Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few weeks.
Facebook has more than 1 million users in Vietnam, and the number has been growing quickly since the company recently added a Vietnamese language version of the site.
Over the last week, access to Facebook has been intermittent in the country, whose government tightly controls the flow of information. The severity of the problem appears to depend on which Internet service provider a customer uses.
Access to other popular Web sites appears to be uninterrupted in Vietnam, a nation of 86 million with 22 million Internet users.
San Francisco Chronicle
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
OKI Data Americas Introduces Desktop Capture Solution to Manage Electronic Workflow Direct From...
Desktop Capture Solution, which helps businesses seamlessly convert paper to electronic documents, with the ability to scan directly into Microsoft(R) Office SharePoint(R) and other document management systems. Compatible with OKI Printing Solutions' full line of color and monochrome multifunction products (MFPs), Desktop Capture Solution eliminates the need for additional imports and uploads that are necessary with most competitive solutions. The solution immediately increases workflow efficiency and employee productivity and reduces the costs of current business processes.
Forbes
Forbes
EDUCATION: Foreign Students Flock Back to U.S
The 2008/2009 academic year marked the largest increase - eight percent – in the number of international students attending U.S. colleges and universities since the 1980/1981 academic year, according to a report released Monday by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
While the ranks of international students in the U.S. are increasing, so to are the numbers of U.S. students choosing to study abroad.
U.S. students choosing to study abroad increased by 8.5 percent to 262,416 in the 2007/08 academic year with a noticeable increase in students choosing to go to "less traditional" locales, particularly in the developing world.
Destinations experiencing the biggest increase in U.S. students studying abroad include China, Ireland, Austria and India, with increases of about 20 percent each, and Costa Rica, Japan, Argentina and South Africa, up nearly15 percent each.
"Open Doors 2009: International Students in the United States" also finds that the number of new international students - those enrolling for the first time at a U.S. college or university - increased by 16 percent, which followed consecutive increases of 10 percent in the past two years.
IPS News
While the ranks of international students in the U.S. are increasing, so to are the numbers of U.S. students choosing to study abroad.
U.S. students choosing to study abroad increased by 8.5 percent to 262,416 in the 2007/08 academic year with a noticeable increase in students choosing to go to "less traditional" locales, particularly in the developing world.
Destinations experiencing the biggest increase in U.S. students studying abroad include China, Ireland, Austria and India, with increases of about 20 percent each, and Costa Rica, Japan, Argentina and South Africa, up nearly15 percent each.
"Open Doors 2009: International Students in the United States" also finds that the number of new international students - those enrolling for the first time at a U.S. college or university - increased by 16 percent, which followed consecutive increases of 10 percent in the past two years.
IPS News
HPC Advisory Council Announces World's Fastest 120Gb/s Networking Demonstration During SC09
The HPC Advisory Council, a leading organization for high-performance computing research, outreach and education, today announced the largest demonstration of the industry's fastest network during the SC09 conference (Nov.16-20) in Portland, Oregon --120Gb/s InfiniBand over SC09's massive conference network - SCinet. The 120Gb/s demonstration will connect 23 exhibitors on the SC09 showroom floor for demonstrating leading solutions and technologies for high-performance computing such as MPI application offloads and high-speed visualization that will enable real-time 3D navigation of full-scale automotive CAD models. Coupled with a high-resolution portable immersive system, the demonstration will allow visitors to literally walk in unedited automotive CATIA (Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application) models composed of millions of polygons.
Individual.Com
Individual.Com
Monday, November 16, 2009
Fashion school receives three out of five faculty awards at conference
Kent State fashion professors received three of the five faculty awards given at the International Textiles and Apparel Association conference Oct. 30 in Seattle.
Faculty of The School of Fashion Design and Merchandising attend the conference every year. More than 20 countries present designs and research at the juried event.
Professor Vincent Quevedo said Kent State has the most "Lectra" award winners in its faculty. He said the award used to be named "Best in Show."
"There was a lot of buzz after the conference because of Kent State," Quevedo said. "Everyone knows that the top faculty are teaching here. We are trying to create a new graduate program. It will attract the best of the best graduate students."
KentNewsNet.com
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Faculty of The School of Fashion Design and Merchandising attend the conference every year. More than 20 countries present designs and research at the juried event.
Professor Vincent Quevedo said Kent State has the most "Lectra" award winners in its faculty. He said the award used to be named "Best in Show."
"There was a lot of buzz after the conference because of Kent State," Quevedo said. "Everyone knows that the top faculty are teaching here. We are trying to create a new graduate program. It will attract the best of the best graduate students."
