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3/27/09
TechNews for the week: Mar 27; Mar 25; Mar 23;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
7 states see unemployment rates in double digits; full list;
Geithner to Propose Vast Expansion Of U.S. Oversight of Financial System; financial system overhaul unveiled; Turf Battles Unfold;
Fed starts buying government debt; Obama moves against bad bank assets; urges bank CEOs to deal with bad assets;
Bank CEOs voice support for Obama's economic plans; Deficit Projected To Swell Beyond Earlier Estimates;
Bankers Press Case Against Punitive Tax; AIG Suing To Recover Taxes in IRS Dispute;
BofA shareholder looks to oust CEO from board; AIG executive resigns on NY Times op-ed page;
Five Lessons from the AIG Bonus Blowup; Videos on the economy; Money Mystery: Who's Holding U.S. Currency?;
PBS: Inside the Meltdown: Economic Crisis 2008-2009; Time: 25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis; A look at Bush's economic mistakes;
NATO 'Out Of Troops' In Afghan South ;
In Iraq, Chaos Feared as U.S. Closes Prison; GAO Calls Iraq Pullout A 'Massive,' Costly Effort ;
FBI Director Urges Renewal of Patriot Act;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
Google Gmail Now Allows Users to Undo Sent E-Mail; Google makes user-created maps searchable;
New video-editing software gets multiframe tech;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Copyright issues
Patent issues
First Amendment, Free Speech
Privacy issues
Other News
CNet video news;
Nearly Retired Workers Staying Put;
Red meat study;
Education:
UNC president pushing furloughs to save money; 'Idaho Education Network' Cut Out of State Budget;
San Jose State University rejects 4,400 prospective freshmen due to budget crises;
New Default-Rate Data Fuel Fight Over Ending Bank-Based Lending; Data on Student Loan Defaults;
U.S. teachers contracted to work longer than G-8 counterparts;
Report: Higher Education needs to better align role in Military Restructuring;
Opinion: College Rankings Will Never Die;
Rise In Foreign Science, Engineering PhD Students Attributed To Economic Forces; Is it too late to turn around math/science ed in the US?;
MIT Professors Approve Campuswide Policy to Publish Scholarly Articles Free Online;
Professor Who Objected to Training in Sexual-Harassment Prevention Relents;
Commentary: Teaching Tech to the Adjuncts, and Admitting Some IT Mistakes; How do you convince teachers that Twitter isn't a waste of time?;
How young is too young for the NBA?
Report: Athletics Programs Used Bus Companies With Poor Safety Records; Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi Penalized by NCAA for Rules Violations in 3 Sports;
Franco-Russian Mathematician Wins $950,000 Abel Prize;
3/20/09
TechNews for the week: Mar 20; Mar 18; Mar 16;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
China Worried About U.S. Debt;
AIG Discloses $75 Billion in Bailout Payments ; Summers calls bonuses 'outrageous'; Rage at AIG Swells As Bonuses Go Out; AIG Firestorm Alarms Other Firms;
Key Argument for Incentives Questioned; Congress Moves to place 90% Tax on Bonuses ; Bankers say bonus restrictions harm industry;
Survey: more firms are making exec pay changes, cutting bonuses; How the Fed Failed to Tell Obama About The Bonuses;
As Economy Plummets, Cashless Bartering Soars on the Internet;
Obama offers plan to help small businesses; Obama rejects SC gov's bid to use stimulus on debt; SC March Budget shortfall;
SC gov Sanford doesn't want $700M in federal stimulus cash; Sanford approval rating at 40%;
Pentagon Rethinking Old Doctrine on 2 Wars; Troops Face New Tests in Afghanistan; Pentagon Will Review System For Civilian Pay;
US military shot down Iranian drone last month;
Red Cross Described 'Torture' at CIA Jails; Latest CIA Sex Scandal Puts Focus on How Agency Polices Self;
New record for number of PACs;
Battle brews over Bush library;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
Gmail previews links to Yelp, Flickr, YouTube;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Copyright issues
Trademark, domain names
Privacy issues
Homeland Security
Other News
Japan's latest supermodel--a robot;
Survey: Users Expect Unrestricted Net Access;
How to Handle Too Many Reasonable Requests;
Education:
Education department annual digest of statistics;
Need For Remedial Courses Increases At Texas Colleges; More UK schools requiring an 'A' for admission;
College of DuPage Board Tables Policy Changes That Stirred Academic-Freedom Debate;
Kentucky Community-College Board Abolishes Tenure for New Faculty Hires;
Survey finds Enrollment In Computer Science Programs Increased in 2008;
Educating Students About In-Classroom Laptop Use Can Raise Scores; Free online tool helps analyze state certification requirements
Elon's use of Second Life in the curriculum; Is Simulation as Good as Real Life?; Professors' blunders caught on tape;
The realities of running open source in school; What Does the CFO Know About Technology Anyway?;
Survey finds Most Colleges Knowingly Admit Illegal Immigrants as Students;
