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Dream Act signed by Governor Jerry Brown

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jerry brown Dream Act signed by Governor Jerry BrownCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown to sign the Dream Act legislation today, saying that California has to offer more educational opportunities for illegal immigrants. Law that allows illegal immigrants to receive financial aid to attend college in California.

Brown said in a statement:

“Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual excitement and creative thinking. Dream Act benefits all of us, which give students the best opportunity to improve their lives and the lives of us all. ”

The Los Angeles Times reported that the California Dream Act would allow illegal immigrants to receive public universities to receive a Cal Grant aid from 2013. Cal-Grants help program provided an average of $ 4,500 to more than 370 000 low-income students last year.

Governor Brown’s office said in a statement:

“The Cal general scholarship program is funded at $ 1400000000, which means that 1% of all Cal Grant funds could potentially be affected by AB 131, when the law applies.”

The Wall Street Journal noted that the dream of a controversial bill that the federal Congress does not pass last year. Federal dream given undocumented students, “the short-term path to permanent residency status.”

Currently, registered students can attend college (and paying in state tuition) if they graduated from a California high school and can say that is in the process to gain legal status. Dream Act would allow students, from 2013, to receive public assistance. California Department of Finance estimates that the new law would cost about $ 14,500,000 more than 2500 students must be eligible for Cal Grants.

iphone 4s verizon launch date is now official

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iphone 4s verizon iphone 4s verizon launch date is now official At a press conference in New York, Verizon CEO Lowell MacAdam announced that the iphone 4s verizon is available on the Verizon network since February 2011.

An 16GB version of the iphone 4s verizon will cost $ 200, with two-year contract. Apple smartphones launched by Verizon on February 10 this year, with pre-orders for existing Verizon customers from 3 February IPhone Verizon offers a mobile access point where up to five devices can be connected. However, the iPhone does not work with the new ultra-fast 4G LTE network, and, like all CDMA handsets, users are not available for data calls, which means browsing the web while talking on the phone.

“We are waiting for this day for a long time,” said Apple’s COO Steve Cook, who joined on stage by MacAdam, according to Engadget.

MacAdam said: “Our relationship with Apple has been developed over the last two years. In 2008 we started talking about what the iPhone into a CDMA network. We spent a year testing. ”

Critics – including rival AT & T Verizon – Verizon doubt claim that the network is able to bear the additional burden of millions of iPhone users.

And Dee Verizon emphasizes the power of networking during the “Big Red”, the press conference. “We are ready for launch,” he said. “Our customers will get the iphone 4s verizon great wireless experience.”