In the news What's New in the World of Work Please note: External links will open in a new browser window and may require no-cost registration with the host publication. Valley investments fly higher this quarter but not over last year San Jose Mercury News, July 25, 2005 Venture capitalists boosted their second-quarter investments in Silicon Valley private companies by 8 percent, to $1.802 billion, compared with the quarter before. That's the highest level in four quarters. MORE Preparing kids for the future economy Fast Company Magazine, July 2005 How much thought have you given to developing a theory of your kids' future? According to the Kaiser Family Foundation's latest report, kids ages 8 to 18 spend an average of six hours daily with electronic media (mostly TV, followed by computers, then video games) and less than half an hour reading books. MORE Getting more girls to study math, tech – Panel planning to discuss old issue of disparity with boys San Francisco Chronicle, July 18, 2005 For all the attention focused in recent years on the problems of getting more girls and women interested in science, math and technology, advocates say there is still a long way to go. A 2002 study from the Department of Labor's women's bureau found that only 10 percent of engineers across the country are women, according to Donna Milgram, executive director of the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science, a group based in Alameda. MORE Median house prices soar above $700,000 San Jose Mercury News, July 19, 2005 Just eight months after crossing the $600,000 mark, the median price of houses sold in Santa Clara County blasted past the $700,000 milepost in June, hitting a new record median price of $705,000. MORE Energy costs top threat to economy Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, July 24, 2005 Concern is heating up over rising energy costs in Silicon Valley. A growing number of local business executives and consumers believe that energy costs and policies represent the single biggest threat to the economy in 2005, according to two semi-annual surveys conducted earlier this month. MORE Gates worried over decline in U. S. computer scientists Computerworld (IDG News Service) July 18, 2005 Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates said today that there is a shortage of qualified computer science engineers for hire in the U.S., a problem that reflects a decline of interest in that course of study. MORE

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