Georgia Tech Employee Gets 10-Year Sentence for $175,000 Spending Spree; 4th University Is Missing Money in Alleged $554-Million Swindle;
Jackson State U. Faculty Votes No Confidence in President; Survey of Vice Chancellors' Salaries Prompts Outrage in Britain;
Colleges in Louisiana Get $100-Million for Building (Along With Budget Cuts); University Of Rochester Freezes Salaries, Puts Hold On Major Projects;
NCAA Tournament Teams Show Gaps in Academic Performance by Race and Gender;
3/13/09
TechNews for the week: Mar 13; Mar 11; Mar 9;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
U.S. Troops Face a Tangle Of Goals in Afghanistan;
China 'worried' about US Treasury holdings; Underwater Stock Options Get a Lifeline From Firms; More FHA-Backed Mortgages Go Bad Without a Single Payment;
AIG tells US Its Collapse Would Cause Worldwide 'Chain Reaction'; GM says it doesn't need $2B from gov't in March;
Oversight of Bank Bailouts Criticized by House panel; GOP Leaders Criticize Bank, Budget Plans;
South Carolina's job losses mount, agencies stymied by budget cuts and politics; SC Gov. Sanford: Use stimulus cash to pay debt;
Texas gov. rejects stimulus money for unemployment;
Fourth Nominee Withdraws From Treasury's Roster; National Intelligence Council Pick Blames 'Israel Lobby' For Withdrawal;
Despite Madoff Guilty Plea, Questions Swirl and Rage Boils;
Report: Governments Overstate Net's Terrorism Role;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web';
Understanding what support techs say and what they really mean;
What TV.com Gets—and Hulu Misses; Boxee vs. Hulu vs. Cable (Spoiler: The Customer Loses);
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Privacy issues
Homeland Security
Other News
Ending The Stupid Broadband Penetration Battle;
Exercise: The Best Medicine;
March Madness toolkit;
Leadership vs. management: Understand the differences;
Adult Invasion Equals Change of Hangout for Facebook;
Education:
P=NP reportedly verified;
Study: US Ranks 8th In Innovation Leadership; President of Ohio State urges "Radical Reform" For Higher Education;
Survey: Higher Ed Can Still Make a Difference; Obama Calls for Better Data on Students and Urges Colleges to Control Costs;
Report: Grade Inflation A Continuing Problem; Researcher says Grade Inflation Continues at Varying Pace in Colleges;
Previous work experience not always positive for new job;
First Woman to Earn Computer Science Ph.D. in U.S. Wins Turing Award; Sciences Seen As Suffering From Image Problem;
Study: Rate Of Increase In Faculty Salaries Down; U. of Alaska Just Says No to Earmarks;
University Of Arizona Expected To Eliminate 25 Majors; U. Massachusetts-Amherst Releases Reorganization Plan;
Sallie Mae Says It Will Sit Out PLUS Loan Auction;
Harvard Unveils Web Tool for Studying Media Trends; Teaching Expert Discusses Uses of Classroom 'Clickers'; ePortfolio Standards;
ClassTools.net - Free Flash for Online Teaching;
Simulation games May Be distorting reality for young people; False Positives with Plagiarism services;
Division III Athletes Continue to Lag in Academic Performance;
3/6/09
TechNews for the week: Mar 6; Mar 4; Mar 2;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Economy Shrinks At Staggering Rate; In Free-Fall, Stocks Hit Lowest Mark Since '97; U.S. Unemployment Rate Jumps to 25 year high;
FDIC warns US bank deposit insurance fund could tank; GM auditors raise the specter of Chapter 11; Reports: AIG to get up to $30B more in Fed aid;
As Task Force Debuts, Some Ask: Who Is Middle Class?;
Bush-era memo claims unfettered rendition powers; Anti-Terrorism Documents Made Public;
Army: 18 more suicides suspected in Feb.;
Court rejects Franken's bid to be seated in Senate;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
Testing YouTube's 720p HD Encoding; Establish a “create once, use anywhere” converged workflow;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Copyright issues
Privacy issues
Other News
Dow Jones decline rate mimics Great Depression; The Man Who Figured Out Madoff's Scheme; The list of Who Got H-1B Visa Petitions Approved In 2008;
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs;
Education:
Arkansas Caps Public-College Spending on Scholarships to Put Brakes on Tuition;
Some Lawmakers Foresee "Difficult Choices" In Science Funding;
Survey finds Job Market Will Be Brutal for This Year's College Seniors; Manufacturers Seek to Align Education With Job Skills;
Push For "21st Century Skills" Challenged; some want more emphasis on "core skills"
PBwiki Unlimited Campus Edition for Up To 1,000 Participants; K-12 textbooks in for a big change; More Google goodness for educators;
Second Life: Engaging Virtual Campuses; Best Ways for Professors to Use Student-Response Systems;
Study: Lifestyle choices steer women away from STEM careers; Light Shed On Why Science Fields Lack Women;
U Texas president warns: scaling back the top-10-percent law or no football!
NCAA Orders Florida State U. to Forfeit Wins Over Cheating Scandal;
U.S. Appeals Court Rules for Tenure Rights;