But how will we pay for it?

Here's one place.

Here's another.

That's assuming you favor the idea of the government doing something about it in the first place.

GPS and Hooky

Here's a scary idea that's being tried to fill the ambition gap.

Maybe it's race, cont.

Facebook

The world is obsessed with Facebook

Here's the first in a popular "Shift Happens" series.

Day 40

Lesson Plan Day 4

1. 15 Years Slide Show
   
2. Homework: Prepare for In Class Essay, Day 1
   
3. In Class Essay Question
   
   
1. How to prepare for and take an in class essay: Short Link, Longer Link
   
2. How to prepare for THIS in class essay
   
1. Notes
   
2. List of quotations/page numbers
   
3. Outline
   
4. Open book
   
5. Typed or not, double spaced
6. Not written before class.

C206, 50 minutes

Bonus points-Blog comments due tomorrow.
a. Latino Film Fest” March 3rd
b. Science Lecture
c. Play

3. Done with 1030 class, starting on 1130. Save everything.
4. Angela Whitiker’s Climb slideshow part two
5. Nickel and Dimed Evaluation chapter, continued
6. Obstacles or “Friction” in class mobility—on the board?
7. Solutions?
9. David Brooks articles.
a. For Brooks—your favorite and “annotate it”

Day 39

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 39
1. Bonus points-Last Night
a. Latino Film Fest
b. Science Lecture
c. Play
2. Almost done with 1030 class. Save everything.
3. Friday: Angela Whitiker’s Climb. + Worksheet
a. Discussion of Questions
b. Slideshow
c. More questions
4. Nickel and Dimed Evaluation chapter
5. Obstacles or “Friction” in class mobility—on the board?
6. Weekend: 15 years + David Brooks articles.
a. For Brooks—print out your favorite and “annotate it” for Monday’s discussion

David Brooks Articles for Weekend

Here's Psst! Human Capital

Marshmellows and Public Policy

Of Love and Money

Investing in Human Futures

Human Capital Agenda

A Critique of Pure Reason (deals with Education reform)

America's Admissions System (deals with immigration)

And another on Education Reform

Eval Chapter Questions

EVALUATION CHAPTER

a. How did she do as a worker?


b. How did she do at “life in general”?


c. Why are the official poverty rates misleading?


d. If productivity is increasing, why aren’t wages?


e. What keeps the workers from finding better jobs? Where is the friction?


f. Explain the “vicious cycle” of labor costs described by the book.


g. What makes the working poor invisible?


h. List some of the complaints the middle and upper class have about the
working poor.


i. Summarize the problems facing the working poor.


j. What are the solutions to these problems?


k. What are the objections to these solutions?


l. Why does Ehrenreich call the working poor the most philanthropic of all
social classes?

Day 38

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 38
1. Bonus points-Tonight
2. 22 so far. Save everything.
3. Assignment for third essay.
4. Thursday: Angela Whitiker’s Climb. + Worksheet
a. Discussion of Questions
b. Slideshow
c. More questions
d. Nickel and Dimed Evaluation chapter and answer questions
5. Friday: AW’s Climb, part two + Nickel and Dimed
6. Weekend: 15 years + David Brooks articles.

The Human Cost of Budget Cutting

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/opinion/20herbert.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fopinion%2Findex.jsonp

more to make you feel like crap:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/opinion/19blow.html?src=me&ref=general

Here's the link I had up yesterday:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gRTwz1tzSQFqc06bHyjpLjKd6sjQ?docId=a65fe0577eb8481cb48a5b59351d3a12

Friedman's latest post

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/opinion/23friedman.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Middle east and oil.

Two Graphs

Day 37

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 37

1. Bonus points

2. 10 so far. Save everything.

3. A note on late essays.

4. Schedule for rest of quarter.

5. Assignment for third essay.

6. Shadowy Lines as a class.

a. On the surface
b. In reality
c. Likely to continue/change?
d. What has changed, would you guess, since this poll?
7. Thursday: Angela Whitiker’s Climb. + Worksheet
a. Read 15 Years
8. Friday: AW’s Climb, part two + 15 Years on Bottom Rung
9. Weekend: Nickel and Dimed/David Brooks articles.

Educational Needs Index

Here's a site that tracks Educational Needs.
Yakima Country ranks 59th (from the bottom) out of 2071 overall and 32nd in Education in particular. (And last year we were 100th. That's right, we've gotten worse. Jeez.) The next county in Washington is 291, then 423.

My first reaction: I've got to get out of this place. My second reaction: Well, if I want to make a difference, this is the place to be.

In any case, it definitely shows us why it's critical to understand Angela Whitiker's situation. We're living in one of the poorest, least educated places in the country and it's up to us to figure out a way to change this.

The three factors drive the ENI model and the variables that make up each factor are:
Educational Factor – Indicators assess the educational capacity of a region’s adult population. Indicators measure the percent of the population with a high school degree, associate’s degree, and bachelor’s degree, and a measure of the educational attainment gap between younger and older members of the workforce.

