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2/25/11
TechNews for the week: February 25; February 23;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Clashes spread closer to Tripoli; U.S. consults allies on Libya options; Fate of Gaddafi inner circle; new clashes in Tripoli as government offers money, pay hikes;
Pakistan puts CIA contractor on trial for murder; Demands Data on C.I.A. Contractors;
Can Al Qaeda Survive the Revolts?
Gates Warns Against Any More Wars Like Iraq or Afghanistan; U.S. Invokes National Security to hide details of national security fraud;
Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights; What Wis. Public Workers Pay for Pension and Health-Care; 5 Reasons the Wisconsin Uprising Affects You;
Tea party vision for Montana;
Gingrich: If it comes to a shutdown, the GOP should stick to its principles;
SC budget plan with Medicaid, welfare cuts gets OK;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Article about the Terrorist Non-Threat; HBGary and the Future of the IT Security Industry;
House testimony on Government Surveillance of the Internet;
Microsoft fixes hole in its antivirus engine;
Math and science
Oldest human found in Alaska is a child;
Google tweaks search to promote "high-quality" sites;
18 fun facts about Social Security numbers;
Web design issues
Report on Faulty Browser Plugins;
Protests in Libya Prompt Concerns About .ly Domains;
Get Clean HTML From MS Word Files;
Other news
The Past Thrives in South Carolina;
Finance and Economics
Government cuts trim Q4 economic growth;
The biggest company you never heard of;
Big Oil Lobby Announces It Will Donate Directly To Candidates; Wisconsin Governor proposes to privatize state-owned power plants;
Education:
South Carolina Moves Toward New Funding Formula; Plan to change how SC funds education;
Arizona Bill Would Abolish Statewide Board and Set College Funds Through Student Vouchers;
Plan to Save Georgia's Hope Scholarships Would Link Awards to Grades; Michigan approves plan to close half of Detroit schools;
Limbaugh, Beck Leave Out Context On Test Scores To Smear Wisconsin Teachers;
WikiLeaks Inspires Site on Australian Higher Ed;
Free 'Video Book' From MIT Press Challenges Limits of Scholarship;
Caltech men’s basketball team wins a conference game;
Lawsuit Accuses TCU of Fraud in Case Involving Athletes and Allegations of Rape;
NCAA Penalizes Berkeley for Recruiting Violations in Men’s Basketball; Coastal Carolina basketball team under NCAA investigation;
2/18/11
TechNews for the week: February 18; February 16; February 14;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Bahrain opposition calls for rally; New clashes erupt in Bahrain; Police Crack Down on Mass Protest in Bahrain; Bahrain's crackdown threatens U.S. interests;
Iran wants to punish opposition leaders; Anti-government protests spread to Iran;
Yemen protesters clash with police; Police Try to End Clashes; Unrest Reported in Libya; Libyan protesters assert control; Military Cracks Down on Algeria Protest;
Egypt's military to keep Mubarak government for now; military dissolves parliament; Mubarak Steps Down and Fox News Calls the American People Marxist;
In Mubarak's final hours, defiance surprises U.S. and threatens to unleash chaos; his Desperate bids to stay; How Hosni Mubarak Got So Rich;
U.S.-Egyptian counterterrorism work in question;
U.S. Condemns Blogger’s “Secret Trial” in Syria;
U.S. Blocks Security Council Censure of Israeli Settlements; Palestinian 'cabinet to resign'; Questions remain over two states;
Iraqi Defector 'Curveball' Admits WMD Lies, Is Proud of Tricking U.S.; says [he's] Not To Blame' for U.S. War in Iraq;
Hacked e-mails reveal plans for dirty-tricks campaign against U.S. Chamber foes; The powerfull Washington law firm at the center of the WikiLeaks plot;
Karl Rove key player in Swedish WikiLeaks probe;
Gates, Rumsfeld Sued Over U.S. Military's Rape Epidemic;
Clinton Announces U.S. Policy on Internet Freedom;
