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2/26/10
TechNews for the week: February 24; February 22;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Kabul Bank's Sherkhan Farnood feeds crony capitalism in Afghanistan; Millions of dollars leaving Afghanistan by plane for Dubai;
U.S. death toll in Afghan war nears 1,000 ; airstrike kills 27 Afghan civilians; New mayor delivers a plea to Marja;
Taliban defectors switch sides but wait for promises to be kept; Karzai takes over election watchdog;
In Kazakhstan the race to control the country's uranium deposits;
Popular Sunni political party to boycott Iraqi election; U.S. plans for possible delay in Iraq withdrawal;
Obama proposal targets insurance-rate increases; How Credit card reform might affect your wallet;
Democratic harsh rhetoric about fat bank profits shifts Wall Street towards Republicans; Troubled banking industry sharply reduced lending in 2009;
Did big U.S. banks contribute to the financial crisis in Greece?;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
Olympic timing a high-tech affair; New Windows software turns one PC into many;
Fuel-cell powered 'Bloom box' promises huge energy savings; The nitty-gritty details of the Bloom Energy box;
OpenOffice.org 3.2 Racks Up Tweaks, Fixes;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Patent issues
First Amendment, Free Speech
Homeland Security
Other News
Mark Twain: The Danger of Lying in Bed;
Education:
Woodrow Wilson Study finds Teachers Who Begin in Other Fields Lack Preparation;
Survey Gives Teachers Low Marks In Encouraging Students To Pursue STEM Careers;
Recession Could Push U.S. Further Behind in Educational Goals; Obama Administration Tries New Tack to Collect Student Data;
What Net Price Calculator Should Your Institution Offer? Report: Out-of-State Tuition Hikes Aren't a Panacea;
Salaries of Senior Administrators Reflect Dip in Economy; Berea students propose limits on administrative salaries;
Classes, homework slid straight to Internet as snow fell;
Pa. state universities consider eliminating some majors;
GAO Report Names Colleges That Violated Incentive-Compensation Rules; State Audit Criticizes Maryland College's Purchase of Land From a Trustee;
During Board Meeting, U. Mary Washington President Unexpectedly Resigns;
Hiring: When It Comes to Tenure, Who's to Judge?; British Court Rules for Professor Whose Decision to Fail Students Was Overturned;
Format War Heats Up among Publishers of Electronic Textbooks;
SUNY-Binghamton President Admits 'Missteps' in Troubled Athletics Program; Seton Hall Adds Women's Golf, Cuts 4 Teams to stay financially stable;
NCAA Faces Criticism Over Ad From Conservative Group; Appeals-Court Ruling Could Make Title IX Compliance Tougher for Colleges;
Key Letter by Descartes, Lost for 170 Years, Turns Up at Haverford;
2/19/10
TechNews for the week: February 19; February 17;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
U.S. launches Afghan surge; Marines slog to Marja; Troops face gunfights and minefields in offensive against Taliban;
Afghan Taliban's No. 2 is captured in Pakistan; Two top Taliban leaders arrested in Pakistan;
Specter of sectarian strife resurfaces in Iraq ; Dubai accuses Israeli spy agency in killing;
Global worries shake U.S. market; Refinancing unavailable for many borrowers;
Economic stimulus package hasn't made a dent in unemployment; Unemployment isn’t hitting all Americans equally according to study;
FDIC Calls Critical YouTube Video “Blatantly False”;
Americans: Supreme Court got it wrong;
HHS warns of double-digit spike in health premiums; Medicaid enrollment rises nationwide;
The tea-party movement and conspiracist kooks;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
McGOP: The Virtues and Vices of Sameness;
2010 Comprehensive Daily Kos/Research 2000 Poll of Self-Identified Republicans;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Homeland Security
Other News
FCC to Propose Minimum Internet Speed for Homes;
Education:
Study: Public Perceptions of Higher Education Declining;
Study: Incorrect Earnings Estimates Can Skew Choice of Major; Caltech Proposes Changes To Core Curriculum;
Efforts to Improve Teachers' Training resisted by traditional schools of education; More Students Entering STEM Studies, But Completion Rates Lag;
Pilot Program in 8 States Will Let Some 10th Graders to Graduate Early; MIT working Increase Dissemination Of Knowledge To Public, Schools;
Purdue Plan to Reduce Retirement Contributions; 14 Graduate Programs at U. of Iowa at Risk for Cuts or Elimination; Florida State Layoffs Tenured Faculty;
Nevada Higher Education Faces Sweeping Cuts Under Governor's Plan;
Audit Faults Maryland-Baltimore for Questionable Payments; State Lawmakers Approve Financial Audit of U. of California;
Tennessee Bill Would Give Politicians a wavier on Required Degree; Detecting Cheating by Analyzing Erased Answers;
Credit Cards on Campuses and Cautions;
At What Price Football? $10.1M Deficit Seen for U. of Hawaii Athletics;
The case for Bullet Points;
2/12/10