Economic Factor - Indicators in this category assess the degree of economic challenges facing counties. Indicators measure the percent of population in poverty, unemployment rates, the existing earnings capacity of residents, and dependence upon manufacturing and extraction jobs.
Population Factor – Indicators assess the present population growth issues facing the county and potential need for increased emphasis on human capital development to address changing demographics. Indicators measure recent and project population growth, population aged 19 and younger as a percent of the total population, population aged 20-44, and the relative size of an area’s at-risk minority population (African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans).

Day 35

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 35
1. Bonus points this week.
2. Wednesday: Shadowy Lines + Worksheet
3. Thursday: Angela Whitiker’s Climb. + Worksheet
4. Friday: AW’s Climb, part two + 15 Years on Bottom Rung
5. Weekend: Nickel and Dimed/David Brooks articles.

Day 34

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 34

1. Bonus points?

2. Sample essay/grading for essay 2

3. Tuesday: Essay 2 due. Bring final draft and intro/conclusion to read.

4. Wednesday: Shadowy Lines + Worksheet

5. 15 years on the bottom rung + Worksheet

6. Thursday: Angela Whitiker’s Climb. + Worksheet

7. Friday: AW’s Climb, part two

8. Weekend: Nickel and Dimed/David Brooks articles.

The Story of Stuff

Here's the video.

Attending Harvard in China

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/02/attending-harvard-in-china.html

It looks like this.

GE and Biogas

Here's the site.

Here's the ad I saw:



Here it is in China:

Broadband Access

Half Flat in Rural America

The Unflat World on 9 11

Day 33

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 33

1. Bonus points?

2. Hand in Peer Review Review.

3. The Counter Argument

4. Too Sick
a. HIV-AIDS, malaria, TB, polio (and Gates)
b. Pandemic (have you seen 28 days later? You get the picture)

5. Too Disempowered

a. Half-flat world—in India high tech is .2 percent of employment.
b. Rural voters

6. Too Frustrated

a. Cultures feel threatened, frustrated, humiliated
b. Differences coming into contact, including online.
c. Threat of openness
d. Abandon religion to join advances or retreat to fundamentalism

7. Too Many Toyotas

a. natural resources, oil, timber, etc
b. environmental destruction

8. Friday: Sample essay/grading for essay 2
9. Tuesday: Essay 2 due. Bring final draft and intro/conclusion to read.
10. Wednesday: Shadowy Lines + Worksheet
11. 15 years on the bottom rung + Worksheet
12. Thursday: Angela Whitiker’s Climb. + Worksheet
13. Friday: AW’s Climb, part two
14. Weekend: Nickel and Dimed/David Brooks articles.

Tourism in Yakima

Recession not as bad here.

The Cost of War

http://costofwar.com/en/

This is an issue raised by Friedman in "Their Moon Shot and Ours".
You can use the interactive feature to see "Trade Offs".

This is clearly and "anti-war" site, I guess.
But I'd like to leave that debate for someplace other than the comments.
It's just eye opening and a measure of priorities, whether you agree with them or not.

Alternative Energy

Friedman

Tourism?

Friedman, maybe, on tourism

Solar

Friedman

Windmills

Friedman

Friedman on Agriculture

Sort through these for help on his stance.

The Uncontacted World

The Unflat World

Here's a good summary of the chapter

Day 32

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 32

1. Bonus points?
2. Complete peer review.
3. Complete Peer Review Review.
4. Tomorrow: We’ll talk about the drawbacks of the flat world
5. Friday: Sample essay/grading for essay 2
6. Tuesday: Essay 2 due. Bring final draft and intro/conclusion to read.
7. Wednesday: Shadowy Lines That Still Divide.
8. Thursday: Shadowy Lines part two, 15 Years on the Bottom Rung.
9. Friday: AW’s Climb.
10. Weekend: Nickel and Dimed/David Brooks articles.

Synthesizers and Collaboration

Here's one that will blow your mind.

Day 31

Continue peer editing.

Here's an article about the budget and education

President Obama's Call for Educataion

Bird of Paradise

Day 30

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 30

1. Bonus points?

2. Peer Editing Proces
a. Students learn from each other.
b. Students learn by teaching.
c. Kind honesty. (You have my permission to tear my paper to shreds)
d. Thick skin.

3. Number the paragraphs on your essays.

4. Write two questions you’d like answered by your peers.

i. Exchange essays with a person in your group.
ii. Apologize as needed

v. Make marks as you go.

vi. Complete peer editing forms, including the outline.

vii. Have a CONVERSATION (that’s why there’s four of you)

viii. Finally, writer asks questions not answered.

ix. Repeat

x. Suggested: make changes to your essay for tomorrow's reader(s) based on what today's reader says.

5. Homework—complete peer editing worksheet for essay from another class. Must be returned tomorrow, including outline. (10 pts) As with Face to Face peer editing: do a good job on this, but don’t be a tyrant.

Green Jobs and other ideas

Here's an article about finishing HS in 2 years then going to CC's.What do you think?

Washington State Green Jobs and Senator Cantwell visits Yakima

YHR editorial on Digestors and Wind Farms from Yesterdays (!) paper.

Day 29

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 29

Rough Drafts (4 pages=20pts) due Monday. Bring four copies (I'll take points off this time if you don't have four copies).

