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The following topic links and Nexus sources will be developed as class progresses. (check with the library reference desk if you do not know how to access Nexus from home or do not know how to find sources in Nexus)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/01/27/MN87041.DTL
In my day it was "Spare the rod spoil the child". Maybe there are still enough of us my age to keep that a possibility.Contributed by: Jim [Concepts: Norms, Socialization, Child rearing], on Sunday January 31, 1999 8:26:57 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/02/05/BU86108.DTL
The Japanese auto industry beat the socks off the US auto industry. The #1 selling car became the Honda in the early 80's but they are not able to repeat this with the computer industry despite their dominance of the popular electronics industry. For some answers to this problem check out this article.Contributed by: Jim [Concepts: Culture, values, Technology], on Friday February 19, 1999 5:04:18 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990223.me.14.ram
There are an unusually high number of women in the Washington state house as compared to other states. More than forty percent of Washington's legislators are women. This NPR segment also discusses the difference between male and female political leaders.Contributed by: Jim [Concepts: Gender, Political Institution], on Tuesday February 23, 1999 5:14:44 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990223.me.06.ram
"Peter Overby reports that the campaign finance law has suffered severe damage in recent years as fund raising scandals, judicial rulings and creative interpretations have chipped away at its effectiveness". The current status campaign finance reform as reported on NPR's Morning Edition.Contributed by: Jim [Concepts: Political Institution, Stratification}, on Tuesday February 23, 1999 5:18:56 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990218.me.13.ram
NPR Morning edition "From Oregon Public Broadcasting, Colin Fogarty reports on a study of the first year of Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law. In 1998, doctors prescribed lethal drugs for only 23 people...15 actually went through with their plans for suicide. The law still faces many opponents, but the research points out that assisted suicides were very rare...about five for every ten-thousand deaths last year in Oregon. The study appears in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine"Contributed by: Jim [Concepts: values, norms, aging], on Tuesday February 23, 1999 6:31:56 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990216.me.03.ram
"NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports on the results of a comprehensive new study of middle age, which offers a complex explanation of the mid-life years, based on a survey of three thousand Americans between the ages of 25 and 74. The study is called MIDUS, an acronym for `Midlife Development in the United States.' It was commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation."Contributed by: Jim [Concepts: Adult Socialization], on Tuesday February 23, 1999 6:35:45 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990218.me.14.ram
NPR Morning edition looks at "Poll takers and public opinion experts who predicted that President Clinton would either resign or be removed from office are trying to figure out why they were wrong. They say that Americans disagree on the definition of morality and are divided over the question of how moral standards should be applied to those in public". office.Contributed by: Jim [Concepts: Values, Socialization, Politics], on Tuesday February 23, 1999 7:34:31 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990211.me.16.ram
"NPR's Melinda Penkava reports on the correlation between cohabitation and divorce rate. A new study says those couples who live together before marriage are more likely to divorce."Contributed by: Jim [Concepts: values, norms, family], on Tuesday February 23, 1999 7:40:13 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990211.me.13.ram
NPR's "Commentator Judy Muller says she likes the concept behind "crones," but not the word"Contributed by: Jim [Concepts: stratification, aging, gender], on Tuesday February 23, 1999 7:46:37 pm
http://www.projectknow.com/know_it_all/teenmar.html
"Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States and tends to be the first illegal drug teens use. However, this is not to say that the majority of teens use marijuana. In fact, according to a 1994 survey of high school seniors, while 30.7% used marijuana sometime within the past year, 69.3% did not use marijuana. Additionally, most marijuana users do not go on to use other illegal drugs." This article is a PC article directed toward teenagers. It would be interesting to compare the illegal drug marijuana with legal "drugs" alcohol and tobacco and prescription drugs taken by those with money for health care. Elvis and Sonny Bono died from "legal drugs". How many accidents happen due to the effect of legal or prescription drugs? Remember when a pharmacy was also referred to as a "drug store" and even earlier a Coca Cola was called a "dope".Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday March 6, 1999 8:00:35 pm
http://www.popexpo.net/english.html
What is the world's population, how many children could you have, is death a game of chance, and other questions examined in an interactive site from:An exhibit from the Musée de l'HommeA great teaching site!
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Paris - FranceContributed by: Jim, on Tuesday March 16, 1999 4:50:28 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/16/MN51684.DTL
"After two decades of agreement that homework was needed for America to compete with the rest of the world, an increasing number of parents around the Bay Area are revolting against the growing piles of math dittos, spelling lists and book reports that children bring home to do after school and on weekends." Does this may be indicate social pressures parents have in general?Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday March 18, 1999 9:30:45 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/19990305.atc.14.ram
"..children are beating the odds and learning to read in pre-Kindergarten. The school uses a combination of intense discipline and a phonics reading program left over from the 1960s called Distar. Although the kids are reading, the school has its detractors who say the "one size fits all" approach to learning lets many kids slip through the cracks. Linda talks to parents, teachers, and kids about the school.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday March 18, 1999 9:56:48 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesun/19990321.wesun.13.ram
"Dan Gunderson form Minnesota Public Radio reports on the rise in depression and suicide in rural states, where mental health workers struggle to help as many as they can. 5:01"Contributed by: Jim, on Monday March 22, 1999 10:48:40 am
http://www.twinspace.com/
Some of the most interesting data on the nature nurture questions come from the study of twins. Check this page for a brief look at a few of these studies.Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday March 24, 1999 9:49:08 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/26/ED54414.DTL
"GOOD FOR Governor Davis for pushing his four education bills through the Legislature. The bills show a commitment to improvement in a system that has fought reform to the teeth. It won't be easy, so here's some advice for Davis and others who want to see his reforms work." Also some comments on improving teacher quality from Debra Sanders a conservative columnist for the SF Chronicle Use the CBEST teacher exam for the high school exit exam.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday March 27, 1999 10:38:04 am
http://www.csubak.edu/~jross/classes/SOC100/concepts/strat/admnsaly.htm
Check out the administrative salaries for CSUB. Examine these salaries and relate to stratification, chapter 8.Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday April 7, 1999 6:33:26 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/04/11/EDITORIAL2333.dtl
Stephanie Salter, SF Rxaminer columnist, looks at how our economy is so great for some but not so great for others. Check text on stratification.Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday April 14, 1999 1:44:37 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/beat/
"The Internet is changing more than the way we live. It may also be changing human nature or, at the very least, our understanding of human nature. In fact, when it comes to the pompadance of love, the Net is already beginning to turn Maslow's pyramid upside down."Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday April 21, 1999 9:59:42 am
http://www.hyperhistory.com/