TechNews for the week: February 12; February 10; February 8;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Delayed closure faulted in attack on U.S. outpost in Afghanistan; At war, quiet support for openly gay troops;
China's investment fund sticks with cautious strategy; Goldman Sachs CEO gets stock-based $9 million bonus for 2009;
GOP Shelby of Alabama holding up Obama nominees for home-state pork; Republicans may opt out of Obama's health-care summit;
E-mails detail Todd Palin's role in Alaska decisions;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
First impressions of Google Buzz; Google's experiment: to deliver ultra-high-speed Web;
Jaron Lanier warns: Machines make bad masters; The case for Tech Luddites;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
First Amendment, Free Speech
Homeland Security
Other News
What today's tech is teaching tomorrow's workforce;
Silicon: It's good for you, especially in beer;
New Credit Card Law;
Education:
Graduating Seniors' AP Scores of 3 or Higher Were Up Slightly in 2009;
Study: To students sleep and socializing more important than classes and studying; Recession Affected Students' Financial Attitudes and Behaviors;
Chicago Non-Profit Expands Efforts To Train Young People In Technology, Leadership;
Significant Growth Expected in Number of 'Hispanic Serving' Colleges; Commentary: How 9th-Grade Gridlock Keeps Boys Out of College;
How Furlough Fridays effect Education; Dartmouth Resumes Layoffs and Loans in Face of $100-Million Budget Gap;
Audit Finds Mixed Progress For Minnesota State Colleges And Universities System;
Louisiana Seeks to Balance 2- and 4-Year Colleges; Community colleges OK cuts, layoff plan;
Catholic college's Board of Trustees surprises college by hiring new President;
President of U. of North Texas Abruptly Resigns; UNC president Says He Will Step Down;
Podcasting - do your job better; Class Parody Highlight Challenges of Teaching With Technology;
New Web Site Lists Free Online Textbooks; the site; Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration (Part 1) and Part 2;
Does military research conflict with university's research ethic requirements;
Report Faults Binghamton U. for Weak Oversight of Athletics;
Florida State U. Accepts NCAA Penalties in Wide-Ranging Cheating Scandal; NCAA Punishes Central Florida for Football Violations;
Judge Allows Licensing Lawsuit Against NCAA to Proceed; Southern Cal Signs 13-Year-Old Quarterback;
2/5/10
TechNews for the week: February 5; February 3; February 1;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Afghan troops killed by U.S. in friendly fire incident; Karzai's Taliban strategy opposed;
U.S. faces myriad challenges in training Afghan soldiers; U.S. commanders face discipline for battlefield failures;
With fewer allies, Iraq's Maliki faces tough reelection campaign; U.S. steps up weapon sales to Mideast allies ;
Gates fires general in charge of Joint Strike Fighter program; The Pentagon's biggest budget-buster.;
AIG employees agree to cuts in retention bonuses ; AIG to pay $100 million in new round of bonuses ;
Source: No sanctions for Bush lawyers who cleared waterboarding;
Justice Alito reminded us that the Supreme Court is dominated by a highly politicized conservative majority;
GOP leader thinks it's okay to put partisanship before issues of national importance;
Obama unveiling $3.8T federal budget blueprint; Administration retooling key part of 'No Child' law;
Rising loan defaults challenge FHA; January unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent;
Palin cabins not noted in tax assessments;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
Five business scenarios for the iPad and other tablets;
Google Leans on GeoEye-1 Satellite for Views of Earth; An App Store for Google Edu Apps, too?;
Device To Allow US Troops To See Through Walls;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Copyright issues
Privacy issues
Homeland Security
Other News
Apple's iPad Will Force Consumers To Pay For The Same Content Many Times Over;
YouTube: The Place for Politics?; Could cable lose its grip on TV business?;
Jenny Sanford reveals the false compass she lived by;
Education:
As Number of AP Tests Taken Has Grown, So Has the Proportion of Low Scores;
Study: College Makes Students More Liberal, but Not Smarter About Civics;
Grade Deflation At Princeton University Raises Ire Among Some Students;
Universities Try to Swing the Ax Gently in cutting programs; Race and Power in Mississippi; Why Pittsburgh and Higher Education are still fighting;
SC House panel OK'd Teacher 5 days furloughs and supension of end of year tests;
Contributions to Colleges Drop 11.9%; Okla State's Fund Raising scheme to-good-to-be-true ;
Top Online Degrees Help Teachers Make More Cents; Free Online Courses Don't Hurt Paid Enrollment;
Judge Throws Out Seattle's Math Curriculum; Survey:77% of teens interested in STEM career;
Tools for science learning; Faculty of La Sierra U. Backs Biology Dept. Against Creationist Critics;
Plagiarism Deterred Through Information, Not Threats; Judge Orders Website to Stop Selling Term Papers;
U. of New Orleans Formalizes Move to Division III Athletics;