1. Math Scores and Community College Students

2. Your Brain Lies to You.

3. The Big Dilly-Dally

4. Bonus Points—V Week, others.

5. Conclusions powerpoint/Amazon search inside

6. Thesis statement for essay two with clickers.

7. Counter-Arguments for the topics?

1. Take your thesis and try to write it as an opposite statement.
2. Take your thesis and see if you can figure out what the other side might say.
3. Take your thesis and find the weakness of it according to TWIF.
4. Are there more than two sides? (This would make your English teacher feel very good about you).

8. A note about how to fit in TWIF

Best if you can set it up as each paragraph addressing an issue raised by TWIF (Collaborators, synthesizers, explainers, etc).

It can also work if you are using TWIF as a set up or in conclusion to the research. This means you might use TWIF in a paragraph at the beginning of the essay to set up the concepts inherent in a globalized economy, or to define terms you will want to use later. (If there’s time I’ll show a sample of this).

A very broad outline of this would be:

1. Intro and How would this impact the Yakima Valley? Thesis
2. Friedman says
3. Others say
4. I say
5. Conclusion

Survey of Community College Students

Internet's a big deal.

Math Scores Ok?

Here's a report that says they're not terrible.

Wikipedia and the Power of Pure Stupidity

Interesting analysis on the good/bad of wikipedia.

Day 28

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 28

1. Bonus Points—V Week, others.

2. Intros and Conclusions powerpoint.

1. Now, Your turn. (Never before attempted!)

• Statistic
• vivid example
• a question
• an anecdote
• an unusual fact
• an analogy or metaphor

3. Thesis statement for essay two on the board with clickers.

Day 27

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 27

1. Bonus Points—V Week, others.

Hand in web evaluations.

2. No Degree/College Dropout Boom

3. Web Evaluation as a class.

4. Intros and Conclusions powerpoint.

Now, Your turn. (Never before attempted!)

5. Homework: Thesis statement for essay two.

• Use the “roadmap” style from the first essay—Yakima would be smart to focus on (pick a topic) because it will help attract “untouchable” jobs, such as ______________________, _________________________ and _______________________.

• Try this: What effect will (pick a topic) have on the Yakima Valley in the new flat world? Well, some say___________, others say__________________, but I say___________________.

• Or think about how you might advise a Yakima businessperson with the rules for “How Companies Cope”—something like: If Yakima wants to compete in the new flat world they should embrace (pick a topic) and remember to ____________, ______________ and ________________.

• Or make it a warning. Because of (pick a topic) if we fail to follow the rules _____________, _______________ and _____________________the flat earth will flatten us.

Bias

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/science/08tier.html?src=me&ref=homepage

NYTimes and Falling Cows

Oops.

Need to do a little web evaluation workshop there.

And Floating Pigs, too.

Day 26

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 26

1. Bonus Points—V Week, others.

3. Now, to use the notecards:

1. At top, label cards using “Code” from TWIF chapter.

1. Ex: “Math Lovers,” or “Green People” or “Anchored” or “Collaborators and Orchestrators” or “Counter Argument” or “Localizers”

A. Conducting Research

B. Web Evaluation—some basics

C. Homework: Web evaluation forms for three sources.

D. Intros and Conclusions powerpoint if time allows.

An Exercise in Web Evaluation

Using Guest workers/Immigration as a model.

What is credible?

Has it been edited/reviewed? (avoid the ~ in the URL)
Is the author an expert or a guy in his pajamas?
Is it trying to sell you something?
Does it have a "works cited" section?
Are there clues to bias?
Do they over-rely on emotion?
Does it looks cheesy?

Wikipedia

Guest workers in WaPo

Guest workers won't work

Guest Workers won't work

MinuteMen

If we look closer...

Let's try again

Look closer and...

How about on the other side?

To be "fair"

Bi-Lingualism and Business

Bi-Lingual Education
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/opinion/02engel.html?_r=1


http://drpfconsults.com/confronting-issues-in-bilingual-education/


http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos175.htm

http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1788/Bilingual-Education.html

http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00001701

http://drpfconsults.com/confronting-issues-in-bilingual-education/

http://www.practicelink.com/magazine/featured/the-benefits-of-being-bilingual/

http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1788/Bilingual-Education.html

http://www.businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/spanish_in_todays_workforce_the_importance_of_bilingual_communication_021398.html

http://www.ehow.com/info_7755792_bilingualism-careers.html

http://www.icademyglobe.org/article.php?id=39

http://losangeles.jobing.com/blog_post.asp?post=10566


http://www.businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/why_bilingual_communication_is_important_in_the_manufacturing_field_024732.html

Distribution Centers

Distribution Centers
1) http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/food-stores/4246937-1.html

2) http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/09/6/liquor-changes-could-leave-local-governments-woozy

3) http://thepacker.com/Washington-apples---Business-updates/Article.aspx?oid=1255056&tid=&fid=PACKER-SPECIAL-SECTIONS&Print=1

4) http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/23/1393672/a-paucity-of-pumpkins-for-western.html

5) http://www.king5.com/news/local/Group-rallying-opposition-to-Monroe-Walmart-112683554.html

Robots

Robots
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/25309.php
(Urology- Pros and Cons of Robots)


http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-08/could-robots-take-over-world
(Could Robots take over the World?)

http://www.helium.com/items/921801-could-robots-take-over-the-world
(Could Robots take over the World?)