KentNewsNet.com
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Boston College: Fallen Alumni Honored
Boston College dedicated a memorial yesterday to the 209 BC students who have died in the course of military service. Their names, from William F. Colwell, BC '19, to David S. Connolly, BC '94, are etched into a polished stone memorial that curves against the slope on the Burns Library lawn.
"We are gathered here today to honor those who bore the ultimate burden," said Andrew Jenzer, ROTC cadet and A&S '10.
University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., said that this monument will bring a new sense of solemnity to its area of campus. "May we make our prayer the prayer for each of the individuals whose names are inscribed on the memorial here today," he said. "May we rededicate ourselves to the values and beliefs that inspired these alumni."
The Heights
Boston College, Boston, MA
"We are gathered here today to honor those who bore the ultimate burden," said Andrew Jenzer, ROTC cadet and A&S '10.
University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., said that this monument will bring a new sense of solemnity to its area of campus. "May we make our prayer the prayer for each of the individuals whose names are inscribed on the memorial here today," he said. "May we rededicate ourselves to the values and beliefs that inspired these alumni."
The Heights
Boston College, Boston, MA
Half of States Now Offer Online-Learning Programs
More than half of U.S. states now operate online-learning initiatives for K-12 students, an increase over the 15 states that did so just two years ago, according to a new survey.
Most of the 26 states that have online programs have seen significant growth in enrollments in recent years, with a dozen of them reporting jumps of 25 percent or more since 2007, according to the report, “Online Learning Policy and Practice Survey: A Survey of the States.”
But funding and other issues are still roadblocks to the creation or expansion of such programs in some states, the survey concludes.
Education Week
Most of the 26 states that have online programs have seen significant growth in enrollments in recent years, with a dozen of them reporting jumps of 25 percent or more since 2007, according to the report, “Online Learning Policy and Practice Survey: A Survey of the States.”
But funding and other issues are still roadblocks to the creation or expansion of such programs in some states, the survey concludes.
Education Week
HIV/AIDS cases rise for women
According to the World Health Organization, AIDS is the leading cause of death among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
Originally, health officials thought HIV and AIDS mostly affected homosexual men. However, women have always suffered from the disease, too. A 2006 Centers for Disease Control report stated that young adults aged 13 to 29 accounted for the largest number of new HIV infections in the United States. Even though more men have HIV than women, women are catching up.
In fact, according to the CDC, if new HIV/AIDS infections continue at their current rate worldwide, women with HIV/AIDS may soon outnumber men.
"It's scary to know how young women are affected by this virus," PUC student Brittany Shepherd said. "No one ever thinks that HIV or AIDS can happen to them, but obviously it does."
Many people don't know or understand the difference between HIV and AIDS. According the CDC, HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. It is different from every other virus since it attacks the immune system. HIV finds and destroys a type of white blood cell that our immune system must have to fight diseases.
The CDC reports that AIDS is the final stage of HIV, meaning that the virus has weakened the immune system to the point to where it is difficult to fight diseases.
PUC Chronicle
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
Originally, health officials thought HIV and AIDS mostly affected homosexual men. However, women have always suffered from the disease, too. A 2006 Centers for Disease Control report stated that young adults aged 13 to 29 accounted for the largest number of new HIV infections in the United States. Even though more men have HIV than women, women are catching up.
In fact, according to the CDC, if new HIV/AIDS infections continue at their current rate worldwide, women with HIV/AIDS may soon outnumber men.
"It's scary to know how young women are affected by this virus," PUC student Brittany Shepherd said. "No one ever thinks that HIV or AIDS can happen to them, but obviously it does."
Many people don't know or understand the difference between HIV and AIDS. According the CDC, HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. It is different from every other virus since it attacks the immune system. HIV finds and destroys a type of white blood cell that our immune system must have to fight diseases.
The CDC reports that AIDS is the final stage of HIV, meaning that the virus has weakened the immune system to the point to where it is difficult to fight diseases.
PUC Chronicle
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
Study finds interracial dorm roommates reduce prejudice
Students who live with a roommate of another race gain a new perspective, according to a recent study from The Ohio State University.
Russell Fazio, Ohio State professor of psychology, conducted several studies in 2008 with Natalie Shook, assistant psychology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, about the effects of interracial roommate relationships on racial attitudes.
Freshmen interracial roommates showed more positive racial attitudes over time, according to the study. It examined only black and white interracial roommates.
