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8/28/09
TechNews for the week: August 28; August 26; August 24;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Abdullah accuses Karzai of 'rigging' Afghan vote;
Prosecutor to Probe CIA Interrogations; GOP Leader Calls CIA Probe 'Witch Hunt'; Democrats Say It's Too Narrow;
Report shows CIA interrogation methods; Two Administrations Drew Different Lessons From 2004 Report;
Bush officials sought to raise terror alert before '04 vote;
New Israeli Visa Policy Blocks Foreign Academic at Palestinian University;
Competition lacking among private health insurers;
Bernanke to Be Reappointed as Fed Chairman; Most red ink ever: $9 trillion over next decade;
Report: Subprime Lenders Getting U.S. Subsidies; Banks 'Too Big to Fail' Have Grown Even Bigger ;
Military assesses content of Reporters Visiting War Zones;
SC gov didn’t disclose flights on private planes; Sanford reimbursed himself, but won't say what the expenses were;
Design issues
Other news
Which Web Browser And Why?;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Copyright issues
Other News
AT&T Tells FCC It Didn't Object to Google Voice App;
Study: Testosterone Makes a Difference in Financial Risk Taking;
Education:
Is America scientifically illiterate?; Author Urges Scientists To Learn More About Americans In Order To Teach Them Science;
More Students Take Out Private Loans Before Exhausting Federal Ones; Enrollments - and Pell Costs - Soar;
SAT Scores Down Slightly with increase in Test-Takers;
No job, Sue Your College has supporters;
D.C. Schools Chancellor has 200-Page 'Framework' Spelling Out Teaching Guidelines;
Internet Seen Leveling Opportunities for Scientists; Video: Creating assignments in Blackboard;
How Students, Professors, and Colleges Are, and Should Be, Using Social Media; Professors Are Not Sold on Twitter's Usefulness;
Indiana U. Will Induct Bob Knight Into IU Hall of Fame;
NCAA states Fans Cannot Be Involved in Recruiting, but the Line Blurs;
Univ Northern Iowa donors lose out on insurance benefits;
Deal to Settle Lawsuit Over Bush Library Site at SMU Falls Apart;
Paul Quinn College Sues Accreditor SACS;
8/21/09
TechNews for the week: August 21; August 19; August 17;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Afghans Vote, Against Backdrop of Threats; Karzai, Abdullah both claim lead in Afghan vote; Public Opinion in U.S. Turns Against the War;
CIA Hired Firm for Assassin Program; Blackwater Disclosure Adds to CIA Worries;
Health overhaul myths taking root; Reform options;
Views on the Goverment's Role in End-of-Life Planning; False ‘Death Panel’ Rumor Has Some Familiar Roots; Public Option Called Essential;
Japan's economy rebounded in the latest quarter; Signs Don't Point To a Typical Recovery in U.S.; Rise of the Super-Rich Hits a Sobering Wall;
Buffett says unchecked U.S. debt threatens economy; Why Obama May, or May Not, Reappoint Fed Chairman Bernanke;
Oil Industry divided on climate law protests;
Ruling Threatens North Georgia's Access To Drinking Water;
Information technology:
Security issues
Other news
IBM, Caltech Look To DNA For Future Microchips;
Google Enables Document Sharing Among Groups;
Facebook Nears 'Must-Use' Status;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Patent issues
Trademark, domain names
First Amendment, Free Speech
Homeland Security
Education:
ACT Report: Most Students Are Not "College-Ready" In All Subject Areas; Payscale College Salary Report: Best Undergrad College Degrees By Salary;
Forbes' list of America's Best Colleges 2009; U.S. News & World Report university rankings a news story and another; Alternate rankings;
Administrative Ranks Grow Faster Than Faculty at U. of North Carolina System Faster Than Faculty at U. of North Carolina System;
Blog: California's Crises; State Spending on Higher Education Rose by 5.7% in 2008;
Michigan college scholarships in limbo in tussle over 'Promise'; GI Benefits Checks Could Arrive After Tuition Payments Are Due;