"This webpage shows a sample of the original World History Chart, and links to the award winning project HyperHistory Online". HyperHistory Online is a good source of online history timelines. It is "...based on the "synchronoptic" concept and can be regarded as a companion to the World History Chart of Andreas Nothiger."Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday May 8, 1999 8:52:01 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990521.me.15.ram
"Channel One -- NPR's Mary ann Akers reports on Channel One and its access to public schools, which has brought criticism over the way the television network makes its money. (4:05)"Contributed by: jim, on Monday May 31, 1999 9:53:22 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990519.me.13.ram
"Oklahoma & Racial Profiling -- NPR's Libby Lewis reports on a suit filed by an army sergeant against Oklahoma charging "racial profiling. Last August, the Army sergeant and his 12-year-old son, who are African-American, were stopped on Interstate-40 in eastern Oklahoma for apparently failing to signal a lane change. However, the incident ended with a drug search of the vehicle without Gerald's consent. Nothing illegal was found. (5:00)" NPR Morning Edition May 19, 1999Contributed by: Jim, on Monday May 31, 1999 10:25:36 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990513.me.16.ram
"Chicago's Public Schools -- In part one of a two part series on school reform NPR's David Welna reports on the takeover of Chicago's public schools by the city government and Mayor Daley's role in it. (5:18)" NPR Morning Edition May 13, 1999Contributed by: Jim, on Monday May 31, 1999 10:32:33 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990514.me.15.ram
"Chicago Schools -- In part two of a piece on school reform, NPR's David Welna continues his report on the city of Chicago's takeover of its public schools and the impact in the classroom, particularly in low-performing schools. (5:28)". NPR Morning Edition May 13, 1999Contributed by: Jim, on Monday May 31, 1999 10:35:42 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990514.me.21.ram
"Teaching Values to Kids -- Commentator Mathina Carcki talks about teaching values to kids. (3:15)". NPR Morning Edition May 14, 1999Contributed by: Jim, on Monday May 31, 1999 10:43:54 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990505.me.11.ram
"Today's Children -- NPR's Lynn Neary reports on the many ways in which educators and parents are trying to teach ethics to today's children. Most agree that the process must begin when children are young. When it comes to modeling ethical and moral behavior, there is no substitute for lots of one-on-one time between children and their parents. (7:13)" NPR Morning Edition May 14, 1999Contributed by: jim, on Monday May 31, 1999 11:04:01 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990504.me.05.ram
"Exxon Trial -- NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on the beginning of Exxon's effort to avoid paying five-billion dollars in punitive damages it was ordered to pay as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound. The trial began yesterday in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle. Exxon maintains it has already spent more than three-billion dollars on the cleanup, and the expenditure of more money will achieve nothing. (3:45)" The big guys "corporate crime" cost more and frequently escape the punishment that an individual would have for a crime. NPR Morning Edition May 4, 1999Contributed by: Jim, on Monday May 31, 1999 11:08:58 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990503.me.06.ram
"NPR's Rachel Jones reports on a new study that supports the popular notion that children who are closely supervised by their parents are less likely to engage in risky behavior. Researchers at the University of Maryland in Baltimore will present their findings today in San Francisco at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies.(5:30)NPR Morning Edition May 3, 1999Contributed by: Jim, on Monday May 31, 1999 11:15:12 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990503.me.15.ram
"Work vs. Family -- NPR's David Molpus reports that employees around the world are struggling to balance work and family life as hard-charging international companies demand longer hours and greater output to compete in the marketplace. Molpus attended a conference in New York last month, where human resource representatives from various countries discussed the problems they confront and how they respond to them. (8:17". NPR Morning Edition May 3, 1999Contributed by: Jim, on Monday May 31, 1999 11:22:01 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/06/07/BU11357.DTL
We all know that medicine has with some exception used men as the "norm" for hhealthy, desease research, drug dose and development and this is apparently true for technology in general. This article discusses a possible solution.Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday June 8, 1999 6:59:28 am
http://npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990902.me.14.ram
"David Kestenbaum reports that according to a study in the journal Nature, if you are caught in rush-hour traffic, and the other lane looks like it's moving faster that the one you are in, that may be an optical illusion." NPR Morning Edition report.Contributed by: Jim, on Monday September 6, 1999 8:55:44 pm
http://npr.org/ramfiles/atc/19990902.atc.20.ram
NPR and All Things Considered's "Noah speaks with Jan Harold Brunvand, author of Too Good To Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends. The book contains over 200 stories from modern folklore. You've likely heard at least some of them, but may not realize how many others have heard the same story."Contributed by: Jim, on Monday September 6, 1999 9:23:03 pm
http://npr.org/ramfiles/atc/19990831.atc.04.ram
Roughly 50 million Americans fall in the age group from 18 to 34 years old, the generation that followed the Baby Boom. Once known as Generation X, and pilloried for their political apathy, they have begun to find their voice in the national debateContributed by: Jim, on Monday September 6, 1999 9:30:23 pm
http://npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/19991113.atc.15.ram
"Scott speaks with Jerry Hopkins, the author of Strange Foods: Bush Meat, Bats, and Butterflies (Periplus), about his travels to other parts of the globe to sample the local fare. (7:37)"Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday November 17, 1999 7:20:50 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/11/29/MN93230.DTL
"`Mozart Effect' Myth Aside, Babes in the Woods Really Techno-Marvels"... "In the new view of early childhood, infants are complex learning machines designed to derive all they need to know from the things and people around them."Contributed by: Jim, on Monday November 29, 1999 5:56:00 pm
http://npr.org/ramfiles/atc/19991129.atc.17.ram
"Anthropologist Ashley Montagu died Friday in Princeton, New Jersey, at the age of 94. Robert talks with C. Loring Brace, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and a friend and admirer of Montagu. Montagu first published "Man's Most Dangerous Myth" in the 1940's, commenting that race is a social construct. Brace later contributed a chapter to Montagu's "Concept of Race," in 1964 and co-authored "Human Evolution" with Montagu in 1965. (4:00)"Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday December 1, 1999 8:09:43 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/12/03/CC5180.DTL
"Peep This: Teen Talk Is Not Your Father's Slang -- Or Yours". A good example of the importance of language.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday December 4, 1999 5:29:51 pm
http://npr.org/ramfiles/atc/19991216.atc.16.ram
"Some highlights of the US Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract of the United States. This year, the abstract gives an end of the century look at the statistical differences between America 1900 and America 1999. (1:45)"Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday December 19, 1999 9:45:54 pm
http://npr.org/ramfiles/atc/19991208.atc.02.ram
"The most comprehensive survey of homeless people in America was released today by the federal government. The survey found that shelters are visited by a cross-section of the population, including people temporarily out of work. But most of those on the street are male, non-white and suffering from physical or mental illness. NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports. (4:00)"Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday December 19, 1999 10:00:10 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/12/19/NEWS4357.dtl
An outline of changing norms and values about homework from the last century until the current period.Contributed by: Jim, on Friday December 24, 1999 1:30:28 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/12/19/NEWS4221.dtl
"San Francisco sixth-grader Alexandra Hettena often stays up past her bedtime and is the first in her house to arise, huddling with one of her cats next to the heater. She's not gabbing with friends, watching TV or listening to music her parents don't understand.What this 11-year-old is doing is her homework..."