http://www.helium.com/items/1565413-but-it-could-be-possible-before-the-end-of-this-century

Robots)

http://www.helium.com/items/978878-could-robots-take-over-the-world
(Robots)

http://www.helium.com/items/359362-could-robots-take-over-the-world
(Could Robots take over the World)

Solar

Solar
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/10/power-to-the-people


http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast23mar_1/


http://www.nytimes.com/info/solar-energy/


http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/31/a-bright-idea


http://www.nss.org/settlement/ssp/


http://articles.cnn.com/2008-05-30/tech/space.solar_1_solar-satellites-solar-power-megawatts-of-additional-power?_s=PM:TECH

http://www.kinkaa.com/weather/Yakima_Washington_USA.175755.html

Average sunny, partly cloudy, and cloudy days in Yakima.
http://www.kyocerasolar.com

Solar panel company's website
http://www.pacificpower.net/content/dam/pacificorp/doc/CCCom_Update/December_10/PP_LabelInsert_Residential-OR.pdf

Current sources of pacific power electricity
http://www.sunandclimate.com/applications/1-photovoltaic-solar-energy/100-sale-of-electricity-to-electric-companies.html

selling excess solar power
http://solarindependence.biz/default.aspx

Articals about the benefits of soler power and a map showing the amount of kWh/day available in the US

http://www.nytimes.com/info/solar-energy

http://www.solarpower.org

http://homepower.com/home

http://solarpower.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703507804576130060294951704.html

Vertical Farms

Vertical Farms
http://www.verticalfarm.com/more


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/16/vertical-farms-photos-the_n_499924.html#s74041&title=undefined


http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-rise-of-vertical-farms


http://nymag.com/news/features/30020/


http://www.eoearth.org/article/Vertical_farming

1) Could vertical farming be the future

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21154137/

2) Vertical Farming: Does it really stack up?

http://www.economist.com/node/17647627

3) Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-rise-of-vertical-farms

4) Vertical Farming- Time

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1865974,00.html

5) Vertical Farming in the Big Apple

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6752795.stm

www.verticalfarms.com

http://www.economist.com/node/17647627

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/science/15farm.html?_r=1

http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2007-07/skyscraper-farms

http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/daily-planet/april-2009/daily-planet-april-23-2009/#clip164926

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-rise-of-vertical-farms&print=true

http://www.economist.com/node/17647627

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Vertical_farming

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/vertical-farming-50072108?click=main_sr

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/29/vertical-farms-urban-food

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21154137/

http://greenupgrader.com/2057/vertical-farms-growing-up-sustainably/

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/12/farms-as-skyscrapers.html

http://www.verticalfarm.com/

http://gogreen.whatitcosts.com/vertical-farm.htm

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Vertical_farming


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21154137/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/


http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/39036.aspx


http://www.iees.ch/EcoEng041/EcoEng041_verticalFarm.html


http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1865974,00.html

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-rise-of-vertical-farms

http://www.economist.com/node/17647627

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Vertical_farming

http://nymag.com/news/features/30020/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/science/15farm.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/16/vertical-farms-photos-the_n_499924.html#s74041&title=undefined

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1865974,00.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21154137/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/29/vertical-farms-urban-food

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/39036.aspx

http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/39036.aspx?p=2

http://www.iees.ch/EcoEng041/EcoEng041_verticalFarm.html

http://www.verticalfarm.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/opinion/24Despommier.html?ref=urbanagriculture

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1865974,00.html

http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/1405/

http://www.nbm.org/media/video/greener-good/vertical-farming.html

http://www.eco-tower.fr/

http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2005/aug/20050830busi010.asp

http://www.verticalfarm.com/

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Vertical_farming

Anaerobic Digestors

Anaerobic Digestors
http://www.epa.gov/agstar/

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2007/09/why-dont-we-hear-much-about-anaerobic-digestion-in-the-u-s-49970


http://blog.harvestpower.com/featured/anaerobic-digestion-reduces-greenhouse-effect-according-to-scientists/

http://www.terrapass.com/projects/details/george-deruyter-and-sons-dairy.html

http://nwrenewablenews.wordpress.com/category/farmranch/

Comments from :
"Cow power-- Digester makes dairy man a believer"
OUTLOOK -- Here in the heart of dairy country, where thousands of cows munch, lactate and poop away their days, an unlikely experiment is under way in the fight against global warming. "My goal is to sell 100 perce
Full story:

http://yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/11/22/cow-power-digester-makes-dairy-man-a-believer


Comments from :

"Can dairies help fuel data centers?"

YAKIMA, Wash. -- The New York Times reports today on a study by Hewlett-Packard engineers that finds dairies can sell biogas from manure digesters to technology companies building server farms in rural areas.

Full story:
http://yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/5/19/can-dairies-help-fuel-data-centers


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_digestion

http://www.energysavers.gov/your_workplace/farms_ranches/index.cfm/mytopic=30003

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2024655/anaerobic-digestion-industry-welcomes-boost-feed-tariff-support

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/02/04/02-05-10-digester-dl

http://www.fs.fed.us/woodybiomass/documents/Yakima_County_Biomass_Report.pdf

Organics, Localvores and Sustainable AG

Localvores/Organics/Sustainable Ag

Food Miles and Relative Climate Impacts..."

