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Source Wall Street Journal Unemployment Extension Adds Up to 99 Weeks of Benefits By Kelly Evans The latest extension of unemployment benefits couldn’t come at a better time, it seems; President Barack Obama signed legislation into law Friday providing an additional 14 to 20 weeks of benefits for those who have already exhausted theirs or will do so by year-end. [...]

School will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in observance of Veterans Day 2009.

So you’re working on your first simple HTML and CSS site. You’ve got a gorgeous layout in your head and hopefully sketched out on paper and you’re ready to fire up the HTML editor. The first HTML page starts to take shape, the doctype is set and divs for the wrapper, header, sidebar, content, and footer are added to the [...]

As you start to build your own Web sites you will more than likely come across a few CSS browser bugs. You ma y encounter the “float drop bug”, the “3 pixel jog”, or the “IE double margin float bug” to name a few. Before you pull your hair out with frustration, read the articles below which contain many of [...]

Pievincenzo Madeo, aka @piervix, of PV.M Garage has collected a great set of resources for people who want to learn how to create themes for WordPress. In his post, Become A WordPress Theme Developer Who Rocks In Four Steps (and 50+ readings), Pievincenzo outlines his four step process for developing WordPress themes and includes links to tutorials for developing themes [...]

Around two years ago we had to temporarily relocate our classroom to a medical coding and medical assisting classroom while we were moving our regular classroom from one location to another. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to install any of the software we normally use in the Web Design and Development program on our borrowed machines. While we had plenty of [...]

Who doesn’t need additional support finding work during these difficult economic times? There are several organizations in the San Francisco East Bay Area that provide networking, job leads, workshops and support. Most of these organizations are free, a few services charge a nominal fee. Job Connections – Job Connections is an outreach of Community Presbyterian Church in Danville, California. They [...]

Class is currently on vacation. We will resume our normal schedule on September 8, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Many of you will need to have your unemployment forms signed during the vacation. Christine Orozco will be available to sign EDD forms at the County Office of Education. From August 14 – August 31 you can go to the County Office [...]

Mohammed had mentioned a program called HIPAA in class. HIPAA allows you to continue your health care benefits at a lower cost when your COBRA runs out. Of course there are certain eligibility requirements, but I wanted to share a few resources with you on the HIPAA program. HIPAA Guaranteed-Issue Health Insurance Plans For Individuals & Families in California – [...]

During these terrible economic times it can be extremely difficult for the unemployed and underemployed to find supportive services. The 211 Database is a free service from the Contra Costa Crisis Center. Users can find extensive, up-to-date information about hundreds of health and social services that are available to residents of Contra Costa County, California. Intake requirements, eligibility, hours of [...]