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Hollywood Spurs Surge in Computer Science Majors
Educators and technologists say films like “The Social Network” and celebrity entrepreneurs are inspiring more students to earn computer science degrees.Yes, Fashion is a major driver of undergraduate education.I hope we have not inflated the value of such as far as this indicates. -
Hashtags, a New Way for Tweets: Cultural Studies
Hashtags — a word or phrase preceded by the “#” symbol — have been popularized on Twitter as a way for users to organize and search tweets. I have forgotten my password and really don't want to try to dig it out. I checked when I started occasionally loosing my desktop and there were no new posts. I will look when feeling ambitious. My only limit here is time and attention. Comments is open and I do look from time to time. I will close them if spam begins to pile up. -
U.S. Warns Styrene and Formaldehyde May Cause Cancer
Styrene and seven other substances were added to a list of possible human carcinogens, and the warning on formaldehyde was strengthened.These things are really nasty.I work with them with great care. They are cheap and available and work as advertised.Industry must move away from them but it will have to study and pay more and learn. All things industry does not do well. -
Blocking Elizabeth Warren
Republicans say they won’t confirm her to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but it’s a fight worth having.Joe Nocera is an established business journalist. As such he is captive of his sources. If he does not write the world as they see it they will stop talking to him and not return his calls. President Obama is a very smart man. I will try to trust him to play his hand to our nations best advantage. If I can't stand the result I will work against him in the primaries. -
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Damon Winter and Barbara Davidson Are Among Those Honored by the National Press Phoographers Association
“Damon Winter and Barbara Davidson Are Among Those Honored by the National Press Phoographers Association - http://nyti.ms/locJIt”
Pictures with power. Go and look . . .. They document the story given in text.
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Drug Bust
Friday marks the 40th anniversary of one of the biggest, most expensive, most destructive social policy experiments in American history: The war on drugs.Charles Blow and Barack Obama know the political realities.We may begin to see action on drugs in four years. We have to do it but it is another hot button issue. I read the executive summery on the PDF. -
Blunt Warning From Gates Reveals NATO Strains
The warning by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates came amid growing U.S. resentment against NATO over the air war in Libya.It is time Robert Gates retired. "There is no free lunch." -
Leonard B. Stern, Creator of Mad Libs, Dies at 88
Mr. Stern, an Emmy-winning television writer, created Mad Libs as he tried to find the right word for a script.This was the best they could do. Doing better is a necessity. -
Sprouts, Poster Plant of Health Food, Can Pack Risks
As a horrified Europe learned over the past month, sprouts are a high-risk food for carrying harmful bacteria like salmonella or the toxic forms of E. coli, according to experts.A high price to pay for "honour". -
Dow Falls Below 12,000
The Dow closed below 12,000 for the first time since March, suggesting that one of the few bright spots for the United States economy may be starting to fade.I see it. So far fair words have born it up. I will watch carefully for a few days. I think there is another peak in it.
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Weiner Says He Sent Private Messages to Girl, 17
A teenager’s family said the congressman’s communications were “harmless,” but still expressed concern about the exchanges.He is negotiating the succession. -
The Long Hard Ride of Damian Lopez Alfonso
A Cuban cyclist, severely disfigured in a childhood accident, longs to compete internationally. New York bikers have embraced his dream.He is doing well. I have no insight to add from this account. -
Imagining Ronald McDonald’s Exit Interview
Is it time to stop taking nutritional advice from a clown?The company is not the clowns problem. The product panders. -
China’s Mongolian Protests Have Long Roots
The ethnic Mongolian protests that have swept a number of China’s cities in recent weeks are a sobering reminder of discontent in some of China’s 55 ethnic minorities. -
At Age 90, Prince Philip’s Tongue Is Sharp as Ever
He’s been called both a survivor of Britain’s imperial age and a national embarrassment, but Queen Elizabeth’s consort shows no sign on cutting back on his wildly offensive witticisms. -
Paperless Business Cards: Noticed
Once ubiquitous, they are being transformed and even eliminated by QR codes and apps like the Hashable for iPhone that lets users exchange electronic “cards.” -
A Firepot, a ‘Safe’ Label, and 2 Horrible Explosions
Two accidents, less than a week apart, raised serious questions about a gel fuel for ceramic firepots, scented with citronella to ward off insects. -
Stir in Virginia Over Rainbow Flag at a Federal Reserve Bank
Conservative groups, gay rights groups and state lawmakers just cannot seem to stop talking about the rainbow flag at the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond, Va. -
Eating In and Around Seattle
Sampling the odd and delicious offerings of a city where locavore living has become a lifestyle. -
What’s to Be Done With 15 Feet of Snow in June? Utah Knows
Winter sports enthusiasts are taking advantage of a record snowpack left in many of the mountain regions of the West.
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