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/es702969f

"Grist versus NY Times: Debating Local Food"

http://www.theatlantic.com/food/archive/2010/08/grist-vs-new-york-times-debating-local-food/62080/

"A Food Manifesto for the Future"

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/a-food-manifesto-for-the-future/?ref=markbittman

"Resolve to Eat Locally Grown Food Whenever Possible"

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/03/03/resolve-to-eat-locally-grown-food-whenever-possible

"The Idea of a Local Economy"

http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/299/

"Small Farms Aim for Right Niche"

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20060805&slug=cheese05m

http://discover.winecountry.com/food/2010/06/yakima-valley-farms.html

http://organicyakima.com/Organic-Gardening-in-the-Yakima-Valley.php

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013189572_hops18m.html

http://agr.wa.gov/foodanimal/organic/

http://www.foodroutes.org/

this has a lot of other links

http://yvbj.com/news/2009/11/09/organic-growers-to-hold-annual-conference-in-yakima.html

this is about Tilth and the Organic Business in the valley

http://discover.winecountry.com/food/2010/06/yakima-valley-farms.html

this give a list of the farms in the valley and what they grow

http://www.organic.org/education/

this is great information about Organic food in general

www.eatwild.com/products/washington.html

http://yakimafoodcooperative.com/

http://www.organicvalley.coop/who-is-your-farmer/northwest/allen-voortman/

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/green-basics-organic-food.php

http://www.organicfoodee.com/

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/18/organic-label-vexes-hop-farmers-brewers/

http://www.countryliving.com/cooking/regional-foods-and-events/yakima-valley-fruit-0705

1) WSU offers intensive two-week course in organic gardening--

http://othellooutlook.com/?p=17108


2) Organic Food Program

http://agr.wa.gov/foodanimal/organic/


3) Locavores like food grown close to home

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/05/05/locavores-like-food-grown-close-to-home


4) Yakima Food Cooperative

http://yakimafoodcooperative.com/


5) Eat Wild - Washington

http://eatwild.com/products/washington.html


6) Everything Yakima- Organic and Local Produce

http://www.everythingyakima.com/about/fruitstands/organic.html

Medical School

PNWU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_school

http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/37VolNo12Dec2008/V37N12p991.pdf

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_April_14/ai_n13609767/

http://www.ycda.com/business-resources/workforce-education/

http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2009/08/medschoolfuture.html

http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/37VolNo12Dec2008/V37N12p991.pdf

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_39/b4002001.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-03-04-medical-schools_N.htm

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/07/22/new-medical-college-expected-to-make-deep-impact

http://www.villasterraceheights.com/aboutyakimavalley.html#Economic


http://www.st-lukes.org/Sub.aspx?id=2608

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/192004/

http://www.holistic.com/holistic/learning.nsf/title/A+new+vision+of+medical+care:+An+interview+with+complementary+medicine+pioneer+Rudolph+Ballentine.+M.D.

http://www.yakimamemorial.org/community_education.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/05/14/focus1.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/03/05/story4.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/05/14/focus1.html

http://search.proquest.com.libsrv.yvcc.edu:2048/docview/577582708/fulltext/12D63587DC96FBCFF8C/6?accountid=1227

http://search.proquest.com.libsrv.yvcc.edu:2048/docview/517219222/fulltext/12D6357E3A577C20945/8?accountid=1227

http://search.proquest.com.libsrv.yvcc.edu:2048/docview/458979769/12D6357E3A577C20945/19?accountid=1227

http://www.collegebound.net/college-university/article/pacific-northwest-university-of-health-sciences/6935/

http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional-local/5082516-1.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/07/21/daily23.html

http://www.pnwu.org/p/College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine

http://www.aacom.org/resources/bookstore/cib/Documents/2011cib/2011cib-pnwu-com.pdf

http://www.pnwu.org/

http://www.washington.edu/medicine/som/depts/medex/applicants/programinformation.htm

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/22/med-school-gets-funds-to-use-for-new-colleges/print

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2014069289_guest29gold.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009295808_apwaweeklywages1stldwritethru.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009859005_apwacwubudgetcuts.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002242241_medschool15m.html

http://www.yvbj.com/articles/business-expo-2011-goes-green.html

http://www.e-technologymanagement.com/tm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=350:it-job-market-transformed-21st-century-view&catid=45:tm&Itemid=81

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2010/11/16/top-10-most-secure-jobs-in-2011/

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/06/23/student-center-fits-pnwu-growth-pattern

http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services/4332275-1.html

http://www.kennewickgeneral.com/getpage.php?name=news_2010_medstudentsatKGH

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/22/pacific-northwest-university-receives-400k-federal-grant

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/02/03/johnson-pursues-funding-for-pnwu

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/03/17/osteopathic-medical-education-continues-to-grow


http://www.healthdegrees.com/spotlight-the-top-ten-fastest-growing-allied-health-careers

http://www.careerkey.org/asp/career_development/people_skills.html

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/02/12/many-unemployed-workers-retooling-and-retraining

http://www.wtb.wa.gov/Documents/HealthCareShortagesReport_06.pdf

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/03/05/story4.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/03/05/story4.html

http://www.pnwu.org/

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/07/22/new-medical-college-expected-to-make-deep-impact

http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional-local/5082516-1.html

