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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
More in TX Higher Ed,
Hold the phone. Ladies and gents .. we have a taskforce to end our tuition woes.
Perry wants his higher ed task force to get back to him with the low-down on Texas education funding before 2009. (this is a response to 100 mill coming the state's way)
University officials declined to comment on the task force, saying they did not know how the changes would affect UT students. (The Daily Texan)
Umm my thoughts exactly.... what this task force will actually be able to get changed most likely lies somewhere between sketchsville and shady USA.
PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS POSTS ON THIS ISSUE.
Perry wants his higher ed task force to get back to him with the low-down on Texas education funding before 2009. (this is a response to 100 mill coming the state's way)
University officials declined to comment on the task force, saying they did not know how the changes would affect UT students. (The Daily Texan)
Umm my thoughts exactly.... what this task force will actually be able to get changed most likely lies somewhere between sketchsville and shady USA.
PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS POSTS ON THIS ISSUE.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Baking Skills (Something non-election you know..just for fun)
Somewhere Betty Crocker hangs her head in shame...
And I quote: "Time is going by really really really slow."
And I quote: "Time is going by really really really slow."
Friday, January 25, 2008
Texas System Ranked 5th Wealthiest in Nation
So remember all those forums about the tuition increase....
According to the NYTimes, apparently our system is ranked 5th in the nation in endowment funding..
I recall some talk about the amount of money that is released each year thanks to allotment procedures, interest rates, ... yadda, yadda, yadda.
All I know is mas dinero federale for the university = mas dinero from student pockets?
Mr. Man, help a girl understand.
According to the NYTimes, apparently our system is ranked 5th in the nation in endowment funding..
From the article: “Tuition has gone up, college presidents’ salaries have gone up, and endowments continue to go up and up,” said Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the [Senate Finance Committee]. “We need to start seeing tuition relief for families go up just as fast.”
The UT Sys. follows Havard, Yale, Stanford and Princeton. (The Aggies fall in 10th.)I recall some talk about the amount of money that is released each year thanks to allotment procedures, interest rates, ... yadda, yadda, yadda.
All I know is mas dinero federale for the university = mas dinero from student pockets?
Mr. Man, help a girl understand.
Can You Hear Me Now?
Let's talk about privacy peeps.
Have you seen this stuff that Cheney wants extended ?
It's causing quite a stir in Whitehouse offices everywhere actually.
The fuss concerns the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (1978) which allows gov peeps the ability for 'the acquisition of technical intelligence, other than the spoken communications of individuals, from property or premises under the open and exclusive control of a foreign power.'
And he appears to be all-in on this little number. An amendment died on the floor Thursday that claimed the checking and balancing power of the act.
From E-Commerce Times article by Katherine Noyes:
"Fighting the war on terror is a long-term enterprise that requires long-term, institutional changes," Cheney said. "The challenge to the country has not expired over the last six months. It won't expire any time soon -- and we should not write laws that pretend otherwise."
....
"The methods Cheney lauds have actually undermined our support around the world, emboldened our enemies and given them propaganda to use against us," possibly creating more terrorists than are being stopped, Mike German, a former FBI agent who is now policy counsel for national security issues with the American Civil Liberties Union, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Turning the security apparatus against the people is a violation of our fundamental agreement with the government about the limits of its power," German added.
In addition, "our intelligence agencies don't need more power, they need better management," German asserted. "Giving them more power without better management won't serve our security interests at all."
Another issue involves texting: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick intimate texts with one of his staff members were recently monitored. (The info was only legally watched because the city used a close network type thing for its officials)
Have you seen this stuff that Cheney wants extended ?
It's causing quite a stir in Whitehouse offices everywhere actually.
The fuss concerns the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (1978) which allows gov peeps the ability for 'the acquisition of technical intelligence, other than the spoken communications of individuals, from property or premises under the open and exclusive control of a foreign power.'
And he appears to be all-in on this little number. An amendment died on the floor Thursday that claimed the checking and balancing power of the act.
From E-Commerce Times article by Katherine Noyes:
"Fighting the war on terror is a long-term enterprise that requires long-term, institutional changes," Cheney said. "The challenge to the country has not expired over the last six months. It won't expire any time soon -- and we should not write laws that pretend otherwise."
....
"The methods Cheney lauds have actually undermined our support around the world, emboldened our enemies and given them propaganda to use against us," possibly creating more terrorists than are being stopped, Mike German, a former FBI agent who is now policy counsel for national security issues with the American Civil Liberties Union, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Turning the security apparatus against the people is a violation of our fundamental agreement with the government about the limits of its power," German added.
In addition, "our intelligence agencies don't need more power, they need better management," German asserted. "Giving them more power without better management won't serve our security interests at all."
Another issue involves texting: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick intimate texts with one of his staff members were recently monitored. (The info was only legally watched because the city used a close network type thing for its officials)
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Fellow Blogsters
Hey everyone! Check out my friend Reggie's new entertainment blog! It's part of the Texan but is written on Wordpress. Videos, shows, funny commentary.... ENJOY!
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Starbucks Dollar Menu? Yesss. Pllleeeaaassee.
Although I have remained a faithful patron of the Starbucks chain since my days as a pre-med student (yikes), the thrill of ordering my non-fat no-whip vanilla late continues to be dampened by the bittersweet parting of a hard earned Lincoln.
However, it looks like there may be hope for my ever tumultuous relationship with caffeine glory in a cup.
Thanks to pressure from Mickey D's, Starbucks is trial testing a dollar price tag for its drip coffee.
As a college student, I know tests.
Congrats Sbucks. You pass.
However, it looks like there may be hope for my ever tumultuous relationship with caffeine glory in a cup.
Thanks to pressure from Mickey D's, Starbucks is trial testing a dollar price tag for its drip coffee.
As a college student, I know tests.
Congrats Sbucks. You pass.
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