Contributed by: Jim, on Friday December 24, 1999 1:32:44 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/12/24/DD67011.DTL
"Television is one of the monster innovations of this dying century, right up there with mass-produced automobiles, airplanes, atomic power, computers and, of course, easy tab openers for beer cans."Contributed by: Jim, on Friday December 24, 1999 8:19:34 pm
http://npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/20000108.wesat.08.ram
Think you know what TV program is the widest viewed in the world. Make a guess (my guess is your guess will be wrong!) then check this look at the most popular program.Contributed by: Jim Ross, on Sunday January 9, 2000 7:53:01 am
http://npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/20000108.wesat.12.ram
"This week, a decision was finally handed down in the case of reparations for the official brutality in the Attica prison uprising of 1971. Scott talks with Robert Johnson, chair of the department of Justice, Law and Society at American University about the state of prison life today, and the impact that the riot 29 years ago had on inmate conditions. (8:00)"Contributed by: Jim Ross, on Sunday January 9, 2000 7:55:43 am
http://npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000107.me.05.ram
"Host Madeleine Brand talks to Rubin "Hurricane" Carter about the new movie depicting his life. Carter a juvenile delinquent turned prizefighter was wrongfully convicted of three murders in 1966 and spent 19 years in prison. He cleared his name and regained his freedom in 1985."Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday January 9, 2000 8:00:54 am
HTTP://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000106.me.15.ram
Sociology is the study of the social, mostly human social life. There are however, other social species. "Host Madeleine Brand talks with biologist and author Deborah Gordon about her new book, Ants at Work. Gordon says ants are not as highly organized, intelligent and hierarchical as they're often portrayed. She believes ants get things done more by accident and sheer determination. (6:50) Ants at Work is Deborah Gordon's first book, published by Free Press, a division of Simon and Schuster."Contributed by: Jim, on Friday January 7, 2000 6:28:22 am
HTTP://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/2000113.me.011.ram
The U.S. Census Bureau releases a projection today on how racial and ethnic demographics in the country could change over the next century. As NPR's Pam Fessler reports, Hispanics are expected to make up a third of the nation's population by the end of the next century, the percentage of African-Americans are expected to stay the same, and whites will be fueling the aging of America. (7:23)Contributed by: Jim, on Monday January 24, 2000 8:58:27 pm
HTTP://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atcupdates/20000118.atcupdates.01.ram
"Robert speaks with David Dunning, Professor of Psychology at Cornell University and visiting professor at the University of Michigan. They discuss a study co-authored by Dunning, entitled "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties In Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead To Inflated Self-Assessments." The study examines people who are incompetent in the areas of humor, logical reasoning and grammar, but are very self-confident about their performance. (4:00)"Contributed by: Jim, on Monday January 24, 2000 9:47:14 pm
HTTP://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000204.me.09.ram
"NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on the findings of a four-year project called Growing up in Poverty. In 1996, shortly after Congress passed key welfare reform, researchers at Yale and Berkley began a study to see how the new laws would affect single mothers with pre-school age children. According to the research, reform has not eased single mother's stress and as they move into the workforce, the education and overall care of their children suffer significantly. (8:12)"Contributed by: Jim, on Friday February 4, 2000 5:36:20 pm
HTTP://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20000204.atc.06.ram
"NPR's Tom Gjelten visits an elementary school in Havana to investigate the quality of Cuban education. In recent math and language achievement tests given across Latin America, Cuban third and fourth graders outperformed students from all the other countries. International researchers say Cuban students could compete well with US children, at least in math. The secret to the Cuban education success seems to be a combination of long schooling hours, with a heavy emphasis on drill. Critics say the system places too much pressure on students and teachers and may be hard to replicate in a non-authoritarian environment. (7:30)"Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday February 5, 2000 10:50:47 am
HTTP://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesun/20000206.wesun.11.ram
"From member station KQED Cy Musiker reports that the arrest and detention of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee has stirred a political militancy among many Asian Americans. 5:20"Also "Writer Halen Zia says that the arrest and detention of Wen Ho Lee is a reminder of decades of discrimination against Asian Americans. 3:20"
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/19990223.me.14.ramContributed by: Jim, on Monday February 7, 2000 7:57:20 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/02/08/BU96888.DTL
"Silicon Valley has created tens of thousands of millionaires -- 64 new ones each and every day, according to some estimates. Frequently, however, these newly rich find that big bucks don't add up to big fun." How does this fitr Durkhiem's theory about suicide?Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday February 9, 2000 8:31:22 am
http://www.essential.org/monitor/
Molly Ivins in a 3/10/200 San Francisco article says that in terms of crime "We've got the emPHsis on the wrong syllable when it comes to crime in this country. The FBI says burglary and robbery cost US taxpayers 3.8 billion annually. Security fraud alone costs four times that. And security fraud is nothing to the cost of oil spills, price fixing, and dangerous or defective products. Fraud by health-care corporations alone costs us between $100 billion and $400 billion a year". Many of these frauds do indeed result in deaths as do the mor popular focus on violent crimes. For a review of some of this "crimes" check out this link.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday March 11, 2000 12:35:16 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20000309.atc.15.ram
NPR's Mary Ann Akers covers a report for the Census Bureau indicating much of the US population will not be counted in this year's census, and predicting the consequences of undercounting. The report, by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, says the likeliest people to be missed are among the neediest in society. But if they're missed, the states and municipalities where they live will get less federal funding for programs intended to help them. (3:00)Contributed by: Jim, on Friday March 17, 2000 3:48:25 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atcupdates/20000309.atcupdates.01.ram
NPR's Don Gonyea reports on a new study that says most working women feel secure in their jobs, but still face many problems in the workplace. Among the problems are jobs that increasingly involve working odd hours, including nights and weekends. They also often lack benefits, such as paid sick leave and health insurance. (4:15)Contributed by: Jim, on Friday March 17, 2000 3:58:44 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20000307.atc.14.ram
Commentator David Cole remarks on the "broken windows" theory of policing: the idea that if less serious crimes such as broken windows are overlooked, more serious crimes will follow. He says the theory also works in reverse: if less serious crimes are committed by the police force, and overlooked, more serious corruption will follow. (3:30)Contributed by: Jim, on Friday March 17, 2000 4:00:35 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000303.me.01.me
Host Alex Chadwick talks to Allen Dellamater, professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of Miami, and Ron Avi Astor, professor of social work and education at the University of Michigan, about the level of responsibility, and decision making that can be attributed to a six year old. This week a six year-old boy fatally shot his six year-old classmate. Prosecutors say the boy will not stand trial because of his age. Another six-year-old fate is being decided this week, as Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings in Washington, on whether Elian Gonzalez should stay in the Unites States or return to his father in Cuba. (8:59)Contributed by: Jim, on Friday March 17, 2000 4:15:36 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000306.me.01.me