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/04/16/yakima-s-medical-school-finalizes-its-next-class-of-students


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_University_of_Health_Sciences

http://liveyakimavalley.com/living-in-the-valley/colleges-universities/

http://healthcareers.about.com/od/whychoosehealthcare/tp/MedicalJobsInDemand.htm

http://hubpages.com/hub/Best_Careers_in_2010

http://medicalschoolgrants.org/medical-school-scholarships

http://www.washingtonstatewire.com/home/32-state_agency_takes_10_percent_off_the_top.htm

http://www.allbusiness.com/education-training/students-student-life/14691615-1.html


http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/04/27/new-legislation-will-allow-pnwu-to-increase-funding

http://zirklecommunity.com/pdf/ZFOsteopathicSForm.pdf

Tourism Links

Tourism
http://www.nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4893:wash-tribe-exhibits-images-of-flooded-petroglyphs&catid=43&Itemid=19

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2013940955_yakimapreps16.html

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/01/06/yakima-tourism-industry-hopes-to-draw-winter-visitors-to-area

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/07/20/the-economy-where-does-yakima-stand

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/09/15/county-tourism-money-travels-to-four-destinations

Trends and issues:

http://www.whytourismmatters.com/regions/sewashington/yakima.html

________________________________________
lots of jobs (+)
eliminate tourism funding for 2011-2013!?:

http://yakimavalleytourism.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/tourism-matters/

________________________________________
Might go to this:
State of the Tourism Industry, Feb 17th, Convention Center -

http://yakimavalleytourism.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/state-of-the-tourism-industry-and-visitor-profile-research-unveiling/

________________________________________
Downtown plan for 07 (esthetics):

http://www.downtownyakima.com/about.html

________________________________________
What yakima offers:

http://visityakima.com/newSite/yakima-valley-arts.asp

http://visityakima.com/newSite/yakima-valley-what-to-do.asp

http://www.experiencewa.com/attraction.aspx?id=121


http://nwcheapsleeps.org/2010/02/28/why-tourism-matters/

http://crosscut.com/2010/05/28/yakima/19833/yakima-coming-into-its-own-as-a-wine-tourism-destination/

http://dailyrecordnews.com/news/article_5ba1ef3a-9c42-11df-8f8f-001cc4c002e0.html

http://www.winesnw.com/news_reviews/newsandreviews_prosser2.htm

http://yakimavalleytourism.wordpress.com/

http://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getArticle&dataId=50125


http://www.holidayshub.com/wine-tourism/


http://reesenews.org/2011/01/13/wine-production-expected-to-stimulate-tourist-industry/7844/


http://www.wineaustralia.com/usa/Default.aspx?tabid=2569


http://vinumimporting.com/washington.html


http://www.capitoltheatre.org/CEimpact.cfm

http://www.capitoltheatre.org/CEnews8.cfm

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2011/02/04/committee-sends-wine-corkage-bill-to-house-floor

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2011/01/19/yakima-county-jobless-rate-same-as-dec-2009

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/01/06/yakima-tourism-industry-hopes-to-draw-winter-visitors-to-area

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/08/12/seattle-to-sunnyside-tourist-destination-eyed

http://crosscut.com/2010/05/28/yakima/19833/Yakima-coming-into-its-own-as-a-wine-tourism-destination/


http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/02/9/economy-puts-squeeze-on-washington-wine-industry


http://wineyakimavalley.org/about-wyv_345.html


http://www.ycda.com/about-new-vision/


http://www.experiencewa.com/images/PDF/TC_TourismMatters2010.pdf


http://www.visityakima.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHlu3ZO7CaA

http://liveyakimavalley.com/


http://www.commerce.wa.gov/DesktopModules/CTEDNews/CTEDNewsView.aspx?tabID=0&ItemID=302&mid=840


http://www.washingtonbeautiful.com/wine-country/


http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/01/06/yakima-tourism-industry-hopes-to-draw-winter-visitors-to-area


http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/03/10/speaker-says-area-needs-to-expand-wine-theme-amenities


http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/03/19/wine-tourism-doesn-t-stop-at-the-winery


http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030716&slug=winedevelop16


http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030716&slug=winedevelop16


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2008599890_webwashtourism07.html


http://www.washingtonwine.org/


http://wineyakimavalley.org/


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw


http://www.wawgg.org


http://wineyakimavalley.org


http://www.gilbertcellars.com/story


http://www.everythingyakima.com/about/wines


http://wineyakimavalley.org/

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/01/06/yakima-tourism-industry-hopes-to-draw-winter-visitors-to-area

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/09/20/small-farm-could-reflect-big-change-in-agriculture

http://www.yakima.net/about.php

http://www.ycda.com/yakima-county-is-the-pacific-northwest-leader-in-agriculture/

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2008923694_pacificptaste29.html


http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-08-29/food/two-days-of-wine-and-tacos-in-the-yakima-valley/


http://yakimavalleytourism.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/state-stops-corkage-free-project-in-yakima/


http://crosscut.com/2010/05/28/yakima/19833/Yakima-coming-into-its-own-as-a-wine-tourism-destination/


http://www.allbusiness.com/economy-economic-indicators/output-demand-gross/14678616-1.html

