered a wonderful resource produced by Wycliffe Associates (UK) -- EasyEnglish Bible. This is an online series of commentaries and Bible studies produced for people whose first language is something other than English -- OR native English speakers who have a learning disability and struggle with language -- OR pastors who need to be reminded to keep things simple. :-)


More on outsourcing to rural America
Link

BTW, there are towns in Kansas offering free land to anyone who will move there. With "rural sourcing" you might be able to have a livelihood with your land.
Eden Project

Tropical garbage dump
Engineers are developing projects to heat large hot house gardens with decomposing waste -- such as manure. Here is an example of one project in process -- Eden.


$5 Gas Is Good for America...
in the long-run. The problem is that we're kind'a short on long-run thinking.

There are a few states where gas has dipped below $2 again (temporarily, I suspect). We're running about $2.33 in Turlock.

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