In part one of a two part series on foster care,NPR's Madeleine Brand reports on the dismal condition of foster care in the United States. Nearly one hundred thousand foster children in the United States are living in group homes. Most of these facilities are designed to keep children for a few days or weeks...but many are lingering there for months or even years. (8:30)Contributed by: Jim, on Friday March 17, 2000 4:18:50 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000307.me.01.me
In the second of two reports on foster care, NPR's Madeleine Brand looks at how bogged down the adoption process has become for foster parents. It's a system many people say keeps children in group homes for months or years at a time. Just filing the initial paperwork for adoption can be frustrating, and even after that's completed it may take years before the adoption is finalized.(8:40)Contributed by: Jim, on Friday March 17, 2000 4:22:00 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000315.me.11.me
Monica Brady of member station WBUR reports that binge drinking is still popular on college campuses despite efforts by college administrators to prevent it. A study by the Harvard School of Public Health found that drinking is still the cheapest and most popular way of socializing on campus. (3:40)Contributed by: Jim, on Friday March 17, 2000 4:40:31 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20000314.me.05.me
In part one of a three part series NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the National Security Agency, the intelligence agency responsible for monitoring lines of communication. The NSA was so secret that the government used to deny it existed, now government analysts say it can't compete with the latest technology. (8:40)Contributed by: Jim, on Friday March 17, 2000 4:58:31 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/03/15/DD87912.DTL
Some thoughts on drugs legal and illegal and the strange line between them.Contributed by: Jim, on Friday March 17, 2000 5:41:20 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/20000318.wesat.15.ram
Bill Tallen is a performance artist who assumes the role of Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping. He's attracted a following, whose activities include civil disobedience. Jon Kalish reports.(9:30)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 19, 2000 12:43:26 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesun/20000305.wesun.12.ram
Education experts predict the nation's schools will need to hire at least two million teachers over the next decade as the number of students increases and as many teachers retire. NPR's David Welna reports that in many cases the need for new teachers is being filled with people who have left successful careers in other fields. 6:45Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 19, 2000 12:47:02 pm
http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/econed/index.html
Lots of interesting info directed toward students.Contributed by: Jim, on Friday April 14, 2000 10:27:53 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/06/16/DD79590.DTL
"IT IS NO longer possible to have exquisite abstract discussions about the death penalty. It is no longer possible to debate the problem of evil far into the night, or the nature of vengeance, or to use the phrase ``false compassion'' in a sentence."While definitely having his position this article by Jon Carrol still presents some interesting arguements.
Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday June 17, 2000 5:21:27 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20000616.atc.01.mm
NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the new dynamic in the debate over the death penalty. While polls show little movement on the issue -- Americans still support it -- there appears to be a growing awareness that innocent people have been put to death. And there is a new lobbying effort to push for greater DNA testing to make sure that no longer happens. (7:00)Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday June 17, 2000 5:30:10 pm
http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/income98/incxrace.html
Between 1997 and 1998, real median household income increased 3.5 percent to $38,885, the highest median household income level ever recorded. Among the racial groups, non-Hispanic Whites were the only group to have a significant increase in their real median household income between 1997 and 1998--3.0 percent. Hispanic households (who may be of any race) had a 4.8 percent increase in real median income between 1997 and 1998 (not statistically different from the percent increase for non-Hispanic Whites)Contributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 1:35:58 pm
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock
One birth every.................................. 8seconds One death every.................................. 14 seconds One international migrant (net) every............ 34 seconds One Federal U.S. citizen (net) returning every..4819 seconds Net gain of one person every..................... 11 secondsContributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 1:38:28 pm
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw
Make a guess, then click here and find out.Contributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 1:40:08 pm
http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/poverty98/pov98.html
D we have more or less poverty in 1998 then previous years (you name the year between 1959 and 1998)Contributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 1:43:22 pm
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/hvs/hvsgraph.html
How many people own/buying their house? Where does California fit in home ownership patterns?Contributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 1:47:50 pm
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/www/img/edugraph.html
How does your major compare tro others in terms of how much you should expect to earn? Is money the only reason to pick a major?Contributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 1:52:43 pm
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/cv2.htm
Serious violent crime levels declined between 1997 and 1998 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Reports.Contributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 1:56:12 pm
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/corr2.htm
The number of adults in the correctional population increased by 3.5 percent from 1995.Contributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 1:59:33 pm
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html
All kinds of data available at this Whitehouse web site. The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal social statistics. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Social Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies. All the estimates for the indicators presented in the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms are the most currently available values.Contributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 2:14:30 pm
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/corr2.htm
The number of adults in the correctional population increased by 3.5 percent from 1995.Contributed by: Jim, on Monday July 24, 2000 2:23:09 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/08/21/BU58333.DTL
Despite a booming economy at the end of the decade, the average California family saw its real income sink in the 1990s, making it poorer than families elsewhere in the nation, according to a Federal Reserve report to be released today.be sure and click on yhe graphic for specifics!Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday August 22, 2000 7:10:15 pm
http://www.executiveplanet.com/community/default.asp
"Our mission is to inspire business travelers to travel with greater cultural awareness. We strive to bring you the most up-to-date and relevant information on international business culture, customs and protocol, gift-giving, negotiating tactics, business entertainment, cross-cultural communication and more." Interesting for social scientists.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday October 12, 2000 3:24:03 pm
