"The bill is meant to ensure that the patent office, now facing a backlog of 1.2 million pending patents, has the money to expedite the application process. It now takes an average of three years to get a patent approved. More than 700,000 applications have yet to be reviewed.
"Somewhere in that stack of applications could be the next technological breakthrough, the next miracle drug," Obama said. "We should be making it easier and faster to turn new ideas into jobs.""
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Now, ladies and gentlemen, have you ever heard of TJHSST?
I did.
My wife and I went there numerous times, between 2004-2008, for some reasons.
Parental reasons. :)
"Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST, TJ, Jefferson) is a Virginia state-chartered magnet school located in Alexandria, Virginia, United States.[2]
It is a regional high school operated by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
As a publicly funded and administered high school with selective admissions, TJHSST is often compared with notable public magnet schools, although it did get rid of non-application based admission after the class of 1988. Attendance at TJ is open to students in six local jurisdictions based on an admissions test and prior academic achievement.
The selective admissions program was initiated in 1985 through the cooperation of state and county governments, as well as corporate sponsorship from the defense and technology industries.
TJHSST occupies the building of the previously FCPS non-selective Thomas Jefferson High School (constructed in 1965).
TJHSST is one of 18 Virginia Governor's Schools, and a founding member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
U.S. News & World Report ranked the school the best public high school in the nation in 2007,[3]2008,[4] 2009,[5] and 2010."
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology | |
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Address | |
6560 Braddock Road Alexandria, Virginia 22312 | |
Information | |
School type | Public, magnet high school |
Founded | 1985 |
School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
Principal | Evan Glazer[1] |
Staff | approximately 180 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,812 (2010-2011) |
Language | English |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Blue, red and white |
Mascot | Colonials |
Newspaper | tjTODAY |
Yearbook | Techniques |
Feeder schools | Northern Virginia schools |
Athletic conferences | Liberty District Northern Region |
Website | http://www.tjhsst.edu |
Each year, over a quarter of its graduating class accepts admission to the University of Virginia.
The other major schools attended by graduates are College of William and Mary,
Duke University, and
Princeton University in that order. [MY NOTE: Princeton campus became familiar to my family, in the past 3 years...:) ]
Other graduates attend Ivy League schools and high-ranking public and private schools across the nation.
For schools with more than 800 students in grades 10-12, TJHSST was cited as having
the highest-performing AP Calculus BC,
AP Chemistry,
AP French Language,
AP Government and Politics: U.S.,
and AP U.S. History courses
among all schools worldwide."
Truth be told: there are several PRIVATE high-schools in America who are also VERY good. :)
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I show you my new MAXIMUM CARD with The THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL |
The Jefferson Memorial is managed by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks division. In 2007, it was ranked fourth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects."
Jefferson Memorial | |
Location: | Washington, D.C. |
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Area: | 18.36 acres (74,300 m²) |
Built: | 1938 |
Architect: | John Russell Pope; Eggers & Higgins |
Architectural style: | Classical Revival |
Visitation: | 2,312,726 (2005) |
Governing body: | National Park Service |
NRHP Reference#: | 66000029 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated NMEM: | April 13, 1943[2 |
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Happy PFF (Postcard Friendship Friday)!
Please visit: http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/ (wait until Beth posts the today's Linky tool for the meme, then make your entry, if you want to join).
It's always good to hear of a school that's performing well. People are usually more ready to complain than to give credit where it is due.
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