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12/25/09
TechNews for the week: December 23; December 21;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Insurgents forced out of Pakistan's tribal havens form smaller cells in heart of nation;
Pentagon contract saves jobs at Wisconsin truckmaker; In Wisconsin a sad state of unemployment; States' jobless funds are being drained in recession;
Health bill passes landmark Senate vote; To defeat health-care reform Republicans hope for one Democratic senator to die;
Fed's approach to regulation left banks exposed to crisis; AIG fails to keep pledge to return bonuses; Fund Boss Made $7 Billion in the Panic;
More bailed-out community banks failing to pay U.S. dividends; Companies cut dividends in '09 at a level not seen since 1930s;
U.S. promises unlimited aid to mortgage giants;
Design issues
Other news
Firefox 3.5: World's most popular browser;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Patent issues
Trademark, domain names
Other News
Undersea robot captures rare deep-sea eruption;
Leadership: How Winning Coaches Lead;
Education:
Do American Students Bring Down the Curve?;
Fewer Students Taking High School Computer Science Classes; Gaming Courses Increasingly Popular;
Stevens Institute Of Technology, Its President Face Array Of Charges; Indiana U. of Pennsylvania President hit with overwhelming no-confidence vote;
Seven Indiana Universities To Lose $150 Million In State Funding; Survey of community college presidents’ salaries, benefits and perquisites;
Financial transactions between the Fresno State foundation and the athletic department probed;
Time out: Alabama judge delays trial for college football;
12/18/09
TechNews for the week: December 18; December 16; December 14;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Afghan promises to insurgents often empty; McCaskill calls for increased oversight of contract work in Afghanistan; Iraqi official: Iranians seized Iraqi oil well;
Pentagon: Insurgents intercepted drone spy videos;
Expert: Medicare cuts could hurt hospitals; Medicare buy-in plan runs into Senate resistance;
GOP senators to block defense bill in bid to delay health-care vote; GOP filibuster blocked by Democrats;
Senate Republicans vow to delay health-care vote; health-care bill could enable insurers to avoid some of the strongest consumer protections;
Nations' mounting debts worry global investors; Dubai gets last-minute bailout of $10 billion;
Citigroup, Wells Fargo to repay bailouts; Kucinich panel to investigate Citigroup tax ruling;
Palin's own 'Climate-gate';
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
Five cool Microsoft applications that are completely free;
Google: URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl and the Google phone: A 'snappy' chip; Tips for Searching Google Maps; Report: Google's reCAPTCHA flawed;
Browser makers hope WebGL will remake 3D;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Copyright issues
Patent issues
Privacy issues
Other News
Study: Americans are glued to the couch; Happiest U.S. States Pinned Down;
12 References You Don't Want to See; Leadership: Ten Ways to Reenergize IT Workers;
How to use math to park a car;
Education:
Survey of College Finances Finds Good Stewardship, but Some Possible Red Flags inviting IRS Scrutiny;
Student Loan Data shows More Defaults At For-Profit Colleges;
For-Profit Online Colleges Taking Over Higher Ed In US Military; Audit Criticizes Middle States Accreditor Over Credit-Hour Standards;
Louisiana serves as model in teacher assessment; Performance pay funding for teachers may increase;
New Mexico State U Developing "Math Snacks" To Help Students Learn Concepts;
Ethics: A Real-Life Test; Matching Teaching Style to Learning Style May Not Help Students;
NCAA Panel Opposes Effort to Relax Telephone Recruiting Rule; Florida State uses "learning disabilities" to provide extra help for athletes;
Big Ten May Become Big Twelve; Texas Faculty Call Coach's Salary 'Unseemly';
Bowl Games Aren't So Profitable for Some Colleges; Lobbying Dollars and Bowl Games;
12/11/09
TechNews for the week: December 11; December 9; December 7;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
Nobel-winning Obama defends war in call for peace;
McChrystal's Afghanistan plan stays mainly intact; counterterrorism efforts set to expand in Afghanistan; Pay increase for Afghan troops resulted in surge of applicants;
US Air Force confirms 'Beast of Kandahar' drone;
Blackwater tied to clandestine CIA raids; Millions' worth of gear left in Iraq;
House Homeland Security Committee faces ethics inquiry; TSA accidentally reveals airport security secrets;
House passes major Wall Street regulatory reform;
Older Workers Forced To Retire Early, Begin Collecting Social Security Benefits;
Ginnie Mae's growth gives fuel to risky lenders;