http://www.sptimes.com/News/112100/TampaBay/Play_time_It_s_not_in.shtml
A modern school: "Don Cartwright used to have all kinds of time in his elementary school classroom for birthday parties, art projects and impromptu kickball games." Now, even in third grade, he has too much material to cover. "Today, you would never want to be out there (playing) because if your class tested low, they would say, "They're outside playing all the time,' " said Cartwright, a Belleair Elementary School teacher with 34 years' experience.Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday November 28, 2000 2:23:14 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/18/MN22626.DTL
``The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce,'' by Marin County psychologist Judith Wallerstein, San Francisco State University psychology professor Julia M. Lewis and New York Times science correspondent Sandra Blakeslee, is based on a 25-year examination of the lives of 93 Marin County adults." i have seen som contrary data but don't remember the source at this time!Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday December 31, 2000 2:01:20 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20010104.atc.14.rmm
Better treatments for mental illness are allowing more young people with serious disorders to attend college. But that's putting a strain on college mental health services. Experts say schools are often unequipped to care for students with major problems. Monica Brady from member station WBUR has the story. (5:30)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday January 7, 2001 7:16:00 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/01/19/DD86951.DTL
"IS IT NOT about time to reverse the trend toward ever more elaborate packaging of all consumer goods, most especially over-the-counter medications? The whole thing began with a mostly bogus Terrorists Are Poisoning All the Tylenol in America scare, and it has escalated since then." Some interesting comparisons of our fears vs what we should be aware of as real dangers.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday January 20, 2001 10:12:41 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/200130314.atc.04.ram
Stratification: Credit card companies and other lenders have spent millions of dollars in recent years lobbying for changes in the nation's bankruptcy laws. Today, the bill that would strengthen creditors ability to collect is expected to pass a crucial test in the Senate on its way to becoming law. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports. (4:00)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 18, 2001 3:47:14 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/200130313.atc.04.ram
Education: Noah Adams talks to Michael Kirst, a professor of education at Stanford University. He was co-chair of the technical committee that selected questions for the new California state high school exit test. He says that the test measures the minimum proficiency a student must demonstrate in English and math in order to graduate. Other states require a test for high school graduation. The tests in Virginia and Massachusetts, for example, are much harder than the California test. (4:00)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 18, 2001 3:53:07 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/200130313.atc.05.ram
Tania Garcia, a high school student in Oakland, Calif., says that standardized tests are a waste of her time. She spends lots of time studying to make sure that she really understands her subjects, and the tests only measure how many facts she knows. (2:00)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 18, 2001 3:54:32 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/200130313.atc.06.ram
Education: Student Christina Appleberry argues that standardized tests are good for her. She doesn't get very good grades because she doesn't do her homework, but she is smart and always does well on tests. (2:00)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 18, 2001 3:55:47 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/200130312.atc.10.ram
Racer, Ethnicity, Poppulation: The Census Bureau officially announced today that the number of Hispanics in the U.S.has increased dramatically since the last census. The figures show Hispanics drawing roughly even with non-Hispanic blacks. The growth rate for the whites was much slower than for minority groups. NPR's Pam Fessler reports. (4:15)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 18, 2001 4:01:15 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/200130307.atc.02.ram
Race, Ethnic Relations, Social Psychology: Robert Siegel talks with Ian F. Hanley Lopez, professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, about changing definitions in the United States of who is white. Lopez is the author of White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 18, 2001 4:10:35 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20010306.atc.14.ram
Race, Ethnicity, Population: PR's Pam Fessler reports on today's announcement by Commerce Secretary Donald Evans that there will be no adjustment of the census figures. Evans said the initial figures from the 2000 census will stand, a decision that dismayed Democrats and minority groups, particularly African-Americans. Democrats argue that more than three million people were missed by census takers, mostly in poor and urban communities. The decision not only affects the drawing of congressional and legislative district lines, but it could have an impact on financial assistance from the government. (4:00)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 18, 2001 4:15:11 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/20010310.wesat.12.mm
Deviance: North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports on two online dictionaries which are helping police, parents, and social workers understand the jargon used for drugs. (5:45)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday March 18, 2001 4:31:02 pm
http://www.theinfinitemind.com/mind159.htm
"People often talk about being controlled by their hormones, but how do these chemicals really affect behavior? This week, we look at Hormones and the Mind. Guests include Dr. James McBride Dabbs, a Professor of Psychology who discusses testosterone and personality; Drs. Peter Schmidt and Catherine Roca from the National Institute of Mental Health, who explain the latest research on PMS; and Dr. Jeffrey Flier, an endocrinologist at Harvard Medical School, who explores the link between hormones and weight." Listen or read this program.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday March 22, 2001 7:31:43 pm
http://www.theinfinitemind.com/mind156.htm
"The ins and outs of bilingual education have been hotly debated, but what is actually going on in the bilingual brain? This week we look at bilingualism, and what it tells us about the human capacity for making sense of the world around us. Guests include writer Julia Alvarez; Dr. Joy Hirsch, who heads a magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) laboratory at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Dr. Ellen Bialystok, a cognitive psychologist who is Professor of Psychology at Toronto's York University; Lynette Holloway, an education reporter for the New York Times and commentary by John Hockenberry." Listen to or read this program.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday March 22, 2001 7:35:21 pm
http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/guides/bloom.html
"Train a dog, educate a humen". What does this mean? Try this site for an explanation.Contributed by: Jim, on Monday April 30, 2001 5:05:49 pm
http://www.ppic.org/
Click the first link for "Poverty in California: Levels, Trends, and Demographic Dimensions Investigates poverty trends in California, using three different measures. Explores the demographic dimensions of poverty by region of residence, race/ethnicity, place of birth (foreign-born or U.S.-born), family structure, age, and work status. (November 2001)". There are other interesting sources about California on this page.Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 07:12 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/12/05/ED76325.DTL http://www.self-gov.org/lp-quiz.shtml
GROWING public indignation over "racial profiling" has persuaded law enforcement officials and politicians to disavow the police practice of targeting people based on race or ethnic appearance.Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 09:23 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2001/12/20/international1421EST0673.DTL