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/07/4/reporter-s-notebook-ellensburg-makes-bid-for-wine-tourism

http://yakimavalleytourism.wordpress.com/

http://www.allbusiness.com/economy-economic-indicators/output-demand-gross/14678616-1.html

http://crosscut.com/2010/05/28/yakima/19833/Yakima-coming-into-its-own-as-a-wine-tourism-destination/

http://www.experiencewa.com/cities/yakima.aspx?id=790&tab=1001

http://yakimavalleytourism.wordpress.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHlu3ZO7CaA

http://www.whytourismmatters.com/

http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/85438737.html

http://www.mrsc.org/subjects/econ/ed-tour.aspx#Planning

Wind Links

Wind

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/CTEDdocs/GreenEconomy_StrategicFramework.pdf

http://greenjobs.greenjobsearch.org/a/jobs/find-jobs/q-wind+power/l-washington

http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00294/draft_wind_power_guidelines_2009.pdf

http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/habitat/planning/energy/graphics/wind_power_resource_estimates_map.jpg

http://www.mrsc.org/Subjects/Planning/energy/e-wind.aspx#Washington

http://www.commerce.wa.gov/_cted/documents/id_2493_publications.pdf

http://www.windpowerengineering.com/

Tells how it all works in a more technical sort of way, from the people that are active in producing wind farms.

http://www.cielowind.com/about

Based in Austin, TX, cielo wind is responsible for about 5% of all wind power projects in the US which makes them the largest independent Wind Company, and their immense success in Texas goes to show what could potentially happen here in Washington if wind farms continue to grow in numbers.

http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Wind/wind.htm

Do it yourself wind turbines. Whodathunkit? Lots of information on how much energy to expect to get from different kinds of wind turbines, and what kinds of supplies work the best.

http://www.alternative-energy-resources.net/definewindenergy.html

Discusses the different parts of the wind turbines in easy-to-understand terms and gives a pretty basic definition.

http://www.nrgsystems.com/AboutNRG.aspx

NRG is all about wind, and making technology better every day. They are the brains behind a lot of the wind energy developments. (Lots of really good articles and facts on wind power across the world and in the US).

http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/chapter18/making-clean-energy-work

People express their concerns for not only wind power, but other ideas presented by Thomas Friedman on clean energy. (Could be useful in a C-A.)

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BUE/is_1_140/ai_n27432625/

Just a few of the many reasons we need to go green.

http://students.washington.edu/timbillo/Readings%20and%20documents/FriedmanPowerOfGreen.pdf

Not so much about specifically wind power, but a TON of really interesting information (By Friedman) on different parts of the world and what they are doing vs. what we are doing. Also, lots of green advocacy.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/thomas_friedman_3.php

(This one has nothing to do with anything, really, but I thought it was sort of funny, and shows a few different perspectives on going green in the comments.)

http://www.awea.org/rn_release_01-25-11.cfm.

http://www.awea.org/rn_release_01-24-11.cfm.

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/energy-environment/wind-power/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=wind%20energy&st=cse.

http://www.commerce.wa.gov/_cted/documents/id_2493_publications.pdf

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_ad.html

http://www.naturalnews.com/021702_wind_power_renewable_energy.html


http://www.windpowerusa.org/articles/278-from-maine-to-georgia-is-enough-wind-to-power-the-entire-seacoast.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/28/business/worldbusiness/28wind.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/wind-power.htm

http://windpowerfacts.info/

Budget Cuts + UW Bio

=700 Students in a class.

Student Yawns

Professor Gets Auto-Tuned

Super Bowl Ad from 1983

Day 25

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 24

1. Last essays back. Grades so far 930.

2. Bonus Points—V Week, others.

3. Carmen’s Flat World Idea.

4. In topic groups on Giant stickies:

Put the topic you are interested in at the top.

List the categories of “Untouchable” jobs that will be created/needed in the valley by this flat world change.

List the rules of “How Companies Cope” that your choice of topic should be following in order to compete in the new flat world.

5. Now, to use the notecards:

1. At top, label cards using “Code” from TWIF chapter.

1. Ex: “Math Lovers,” or “Green People” or “Anchored” or “Collaborators and Orchestrators” or “Counter Argument” or “Localizers”

6. Let’s try some together in class. How would you label these quotes? Now, do it with your quotes if you haven’t already.

7. Intros and Conclusions powerpoint.

Notecards, How To

Here's one with a nice animation.

This one's a bit more detailed.

And, there's this, too.

Day 24

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 24

1. Bonus Points?

2. Notes on your essays. Part of a sample essay that will make it all better.

3. Homework: Read “No Degree, No Way Back to the Middle Class” in Class Matters.

4. Bring 5 articles related to your topic from web/print sources.

5. Email the links to five articles to dpeters@yvcc.edu. (five points)

6. Make 10 notecards (3x5 work best) with quotes from Friedman (America and Free Trade, The Untouchables, How Companies Cope, This is Not a Test will be your best bets) that relate to your topic and 10 notecards with quotes from your articles that relate to the ideas in TWIF. (20 points)—each five additional notecards are worth one bonus point.