Schools Reevaluating Policies On College Credit For Military Training;
STEM Teacher Recruitment Program Touted; Dayton, Ohio, Opens Regional STEM School;
GAO study: Programs to Prepare Teachers for Some Student Populations Lack Oversight;
University of Texas Changes Manager Pay After Dispute;
NSF Defers to Universities on Ethical Standards;
NCAA says Ineligible Player Means U. of Memphis Must Forfeit Final Four Run;
Open Source Textbook Company Expands to 400 Colleges;
Today's College Freshman: Johnny Carson and the KGB;
8/14/09
TechNews for the week: August 14; August 12; August 10;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Analysts Expect Long-Term, Costly U.S. Campaign in Afghanistan; Gates: No Troop Request In Afghanistan Review; In Afghanistan, A Test of Tactics;
High-Stakes Opening and Closing Roles for a U.S. General in Iraq;
Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security;
Rove involvement in US attorney firing detailed; Cheney Uncloaks His Frustration With Bush;
Paulson’s Calls to Goldman Tested Ethics ;
Investigation: SC gov's plane use questioned; Senate probe: SC gov broke law on state travel;
Lawmakers face angry crowds on health care; Health Care: Republican Death Trip;
Information technology:
Security issues
Other news
Three critical issues to consider before upgrading to Windows 7;
Google Wave: Are We Ready to Replace E-Mail, Wikis?;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Patent issues
Privacy issues
Homeland Security
Other News
Why Jerks Are Bad Decision-Makers;
The Value of Self-Enforcing Protocols; Automated System Backfires On Social Security Administration ;
Education:
College Salary Report Draws Criticism For Methodology; Universities Lead the Way in Earmark/Lobbying Rankings;
Study: Rise in Average Borrowing by Students;
Temple Program Trains Mid-Career Science, Math Professionals To Teach;
Payments to Departing University Administrators Come Under Attack in North Carolina;
Former Kansas State U. Coach Says University Knew of $3.2-Million Buyout; Southeast Missouri State University Piles Up Penalties with NCAA;
Football player's blog nixed after only one submission;
Rejecta Mathematica, An academic journal for rejected math work;
8/7/09
TechNews for the week: August 7; August 5; August 3;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Pashtun ethnic agenda at heart of Afghan war; With U.S. Backing Afghan Army Steps Up Recruiting, Training; Does the U.S. Have an Exit Strategy?;
Relationship between Army official and private contractor creates $191 million question;
Health Reform Bringing Together Factions Is Only Part of a Complicated Process;
Fact Check: Distortions rife in health care debate; Republicans Propagating Falsehoods in Attacks on Health-Care Reform;
AP ENTERPRISE: Biggest tax revenue drop since 1932;
SC first lady, sons move out of state residence;
Information technology:
Security issues
Other news
Best Video Editing Apps For Bloggers;
Facebook Generation Carries Social Software in the Enterprise;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Trademark, domain names
First Amendment, Free Speech
Homeland Security
Other News
Pentagon Considers Rules for Social Networking Sites; Net lingo for text messaging;
Education:
Southern States Have Greatest Need for Higher Education; Project data;
British Universities Catch flack over grade inflation;
Arizona State U. Details Plans for 3-Year Institutions; Budget Woes Pressure Enrollment Limits for Online Courses;
Report Calls on All U. of Illinois Trustees to Resign; ‘Gross academic fraud' at UTB-TSC involved using Blackboard system;
Audit: Sallie Mae Received Millions in Excess Subsidies; Audit: Online University Awarded Nearly $1-Million in Federal Funds to Ineligible Students;
IT Grad Sues College for Not Helping Her Get a Job;
Whole Brain Teaching: College: Classroom Management; Tools for teaching in a recession;
Natural Language is Still Our Most Important Technology;
Engineering recruitment problem;