EDITORIAL : TOOLS FOR TOMORROW CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO PROVIDE A COMPUTER LAB FOR SCHOOLS.WHEN it comes to shaping the future of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , many avenues present themselves to community-minded individuals looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to get involved and make a difference. A fine example is the effort under way in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. region to acquire a special type of portable classroom, one with a name that's truly a mouthful - the manufacturing technologies laboratory. The lab is a large trailer designed to excite (Excite.com, Irvington, NY, www.excite.com) One of the major search engines on the Web founded in 1995 and part of IAC Search & Media. Excite was acquired by Ask Jeeves, Inc. in 2004, which was acquired by IAC in 2005. See Web search engines. young minds (and spark youngsters' interest in learning) by exposing junior high students to some practical applications of computers - not for video games See video game console. and other personal amusements, but instead to control real-life power machinery such as drill presses and other shop tools. At that impressionable im·pres·sion·a·ble adj. 1. Readily or easily influenced; suggestible: impressionable young people. 2. age, students might find the lab a real eye-opener. Some might see a future career path for themselves. Some may understand, perhaps for the first time, that their math and science classes are relevant to their own lives. Thus, we are pleased at the success achieved so far by the volunteers who are raising funds for the project. The cost to acquire and operate the lab is $300,000, and commitments have been received for about two-thirds of that, partly through the efforts of the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. Valley Industry and Commerce Association Foundation. The project leaders expect that once they get the first trailer, its success will lead to the purchase of up to seven others with their own special focus - biotechnology, multimedia, communications and so forth. The fleet of mobile labs could be dispatched to schools throughout the region. All that is riding on the effort to raise the last $100,000 for the first lab. We hope they get it soon, and that it triggers many great careers among the next generation of L.A. high-technology leaders. Individuals, groups and businesses that would like to help provide funds for the lab may call Kelleher & Associates at (805) 251-7753. |
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