Fazio said interracial roommates have reduced anxiety among groups of a different race, and this makes them more comfortable around other races.
KentNewsNet.com
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Russell Fazio, Ohio State professor of psychology, conducted several studies in 2008 with Natalie Shook, assistant psychology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, about the effects of interracial roommate relationships on racial attitudes.
Freshmen interracial roommates showed more positive racial attitudes over time, according to the study. It examined only black and white interracial roommates.
Fazio said interracial roommates have reduced anxiety among groups of a different race, and this makes them more comfortable around other races.
KentNewsNet.com
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Education Department to Demand School Pay Data
Goal Is To Find Out How Spending Between Title I and Other Schools Differs
U.S. Department of Education officials plan to require districts receiving economic-stimulus aid to report school-level salaries—a sign, observers say, that the Obama administration might seek key changes to district accounting procedures for federal Title I funds.
The reporting—the first collection of its type undertaken by the federal government—could give a clearer picture about the extent to which district spending on salaries differs between schools that receive Title I dollars for disadvantaged students and those that do not.
The results of the data collection, which is to take place this winter, are likely to give more ammunition to school finance experts and lawmakers who maintain that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act should be changed to require districts to address such disparities before receiving the federal aid.
Education Week
U.S. Department of Education officials plan to require districts receiving economic-stimulus aid to report school-level salaries—a sign, observers say, that the Obama administration might seek key changes to district accounting procedures for federal Title I funds.
The reporting—the first collection of its type undertaken by the federal government—could give a clearer picture about the extent to which district spending on salaries differs between schools that receive Title I dollars for disadvantaged students and those that do not.
The results of the data collection, which is to take place this winter, are likely to give more ammunition to school finance experts and lawmakers who maintain that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act should be changed to require districts to address such disparities before receiving the federal aid.
Education Week
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Quantitative skills decline across country, not at Smith
Fewer university students in the United States are interested in math, science and internationalism, a recent report by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities concluded. The study argued that this decline could make U.S. college students less competitive on the international stage and decrease international enrollment on campuses.
While math and science professors nationwide are concerned about this development, these fears may have very little relevance to Smith.
The Sophian
Smith College, North Hampton, MA
While math and science professors nationwide are concerned about this development, these fears may have very little relevance to Smith.
The Sophian
Smith College, North Hampton, MA
Smith singled out for vegan, vegetarian options
Smith, along with many other colleges nationwide, has expanded its vegan and vegetarian meal options in recent years. This year, youth animal rights organization peta2 recognized these efforts by selecting Smith has one of the top 32 schools in the U.S. for providing vegan and vegetarian dining.
"Smith's success in offering great vegan options is good for students' health and for the school's bottom line," said peta2's Senior College Campaign Coordinator Ryan Huling in a press release. "More and more young people are learning that the best thing that they can do for animals, the planet and themselves is to go vegan."
For many students, Smith provides a supportive environment to make vegan or vegetarian food choices. Lillie Scheffey '13, for instance, praised Smith for including vegan protein substitutes at meals.
The Sophian
Smith College, North Hampton, MA
"Smith's success in offering great vegan options is good for students' health and for the school's bottom line," said peta2's Senior College Campaign Coordinator Ryan Huling in a press release. "More and more young people are learning that the best thing that they can do for animals, the planet and themselves is to go vegan."
For many students, Smith provides a supportive environment to make vegan or vegetarian food choices. Lillie Scheffey '13, for instance, praised Smith for including vegan protein substitutes at meals.
The Sophian
Smith College, North Hampton, MA
Should teachers put price tag on lesson plans?
Thousands of teachers are cashing in on a commodity they used to give away, selling lesson plans online for exercises as simple as M&M sorting and as sophisticated as William Shakespeare.
While some of this extra money is going to buy books and classroom supplies in a time of tight budgets, the new teacher-entrepreneurs are also spending it on dinners out, mortgage payments, credit-card bills, vacation travel and home renovation, leading some school officials to question who owns material developed for public-school classrooms.
Just about every imaginable lesson for preschool through college is up for sale, on individual teachers' blogs and commercial sites where buyers can review and grade the material.
Seattle Times
While some of this extra money is going to buy books and classroom supplies in a time of tight budgets, the new teacher-entrepreneurs are also spending it on dinners out, mortgage payments, credit-card bills, vacation travel and home renovation, leading some school officials to question who owns material developed for public-school classrooms.
Just about every imaginable lesson for preschool through college is up for sale, on individual teachers' blogs and commercial sites where buyers can review and grade the material.
Seattle Times
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