Goldman Sachs execs won't get 2009 cash bonus; U.S. pay czar caps more salaries at bailed out firms; waivers granted after government lobbying;
Jenny Sanford files for divorce from S.C. governor;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
Running older versions of Office in Windows 7; The 'black screen of death': fact, fiction, or FUD?;
Google launches real-time search;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Trademark, domain names
Privacy issues
Homeland Security
Other News
NBC And NSF Team To Create Videos Showing Link Between Science, Olympics;
The worst things about being a manager;
Education:
America's Best High Schools 2010;
Study Highlights Issues For Students Who Drop Out Of College; Lower College Completion Rates Tied To Shift In Types Of Institutions Being Attended;
American Graduation Initiative and Workforce Development in the Community College;
Aspiring Graduate Students Will Face Revamped GRE in 2011; Having the Final Say;
Researchers Study Girls' Responses To Science Classes; CSI- third graders do Crime Scene Investigation at school!;
To Get This Grant, Students Have to Take 'Personal Finances 101'; Fort Hays State U Gives Students $5 for Each Credit Hour in Which They Earn at Least a C;
Lincoln U. Faculty Votes to Scrap Weight Requirement after complaints;
Slight Rebound for Endowments; Endowments fell 19 percent;
Evergreen college board backs off lay off plans in wake of chancellor investigation;
Miami U. Will Return Money From Donor Convicted of Fraud; U. of California Hires Auditor for San Francisco Campus;
Illinois Lawmakers Gave Scholarships to Relatives of Campaign Donors;
House Subcommittee Approves Bill Calling for College-Football Playoff;
Texas Sets Record for Football Coach's Salary: $5.1M; 2009 NCAA football coaches contracts;
Players on Bowl-Bound Teams Improve in Academics, but Racial Gap Widens; Classes vs. Bowl Game? No Contest at Alabama;
NCAA Investigates Tennessee's Use of Athletic Hostesses; U. South Florida Promises a Laptop for All Athletes;
Court Says Oklahoma State U. Can Take Property for Athletic Complex Using Eminent Domain;
Google Groups comes to Google Apps for Education;
IT Security Course at Merrimack Teaches Students How To Hack;
12/4/09
TechNews for the week: December 4; December 2; November 30;
War Politics and Reports (Also, see Free Speech and Homeland Security)
34,000 troops will be sent to Afghanistan; Pakistanis voice concerns about Obama's new Afghanistan plan; US soldiers: Afghan war more challenging than Iraq;
Senator says Afghan forces, not US, key to success;
Ex-British diplomat: Iraq invasion "legal but of questionable legitimacy"; U.S. sitting on $17 billion in unclaimed war bonds;
Dubai Wake-up: World markets endure knocks; Bank of America to repay U.S.;
Debate rages over health-care bill's impact on costs -- and how much that matters; Senate votes to keep Medicare cuts in health bill;
Major cases facing the Supreme Court;
Unemployment rate falls to 10% in November;
South Carolina Rift Highlights Debate Over G.O.P.;
Information technology:
Security issues
Design issues
Other news
Video: Dual-boot Windows XP and Windows 7; Video: Microsoft's new mapping tricks;
New Google service: Public DNS;
Net politics:
Good sources include Politechbot.com and Greplaw (cyberlaw forum at Harvard Law School);
Copyright issues
Privacy issues
Other News
Justices place lively spin on property-rights case;
Education:
State-by-State Report: Student Debt Rose for 2008 Graduates; and the Project on Student Debt;
Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Student Loan Bankruptcy Case; Justices Question Legal and Practical Issues;
Report: High Schools Should Track Students' College Success;
Did Harvard Ignore Warnings on Investments?; Miss. looks for solutions in tough economic times;
Pittsburgh's Plan To Tax College Students: students object; legal experts disagree on tax;
Iowa State President warns of 'Significant Downsizing'; Audit: Former Cal State Official Collected $150,000 in Improper Expenses;
Before he goes, St. Petersburg College president asks for $684K; Lawsuit: College Lowered Standards For Revenue;
Assn of Governing Boards issues 'Conflict of Interest' guidelines;
A Book for Boys; Which Students Qualify as Disabled?;
Royal Society papers provide science, history resources; Need help in math? Try Wolfram Alpha; Google Dictionary;
SunGard Trys Boutique Approach to Tempt Colleges; Google, Microsoft Rivalry Converts To Free Software For Schools;
Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons; What are the ethics of selling teacher-created lessons online? ;
Report: Program to Embed Anthropologists With Military Lacks Ethical Standards; NSF Report Documents New Scientific Misconduct Findings;
Coaching Carousel Cranks Into Gear; Hofstra U. to Drop Its Football Team;