Government shutdown? GOP, Democrats swap charges; House Republicans begin efforts to defund health-care overhaul; Vote Against Net Neutrality Funding;
Obama's budget raises taxes on affluent, businesses, boosts spending on innovation; rescinds parts of federal regulation on 'conscience protections' for health workers;
Supreme Court confronts conflicting laws on post-conviction DNA testing;
Wisconsin Students and Professors Join Thousands Rallying Against Governor's Plan to curtail collective-bargaining;
SC senator checking out South Carolina currency; but his company owes $67,000 in taxes, penalties;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
February Crypto-Gram Newsletter; Societal Security, Scareware and more
White House cybersecurity coordinator Schmidt says Cyberwar Not Same as Cybercrime;
“Anonymous” Hackers Release New Version of Worm; Stuxnet Turns USB Memory Sticks into Weapons of Mass Destruction;
How Feed-Over-Email Circumvents Chinese Censorship; How to crash the Internet;
Microsoft confirms Windows BROWSER protocol zero-day;
$1 Million of Forged Credit Card Money used by Prisoners; a Remote Town in Romania Has Become Cybercrime Central;
Air Force ordered software to manage army of fake virtual people;
Math and science
Stretching: The Delicate Art of Adjustments;
"Extreme" Origami Draws On High-Level Math And Engineering Skills;
Online WorldWide Telescope stargazing;
Report questions scientific evidence in FBI's anthrax case;
Web design issues
The Dirty Little Secrets of Search;
MPEG Group Looking at Patents Used by Google;
Other news
Video: IBM at 100; The Tipping Point: Still Current After All These Years;
FCC Chairman Defends Net Neutrality Rules; Strange turn in dancing baby vs. Prince case;
Columbia U. Professor Tries to Build Government-Proof Internet;
Historical Study of the NSA Scientific Advisory Board;
Lawyers Look to Social Networks for Juror Data; What happens when mean girls grow up?;
Finance and Economics
Fannie and Freddie: Obama offers 3 options for mortgage market overhaul; Fannie, Freddie, And The Sinking Housing Market;
How to Provide Raises in a Challenging Economy; Many Companies Refuse To Consider Unemployed Candidates;
House GOP unveils $61B spending cut plan;
Education:
More older students head to college; Factors That Prompt Students to Consider Quitting College;
Ohio State and Miami U. Accused of Giving Big Edges to Some Minority Applicants;
Financial Outlook Is Grim for Colleges With High Debt, but Remains Stable for Many;
In Texas, Public Officials Offer More Ideas for Cutting College Costs; Georgia Lawmakers Keep Hope Scholarship Alive, but With Cap on Awards;
Utah Legislator Offers Bill to End Tenure; UNLV Warns Faculty of Looming 'Fiscal Collapse'; U. Wisconsin Officials At Odds Over Madison's Role in System;
Gallaudet U. Eliminates 17 Programs; South Carolina Lawmakers Want Professors to Teach More; Clemson faculty, departments to compete for limited cash;
Faculty Votes No Confidence in Idaho State U. President; State Board of Education Suspends Faculty Senate at Idaho State U.;
How Athletes Spend Their Time; As Athletic Programs Push Harder, Medical Staffs Fret Over Consequences;
After Flurry of Fund Raising, Cal Will Keep 3 Sports; South Carolina Lawmakers want colleges to pay for football security;
Fiesta Bowl CEO Put on Leave Amid Investigation;
2/11/11
TechNews for the week: February 11; February 9; February 7;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Mubarak Doesn't Resign, Cairo's Tahrir Square Erupts with Anger; Finally, Mubarak resigns as president; hands power to military;
Constitution biggest roadblock to change in Egypt; Why the Muslim Brotherhood was late to the protest; Suleiman: The CIA's man in Cairo;
Outrage in Egypt and a Facebook Page That Gave It a Voice; Freed Google exec helped spark Egypt revolt; 'Sandmonkey' Reveals Identity After Police Beating;
WikiLeaks: Egyptian 'torturers' trained by FBI; Mubarak told US not to topple Saddam;
