a. inventor of the “@” b. winner of N. Carolina lottery for $20 million dollars c. Michelle Bachmann’s husband. d. new mayor of Wasilla e. inventor of Apple’s “i” term.[...]
Archive for June, 2011
June 7th, 2011 - 9:19 am § in Misc.
Jerusalem Post: Will Democracy Block Shia Terrorism From Syria?
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah’s recent words of solidarity with his embattled ally in Damascus led to the burning of the Lebanese Shi’a Islamist leader’s image by angry Syrian crowds during last Friday’s demonstrations. The movement’s stance on Syria reveals a basic contradictio[...]
June 6th, 2011 - 2:44 pm § in Misc.
Supreme Court Rebuffs Stanford’s Bid to Assert Control of Invention
From the Chronicle of Higher Education June 6, 2011 By Eric Kelderman Washington The Supreme Court ruled on Monday against Stanford University in a case that is viewed as a victory for faculty members and private companies involved in technology transfer and research partnerships. The ruling was als[...]
June 6th, 2011 - 1:04 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft and Boeing donate $5 million/yr for five years to offset cuts to higher ed.
Read more at the Seattle Times 50 million over 5 years?” $50,000,000 per year would be very impressive, even if limitted to five years. A long term commitment or gift to endowments would be impressive. A one time gift of $5 million/yr for five years is chump change. The bigger issue he[...]
June 6th, 2011 - 11:30 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Hamas blocking Raffah crossing to Egypt
A Jazeera reports that Hamas is preventing Palestinians from exiting into Egypt. Wouldn’t it be odd if HAMAS turned Rafah into its version fo the Berlin Wall? This could happen since many Gazans may legally have Egyptian citizenship since gaza was part of Egypt until 67. Imagine the dilemn[...]
June 6th, 2011 - 11:21 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Al Jazeera is reporting advances on Triploi by rebels, aided by the Warfalla tribe
The Warfalla tribe, the largest in Libya, controls most of Libya’s interior., including the roads to Tripoli. If Gaddhi wants to avoid the fate of Mussolini (left), the Duce of Libya really, really, ought to see if NATO might agree to take him prisoner. A trial in the Hague would be a lot [...]
June 6th, 2011 - 10:51 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS:Republicans Say Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Not Qualified for Fed
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Mark Felsenthal and Kristina Cooke) – Nobel Prize winner Peter Diamond said on Sunday he planned to withdraw as a nominee for Federal Reserve governor, after his nomination was repeatedly opposed by Republicans. “It is time for me to withdraw, as I plan to inform the[...]
June 6th, 2011 - 7:04 am § in Misc.
WGU: What is a mentor and what is required to join the WGU faculty?
from the WGU Blog, “wgu-mentor-interview-series” ed. This is unedited post answers the questio, “do the WGU mentors have expertise in their subject matter?” WGU Mentors serve a critical advising and support role for their assigned students’ success. Mentors are not teache[...]
June 6th, 2011 - 6:40 am § in Uncategorized
How many bits does it take to fill the universe?
How much information can the world store, communicate, and compute? from SCVideos on Vimeo.[...]