Peter on April 29th, 2009

Today’s Times (Many Teachers in Advanced Placement Voice Concern at Its Rapid Growth) reports on the “democratization of the A.P. curriculum.”   Nearly a third of the thousand A. P. teachers surveyed said the growth in A.P. popularity can be attributed to intellectual pursuits, while 90% only wanted to burnish their college applications.  Why is [...]

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Peter on April 28th, 2009

Back up your hard drives kids. . .cyberwars are coming.  The Times (U.S. Plans Attack and Defense in Cyberspace Warfare) reports malicious code, spying, and attacks can lead to an all-out virtual war.  Sounds like my friend’s recent divorce.

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Peter on April 28th, 2009

An article in today’s Times (In China, Knockoff Cellphones Are a Hit) discusses differential valuation in terms of low price-points and additional features of off-brand items.

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Peter on April 26th, 2009

An article in today’s Washington Post (As Census Nears, Debate On Inmates Is Renewed) discusses the political ramifications of counting or not counting inmates as “Residents.”   Also missing from the U.S. Census 2010 will be same-sex married couples.  Rather than being counted as married within the states where they’re married, they will be counted [...]

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Peter on April 24th, 2009

Interesting article from the BBC (Cow genome ‘to transform farming’) on manipulating cow genetics now that it’s been sequenced.

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Peter on April 23rd, 2009

A new survey (USA Today - Survey: Americans reclassifying luxury, necessity in recession) shows Americans are reconsidering luxury items.  It will be interesting to see how marketers reframe their branding positions.

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Peter on April 20th, 2009

Today’s article in USA Today (Some lose a job and become an entrepreneur) discusses the challenges and opportunities related to running a small business.

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Peter on April 19th, 2009

Today I’m designing the sky view of two educational interventions: CDC and DOE IES.  The CDC Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) project is located here, and the “best evidence” interventions specific to high-risk youth are located on this page.

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Peter on April 14th, 2009

Interesting bail out tracker on this site.

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Peter on April 4th, 2009

The Washington Post today reported the U.S. unemployment rate hit 8.5% (calculation info explained here).     Some key findings: A broad measure of joblessness, which includes people working part time but who would prefer full-time work and people who want work but have given up looking, has hit a record 15.6 percent. Even the [...]

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