After months of serious study and much merriment, 100,000 people have voted on the world's funniest joke.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, December 20, 2001 08:56 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/01/06/MN229472.DTL
To fight traffic clumps: Go slow, not with the flow.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, January 06, 2002 02:25 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/01/06/IN188740.DTL
"...I fear the upper management of the companies that comprise my pension fund more than I fear the upper nagement of al Qaeda. The truth is, the cold indifference inside an American boardroom is more likely to cripple any one of us than the cold indifference inside an Afghan cave."Contributed by: Jim, on Monday, January 07, 2002 10:06 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/01/20/IN79389.DTL
"The compensation of CEOs has become so obscene that workers ought to be storming corporate offices like French revolutionaries on King Louis XVI's palace. Waves of layoffs are sweeping the country, yet CEOs are pushing their boards of directors for once-unthinkable financial packages. Enron isn't the only company that sacrificed its employees while the executives cashedout."Contributed by: Jim, on Monday, January 21, 2002 08:39 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/01/20/IN.DTL
High-tech's temp troops:Overworked, underpaid, essentialContributed by: Jim, on Monday, January 21, 2002 08:43 pm
http://npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/20020316.wesat.15.ram
Plagiarism has been in the news of late. Alice Furlaud reports on the recent spate of cases and her experience with plagiarism. (9:20)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, March 17, 2002 05:24 pm
http://npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20020304.atc.05.ram
At Roosevelt High School in Seattle, teachers are using a new science curriculum called the Inquiry Method to teach biology. It's supposed to inspire curiosity -- sometimes at the expense of memorization of facts. NPR's Robert Smith is spending a whole year following the teachers and students at Roosevelt, and has this report. (6:15)Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, March 17, 2002 06:22 pm
http://www.crime.com/
Check out crime statistics. You can even look at locar crime stats on this site.Contributed by: Jim, on Monday, April 01, 2002 11:15 am
http://www.eatbug.com/
Edible insects; you may feel that these two words do not even belong in the same sentence. You have every right to be skeptical. In all probability, you have never deliberately eaten an insect. However you have probably inadvertently consumed over a pound of insects in your lifetime.Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 08:48 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesun/20020324.wesun.13.ram
On Weekend Edition Sunday, journalist Ellis Cose examines efforts to help young African-American men and boys make better choices in a world that lacks positive role models.Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday, April 03, 2002 09:13 pm
http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/Articles/02/Study_Reveals_Gaping_Disparities_Among_States_in_Well-Being_of_Children_(PDF__560KB).htm
(March 7, 2002) A new study on state-level changes in the well-being of America's children finds that while conditions for them improved overall in the last decade, the child poverty rate remained virtually unchanged, and the proportion of children in single-parent families grew dramatically.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, April 06, 2002 10:01 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/05/ED179854.DTL
"FOR MORE than 40 years, psychologists, media experts and numerous researchers have decried the unwholesome impact of televised violence on children. Given the impressionability of still-developing young minds, the complaints made sense."Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, April 07, 2002 12:24 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/04/MN209731.DTL
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Science journal disavows article UC Berkeley pair stand by story on biotech corn Marc Kaufman, Washington Post Ê Thursday, April 4, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The science journal Nature has concluded that a controversial article it published last year on the discovery of genetically engineered corn growing in Mexico was not well researched and should not have been published.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, April 07, 2002 12:27 pm
http://www.cagw.org/
One groups look at "excessive spending" for self interest by congress. What do you think? Any bias in this material.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, April 07, 2002 08:47 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20020416.atc.05.ram
Commentator David Weinberger says the way we communicate -- our tone of voice, our body language -- has always included subtle hints about what information is private, and what is for public discussion. He says that very important social art is becoming lost, as informal Internet conversations are increasingly treated as formal. E-mail is now treated as "property" by employers, and as "evidence" by the government. (3:00)Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday, April 17, 2002 11:09 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20020430.me.10.ram
Susan Stamberg talks with Vivian Paley, the only kindergarten teacher ever awarded a MacArthur genius grant. Paley has studied the relationship between early childhood development and playing by the rules. (7:05)Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, May 04, 2002 08:42 am
http://www.geocities.com/sportsmovies/SPMD_Use_Tips.htm
A good site on movies that can be used for teaching. Check it out!Contributed by: Nereyda Navarro, on Tuesday, May 07, 2002 09:06 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/05/12/MN237512.DTL
"More than a quarter of the state's children ages 9 to 17 are overweight, some by only 10 or 20 pounds, some by 100 pounds or more. Certain groups, such as African Americans, Latinos and poor whites, are even heavier. And the fattest kids are getting fatter."Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 07:49 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20020513.atc.08.ram
NPR: "Commentator Donald McCaig marvels at how the passage of time is perceived differently. (2:45)"Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 09:54 am
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/02/MN239010.DTL
In a provocative study that tracked 442 New Zealand boys from birth into their mid-20s, an international team of researchers found evidence of a potent interaction between child abuse and a gene known as MAO-A. The study appears today in the journal Science.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, August 03, 2002 09:49 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/05/MN12264.DTL
Challenges current nature and nurture theories: "The claim by Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, a noted psychiatrist-author and scourge of mainstream psychiatry, challenges common explanations that mental illness is caused by a combination of genetic factors and environmental influences, such as family upbringing."Contributed by: Jim, on Monday, August 05, 2002 10:12 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20020828.atc.12.ram
NPR ATC Jacki Lyden speaks with Catherine Orenstein about her book, Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale.Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 11:06 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/23/MN43083.DTL
California's 42-year-old promise to make a place in its public universities for every student in the top one-third of high school graduates may be on a collision course with reality.Contributed by: Jim, on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 09:44 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesun/20021117.wesun.06.ram
California's Central Valley produces an enormous amount of the food that ends up on kitchen tables around the country. But according to a recent UCLA study, two counties at the heart of the valley have the highest rates of food insecurity in the state. That means that many families have trouble pulling together enough food to meet basic needs. From member station KQED, Tamara Keith reports.Notice the use of the phrase food insecurity, a euphemism.
Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, November 17, 2002 06:24 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesun/20021110.wesun.05.ram
NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Dr. Mitch Earleywine about his book Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, November 17, 2002 06:42 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20030108.me.14.ram
A study suggests offenders who kill white victims in Maryland are more likely to be sentenced to death than those who kill non-whites. Departing Gov. Parris Glendening imposed a moratorium on the death penalty pending the study's outcome. Lisa Nurnberger of member station WAMU reports.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 09, 2003 06:38 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20030107.atc.03.ram
NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports President Bush's plan to eliminate the income tax on corporate dividends draws fire from Democrats who complain the administration's tax cuts benefit the wealthy and don't do enough to stimulate the economy. The Administration counters that tax cuts will spur economic growth, and that's good for everyone.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 09, 2003 06:42 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20030108.atc.02.ram
NPR's Libby Lewis reports on a Nigerian woman who is trying to have the practice of female genital mutilation accepted as a violation of the anti-torture convention, which the United States has signed. The woman lives in Dallas, but is here illegally and fighting deportation. The woman's claim is that she and her 3-year-old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen, would likely be subjected to the mutilation ritual which is practiced in some African cultures. If her argument is accepted, it could open the United States to many African women who otherwise could not move here.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 09, 2003 06:47 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/01/07/national0102EST0408.DTL
"The JAMA study, led by University of Alabama at Birmingham biostatistician David Allison, found that life expectancy for 20-year-olds with a body-mass index of at least 45 is 13 years lower for white men and 20 years lower for black men, compared with people of normal weight."Contributed by: Jim, on Friday, January 10, 2003 04:25 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/07/MN166871.DTL
Speaking to more than 1,000 educators, doctors and public health officials in San Diego at the largest-ever conference on childhood obesity, Dr. Richard Carmona called obesity the fastest growing cause of illness and death in the United States and said it deserved more attention than any other epidemic.Contributed by: Jim, on Friday, January 10, 2003 04:28 pm
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/12/MN3198.DTL
Scientists are homing in on the hormones and neural circuitry that control metabolism and give rise to "the need to feed." It's a system that evolved to make the human species less vulnerable to starvation, but these days, it's making us sitting ducks for fat.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 16, 2003 07:30 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20030122.me.03.ram
A new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association supports the "gateway drug theory," which states that early marijuana use increases the likelihood of using other drugs or becoming dependent on drugs or alcohol. NPR's Vicky Que reports.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 23, 2003 04:51 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20030121.me.05.ram
Last week, the White House asked the Supreme Court to declare the University of Michigan's affirmative action admissions policies unconstitutional. Host Bob Edwards talks with Jacques Steinberg, New York Times education reporter, about the administration's decision and how it will affect schools that are trying to ensure racial diversity throughContributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 23, 2003 06:42 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20030120.me.11.ram
A new White House mandate would require that 4-year-olds leaving the Head Start program take a literacy test. The Bush administration wants to make sure the program -- created to help increase the school readiness of children in low-income families -- is preparing children to read. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 23, 2003 06:45 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20030123.atc.02.ram
The Federal Reserve has just released its analysis of the nation's wealth. The net worth of the typical family, according to the report, rose more than 10 percent in 2001. As in past years, though, the gap between rich and poor widened. NPR's Robert Siegel talks about the Fed's report with Nancy Kimmelman of SEI Investments in Oaks, Pa.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 23, 2003 06:50 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20030123.atc.16.ram
The debate on capital punishment moves into many state capitals after the massive death-row commutations in Illinois earlier this month. Maryland, meanwhile, lifts its moratorium on executions, and elsewhere, lawmakers introduce a variety of death penalty bills. Hear NPR's Cheryl CorleyContributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 23, 2003 06:52 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20030122.atc.17.ram
New census figures show the number of Hispanics as very close to the number of blacks in the United States. Depending on how the figures are tallied, the number of Hispanics may be seen as having surpassed the number of blacks. Host Robert Siegel talks with John R. Logan about the numbers and the implications of the changing proportion of minority groups in America. Logan is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Mumford Center, State University of New York, Albany.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 23, 2003 06:56 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20030122.atc.14.ram
The Bush administration's poll numbers are sagging, even as the U.S. military prepares for a war with Iraq. The president says getting the war over with would be beneficial for the economy. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that reflects a growing tendency in the White House to turn to military action to counter waning popularity.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, January 23, 2003 06:57 pm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/20030208.wesat.17.ram
Western businesses are flooding into China. But how do you say Hooters in Mandarin? NPR's Scott Simon tours Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown with China scholar Minxin Pei of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mr. Pei explains a few of the Mandarin expressions used to describe American businesses. Hooters presents a particular challenge.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:12 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/20030201.wesat.04.ram
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Joe Nocera, executive editor of Fortune magazine, about a recent court case against McDonald's, in which the plaintiff sued the fast food franchise for causing his obesity. The case was thrown out of court, but Nocera says this may not be the last lawsuit against a fast food restaurant, particularly if plaintiffs focus not on the addictive qualities of fast food, but on misleading advertising of the companies that sell it.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:16 am
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/20030201.wesat.12.ram
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author and literary critic Paul Fussell about his new book Uniforms, Why We Are What We Wear, which documents the uniforms... both formal and informal... that we all wear each day.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:20 am
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Banking/Yourcreditrating/P38051.asp
We are a capatilist society. Making money is good. However how you make money is important. Here are some questionable ways some of our most successfuly credit card companies are using to secure profits.Contributed by: Jim, on Friday, February 21, 2003 09:08 am
http://www.censusscope.org/
Easy to get maps and data for 2000 censusContributed by: Jim, on Monday, February 24, 2003 11:22 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/12/29/BU101115.DTL
During the past 12 months, honesty was shown to be an orphan in some of the nation's board rooms. Dozens of executives resigned under fire to spend more time not with their families, but with their attorneys.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:49 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/12/16/MN100458.DTL
Are fraud and other forms of scientific misconduct on the increase? If so, is the increase related to changes in the nature of scientific practice or funding -- such as the tightening bonds between science and the competitive world of startup research firms?Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:52 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/02/ED214574.DTL
SACRAMENTO, we have a problem. The first national study of the impact of introducing a battery of "high stakes" tests in schools in more than two dozen states -- including California -- shows that they are having no clear impact.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:59 am
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/michigan/index.html
What is happening with afirmative action. This April 1 review of the Surpreme Court case.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, April 03, 2003 11:36 am
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
"It is well known that people don't always 'speak their minds', and it is suspected that people don't always 'know their minds'. Understanding such divergences is important to scientific psychology. This web site presents a method that demonstrates the conscious-unconscious divergences much more convincingly than has been possible with previous methods. It also displays the method in a do-it-yourself demonstration form. This new method is called the Implicit Association Test, or IAT for short." Try this test to see about your preferences. Check the home site for on-going research measuring implicit associations for a variety of topics.https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, April 03, 2003 08:20 pm
http://www.theinfinitemind.com/mind264.htm
The NPR program "The Infinite Mind: Prejudice". Interesting material on prejudice.Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, April 03, 2003 08:25 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/04/05/national1305EST0590.DTL