Maliki Won’t Seek Another Term; Afghan, NATO forces brace for spring offensive;
7 of the Worst Dictators the U.S. Is Backing to the Hilt; Bush’s Swiss visit off after complaints on torture;
Disconnect Between Education and Jobs Helps Fuel Arab Unrest;
At CIA, grave mistakes, then promotions; CIA calls AP ‘reckless’ for using officers’ names; Ex-CIA staffer alleges CIA coverup in toxin exposure case;
An Eyewitness Account: WikiLeaks vs. Donald Rumsfeld's Lies;
Campaign to attack WikiLeaks and its supporters; US connection to Secret Swedish Spy Law; Data intelligence firms proposed a systematic attack against WikiLeaks;
Republicans in House Battle Turmoil in Their Ranks; House rejects three surveillance tools of Patriot Act;
Michele Bachmann Continues to Display her Impressive Confusion About the Constitution; The GOP Attack on Women;
4 charged with insider trading at hedge funds ;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Six Steps for Checking Your Facebook Privacy;
Nasdaq Servers Breach: Facts and Fallout;
Microsoft disables AutoRun on Windows XP/Vista to prevent malware infections;
Math and science
Mathematician finds formula for long-lasting love; Need to Think Better? Take a Walk;
Race Directors Raise Concern Over Proposed Police Fee;
Web design issues
Selecting the Best Images for a Website; Taking Screenshots on Windows: Greenshot;
U.S. Government Seeks Veto Power Over New Domains;
Why it is Time to Make the Move to IPv6;
Other news
Ronald Reagan's 30-Year Time Bombs; Is Palin out of step with Reagan's values;
How Fox News' Lies Alter Americans' Perceptions of Reality;
What the Bible Really Says About Sex;
AOL to buy Huffington Post for $315 million;
Nikki Haley Affair Rumors Resurface;
Finance and Economics
By one measure, federal taxes lowest since 1950; Changes to Medicare;
Obama administration proposes higher fees, down payments for homebuyers; replacing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac;
Education:
Young US Women Nearly Twice As Likely To Earn Bachelor's As Men;
Number of AP Test Takers Has Nearly Doubled Since 2001; Minority Students and A.P. Program, a Mixed Report Card;
Missouri Colleges Will Cut More Than 100 Degree Programs; Brown U Tenure Changes Coming;
Financial fraud uncovered at Purdue; Villanova U. Law School Gave False Reports of GPA's and Test Scores;
Credit Ratings for Colleges Are Foreseen as Stable in 2011; California's Universities Vow to Freeze Tuition Unless Tax Extensions Fail;
The Academic Minute: Intelligence and Politics;
Toughen NCAA Standards for Freshmen;
Coach Asks Booster to Do Player's Homework; Eagle-Eyed Elders Track Jayhawk Jocks’ Attendance;
Wake Forest U. Coach Donates Life-Saving Kidney to Player;
Berkeley Reconsiders Athletics Cuts; No more discussion about NCAA Tournament expansion;
2/4/11
TechNews for the week: February 4; February 2; January 31;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Mubarak Won't Seek Re-election; New Egypt VP Led CIA Torture; Protesters throng Cairo, pushing Mubarak to go;
Mubarak supporters clash with crowds after army tells protesters: 'Go home'; Demonstrations turn violent as pro-Mubarak crowd clashes with protesters ;
Pro-Mubarak supporters attack journalists in Egypt; On Cairo's streets, a roundup of foreigners; many held for hours; Egypt's military in a quandary;
Egyptian Blogger Who Posted Videos of Police Torture Is Arrested, Released; Channels Join Fight To Broadcast Al Jazeera In Egypt;
White House, Egypt Discuss Plan for Mubarak’s Exit; U.S. influence has waned; Egypt’s Economy Is Near Paralysis; The Internet in Egypt Without broadband;
Egypt’s Upheaval Puts Militants in a Lurch; American Foreign-Policy Folly aiding Murabak because he's easy on Israel;
Egypt protests show George W. Bush was right about freedom in the Arab world; When Bush Caved to Mubarak;
Income Inequality Is Worse In The U.S. Than In Egypt;
China Blocks Keyword Searches of Word “Egypt”;