7. In topic groups on Giant stickies:

Put the topic you are interested in at the top.
List the categories of “Untouchable” jobs that will be created/needed in the valley by this flat world change.
List the rules of “How Companies Cope” that your choice of topic should be following in order to compete in the new flat world.

Marshmellow Test

A Star is Made

From the Freakonomics team, "A Star is Made"
Here's another column about it.

Someone's Got a Case of the Supposed Ta's

Income Inequality

Here's another take on the "barbell" economy that's less dire.

Good Food Trailer

The Great Disruption

(This is reposted from last year at this time)

Here's Friedman's latest editorial:
We have created a system for growth that depended on our building more and more stores to sell more and more stuff made in more and more factories in China, powered by more and more coal that would cause more and more climate change but earn China more and more dollars to buy more and more U.S. T-bills so America would have more and more money to build more and more stores and sell more and more stuff that would employ more and more Chinese ...

We can’t do this anymore.

And, for those visual learners:

College Applications in the YouTube Age

Oh, please don't let them be in my dorm...

Mombots

Here's a glimpse of the future in the kitchen

It's not just farmworkers who might be outsourced to the future.

Day 23

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 23

1. Bonus Points?

2. 1030 essays done—some notes.

3. This is Not a Test, notes and discussion.

Since the book was written?

1. Inspiration v. Fearful?
2. Energy independence?
3. Healthcare?
4. Control immigration?
5. K-14 or Tertiary education?

In topic groups on Giant stickies:

Put the topic you are interested in at the top.

List the categories of “Untouchable” jobs that will be created/needed in the valley by this flat world change:

 Collaborators and orchestrators
 Synthesizers
 Explainers
 Adapters/Versatalists
 Green People
 Passionate Personalizers
 Math Lovers
 Localizers

List the rules of “How Companies Cope” that your choice of topic should be following in order to compete in the new flat world:

Rule #1: When the world it flat, whatever can be done will be done. The only question is whether it will be done by you or to you.

Rule #2: Because we are in a world where whatever can be done will be done, the most important competition today is between you and your own imagination.

Rule #3: And the small shall act big…One way small companies flourish in the flat world is by learning to act really big. Imagination is necessary, but not sufficient. You have to be able to implement what you imagine. And the key to being small and acting big is being quick to take advantage of all the new tools for collaboration to reach farther, faster, wider and deeper.

Rule #4: And the big shall act small…One way that big companies learn to flourish in the flat world is by learning how to act really small by enabling their customers to act really big.

Rule #5: The best companies are the best collaborators. In the flat world, more and more business will be done through collaboration within and between companies, for a very simple reason: The next layers of value creation—whether in technology, marketing, biomedicine, or manufacturing—are becoming so complex that no single firm or department is going to be able to master them alone.

Rule #7: The best companies outsource to win, not to shrink. They outsource to innovate faster and more cheaply in order to grow larger, gain market share and hire more and different specialists—not to save money by firing more people.

Rule #8: How you do things as a company matters more today than ever.

Rule #9: When the world goes flat—and you are feeling flattened—reach for a shovel and dig inside yourself. Don’t try to build walls.

Homework for tomorrow: Pick a topic. Read Class Matters "The College Dropout Boom"

Barbells v. Bell Curves

Here's a troubling graph about income inequality and social unrest.

Another Essay topic?

State Fair Park Plans

Localvores? There's an app for that

Localvores using barcode scanners to check their source for food.

Crops coming in? There's an ap for that

IFarm, globalization on the farm in the Yakima Valley. No end to knowledge work jobs that can be created.

Marshmellow Test

The Secret of Self Control
But you shouldn't read this until you've done all your homework.
No. Really. Don't.

And don't watch this until you've done all your reading, either:

Leadership and Parenting

and not leadership:

Day 22

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 22

1. Bonus Points?

2. Topics for essay two. Pick your top two choices.

3. The Untouchables

1. Read Bottom of 282-283.
2. 284: Bell curve

3. In groups on Giant stickies:

• Collaborators and orchestrators
• Synthesizers
• Explainers
• Adapters/Versatalists
• Green People
• Passionate Personalizers
• Math Lovers
• Localizers

4. Which topics fit with these Untouchables? On your own, as a class.

5. This is Not a Test, notes and discussion.

Since the book was written?

1. Inspiration v. Fearful?
2. Energy independence?
3. Healthcare?
4. Control immigration?
5. K-14 or Tertiary education?

6. We’ll talk about How Companies Cope tomorrow

Day 21

English 102 Winter 2011 Day 21

1. Bonus Points?

2. Topics for essay two: Finish showing links

3. Essays done for 1130.

4. The Untouchables

1. Read 278-280
2. Bottom of 282-283.
3. 284: Bell curve

4. In groups on Giant Stickies--themselves products of right brain synthesis!

1. Label and Define the term by quoting Friedman.

2. Draw a three panel storyboard of either the example from TWIF, OR one from your career choice, OR from the topics for the second essay showing how people can be part of the new middle.

• Collaborators and orchestrators
• Synthesizers
• Explainers
• Adapters/Versatalists
• Green People
• Passionate Personalizers
• Math Lovers
• Localizers

Homework: Read the rest of "This is Not a Test" (374-394).

Book notes on TWIF

Here's some on the chapters we're reading.