Already, lower court rulings in recent years have directed some districts -- and led many others -- to abandon race-based plans. The Supreme Court's higher education ruling could invite schools to revisit that use of race or to eliminate it as a factor.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, April 06, 2003 02:43 pm
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/03/BA295040.DTL
Encouraged by the success of such programs at boosting high school graduation rates and college attendance, especially among African American and Hispanic students, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will spend $9 million to create 15 "early college high schools" at community colleges across CaliforniaContributed by: Jim, on Sunday, April 06, 2003 04:22 pm
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/04/ED308005.DTL
San Francisco's Aptos Middle School banished soda sales three months ago. Since then, our "a la carte" student cafe has gradually eliminated the rest of the junk food from the menu and replaced it with healthy choices. Conventional wisdom told us to await both student rebellion and financial disaster. Neither happened.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, April 06, 2003 04:26 pm
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ATC&showDate=08-Apr-2003&segNum=4&NPRMediaPref=RM
The latest government figures say one-third of adult Americans are obese. A new study published by the American Medical Association suggests that watching television for long stretches of time can be even more unhealthy than might be suspected, and is a key contributor to the nation's weight gain. NPR's Vicky Que reports.Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday, April 08, 2003 09:12 pm
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ME&showDate=17-Apr-2003&segNum=6&NPRMediaPref=RM
Frank Morris of member station KCUR reports on a poor Kansas City school district that's suing a wealthy neighboring district over funding inequities. Local officials of the richer district want to raise additional money for their schools through a county sales tax, but parents in the poorer district say it's against a state law that was set up to maintain fair funding.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, April 19, 2003 07:47 pm
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ME&showDate=17-Apr-2003&segNum=7&mediaPref=RM
Some parents who won't wait for their districts to fix ailing public schools are choosing another, more precarious, means for getting their children quality education. Families are faking addresses to get students into better public schools. The practice is risky, and forces children to live in constant fear of being found out. But as Youth Radio's Sophie Simon-Ortiz reports, most families agree it's worth all the hazards.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, April 19, 2003 07:49 pm
http://star.cde.ca.gov/
The 2002 California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program results for the state, counties, districts, and schools are available at this site.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, May 03, 2003 06:12 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/02/MN15878.DTL
Denying diplomas to students who fail the high school exit exam almost certainly will have to be delayed at least a year, three members of the state Board of Education said Thursday.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, May 03, 2003 08:20 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/05/MN102341.DTL
Next year, a California judge will have to decide if all public school students are entitled to the same quality of textbooks, teachers and classrooms -- or not.Contributed by: Jim, on Monday, May 05, 2003 07:06 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/09/ED214390.DTL
Now schools across the country are increasingly installing such a "pay for play" system. Only those students who can pay the $3,000 for mandatory cheerleading camp and uniforms can be cheerleaders. Only those who can pay $100 for transportation can play on the football team. The idea is not new. Paying for school activities has been common practice in Minnesota, for example, for 30 years.Contributed by: Jim, on Friday, May 09, 2003 07:34 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/08/MN216736.DTL
Along with many other school districts, San Francisco Unified has canceled most of its summer school programs, cut a variety of administrative programs and warned some teachers that they might be laid off to deal with the budget cuts.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, May 11, 2003 06:12 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/07/MN247665.DTL
Although students are sharpening their No. 2 pencils this month to take the annual state tests, it appears many of them aren't very concerned about which bubbles they fill in.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, May 11, 2003 06:15 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/07/MN110089.DTL
The wage gap between African Americans and whites in California has grown in the past decade and persists even when comparing people with the same type of education and occupation, according to a new study. Latinos have the lowest wages overall, relative to white workers, though the gap largely disappears when education and occupation are factored in, the study shows.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, May 11, 2003 06:17 pm
http://www.taxfoundation.org/
Interesting Info about the tax structure in the US. In the process of checking the bias of this source.Contributed by: Jim, on Sunday, May 11, 2003 09:40 pm
http://www.msnbc.com/news/911980.asp?cp1=1
May 11 -- The New York Times on Sunday hit what it called a low point in its 152-year history, with revelations of how one of its reporters fabricated and plagiarized many of his stories. NBC's John Seigenthaler reportsContributed by: Jim, on Monday, May 12, 2003 09:23 pm
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=WESAT&showDate=10-May-2003&segNum=13&mediaPref=RM
A new study claims that a person is not a true grown-up until they have reached the ripe old age of 26.2 years.Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 07:09 pm
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ATC&showDate=01-May-2003&segNum=8&mediaPref=RM
Sue Sally Hale has died. Hale broke the gender barrier in polo 30 years ago. Hale began to play in the 1950s when women were barred from the game. She disguised herself as a man for 20 years until polo rules changed to admit women in 1972. Hale was 65 years old. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Arshia Radpour, a friend of Hale.Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 08:49 pm
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ATC&showDate=05-May-2003&segNum=4&mediaPref=RM
Investigators in the space shuttle Columbia accident question whether a lax attitude toward safety among NASA engineers may have contributed to the tragedy. Concerns are raised over evidence that engineers failed to take extra safety precautions despite knowing Columbia suffered damage during liftoff. NPR's Richard Harris reports.Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 09:02 pm
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ATC&showDate=05-May-2003&segNum=13&mediaPref=RM
Former cabinet secretary and moral crusader William Bennett reportedly has quite a gambling problem. Newsweek magazine reports he's dropped $8 million at various casinos over the years. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jackson Leers, author of Something for Nothing: Luck in America, which examines the relationship between gambling and America's moralistic tendencies.Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 09:07 pm
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ATC&showDate=20-May-2003&segNum=16&mediaPref=RM
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Harvey Schwartz, a civil rights lawyer in Boston, about the lawsuit he argued Monday in federal court challenging the Selective Service System. Selective Service is the federal registry of men ages 18 or older that the government would use if the draft is ever reinstated. The lawsuit argues that the system discriminates against both men and women.Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 09:14 pm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/21/MN280013.DTL
This is after the Augusta Masters refusal to allow women to become club members. "All wanted to know: Why does Sorenstam, a 32-year-old who set women's golf ablaze last year with 13 wins in 25 starts worldwide, want to bring her game to the male arena, with the attending pressure and criticism?"Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, May 22, 2003 05:57 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/20/MN68316.DTL
"They don't discriminate against you if you don't, you know, have big . . . "said the 32-year-old McGowan, finishing her sentence with a gesture across her chest."Contributed by: Jim, on Thursday, May 22, 2003 06:00 am
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ME&showDate=16-Jun-2003&segNum=10&mediaPref=RM
Many states express concern that a federal law intended to reform failing school districts will impose an expensive burden on already suffering budgets. States say the No Child Left Behind Act, which requires more student testing and tougher standards for teachers, is overly intrusive and will require schools to increase their education budgets significantly. Hear NPR's Anthony Brooks.Contributed by: Jim, on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 06:38 am
http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1415859.html
All language is not written or spoken. A look at 'Field Guide to Gestures'.Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:56 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/18/MN16110.DTL
"Peace-loving capuchin monkeys may not carry picket signs like workers in a labor dispute, but the little animals do balk at unequal pay -- and they'll even go on strike if they see they're being treated unfairly -- researchers have found."Contributed by: Jim, on Friday, September 19, 2003 03:49 pm
http://www.csub.edu/IRTS/STHD/HomePurchase.htx
CSUB has an arrangement with several quality vendors for special pricing on computers. Check it out!Contributed by: Jim, on Saturday, January 24, 2004 09:04 am
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/01/24/MNGU84H6171.DTL
Twenty years ago today, Apple Computer Inc. officially introduced the Macintosh, and the employees who designed the new personal computer fervently believed they had created something that would change the world.In many ways, they were right.
Contributed by: Jim, on Monday, January 26, 2004 09:40 pm
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