Jordan’s King Dismisses Cabinet After Protests; Why Yemenis engaged in "Day of Rage";
Pakistanis flee army offensive near Afghan border; Terror camps operating on Indo-Pak border; Afghans Plan to Stop Recruiting Children as Police;
U.S. oversight official reports Iraqi security forces facing serious problems; Report: Secret Jails Remain in Use in Iraq;
Mental health specialist recommended WikiLeaks suspect not be deployed to Iraq;
WikiLeaks: 9/11 gang with pilot uniforms fled to London; FBI hunting;
Unconstitutional: Federal Judge Rules Against Health Reform, Invalidates Law Over 'Individual Mandate'; a case of Judicial Activism;
Ayn Rand Railed Against Government Benefits, But Grabbed Social Security and Medicare When She Needed Them;
Australia introduces one-off ‘flood tax’ to pay for flood;
GOP Abortion Bill Redefines Rape; repeal of health-care overhaul fails in the Senate;
Democrats Pick Charlotte for 2012 Convention;
Palin suporters Threaten to Defect from GOP if She Doesn't Win Presidential Nomination;
As Tea Party Koch Brothers Earned An Extra $11 Billion In Recent Years, They Laid Off Thousands;
Wife of Supreme Court Judge now a Tea party lobbyist;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Spotlight Again Falls on Web Tools and Change; U.S. Tests E-Mail system that Bypasses Egypt-Style Internet Shutdown;
Windows Faces Zero Day MHTML Vulnerability ; Internet Explorer Flaw Could Disclose Passwords; Critical flaws in Windows, Internet Explorer;
Android Trojan Steals Credit Card Numbers;
Privacy: It's time to restore personal, private data;
Terrorist Targets of Choice; Could Stuxnet Be Turned on U.S.?
Jury Says it's Okay to Record the TSA;
Study: Red-light cameras save lives;
Math and science
Biology Professors Use Cloud Computing to Reach Students; Google Takes Street View Inside 17 Museums for Virtual Tours;
Football technology predicted by 2020 like safer helmets; Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory;
Judging Edward Teller;
Fuzzy Logic vs Probability;
Web design issues
IPv4 Internet addresses: 251 blocks down, 5 to go;
One Video URL to Rule Them All; Creating Images for Mobile Devices; Do Web Safe Colors Make a Difference?;
Video Tutorial: Android development 101- 'Hello World';
Other news
Google Launches Twitter Fix for Egypt; Hackers' Egypt Rescue: Get Protesters Back Online;
AAUP President: Glenn Beck’s Scholar Bashing Verges on ‘American Fatwa’; Top Fox News Editor Pushed Staff to Smear Obama as "Socialist";
Finance and Economics
U.S. unemployment rate drops to 9 percent, but only 36k jobs added;
Which States Squandered Their Stimulus Money? Bloomberg Seeks a Pension Overhaul; The Paradox of Corporate Taxes in America;
Social Security and Welfare Benefits Going Paperless;
BP's Russian arm looked at deals with rogue states;
Bank of America to Create Unit for Toxic Loans?
How Much Does the Average Police/Highway Patrol Officer Make?
Education:
A Profile of This Year's Freshmen; Survey: College Affordability Is Top Concern of Americans;
ACT Report Proposes Creating National Credential System for Work-Force Skills; Video on Unfairness of Colleges using ACT/SAT tests;
13% of US biology teachers advocate creationism; New Advanced Placement Biology Is Ready, but U.S. History Isn’t;
Loan-Default Rate at For-Profit Colleges Would Double Under New Formula; Donations to Colleges Rose, if Only Slightly, in 2010;
G.O.P. Governors Take Aim at Teacher Tenure; 5 Professors and Watchdog Group Sue to Block Prayer Event at Air Force Academy;
Critics Say China's High-Performing Education System Is Flawed;
Should student Attend Traditional Classes via Webcam? Questions About Who Owns Student Inventions; Watchknow: The ultimate educational video/wiki mashup;
‘Objectifying Gaze’ Subtracts From Women’s Math Abilities;
Elite Athletes Say Many Coaches Stretch the Truth in Recruiting ; Ignorance Is Not Bliss Regarding Spending on Athletics;
T. Boone Pickens says UConn Should Have Listened to Angry Donor;