Custody

David and I are about to go on a plane ride in the unlikely event that something happens and we die, it is our intent that full custody of our children and their dog will be with Benjamin and Dorene Scolnic with visitation rights for Harriet and Nathan Fischer.

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School of Journalism to require iPod touch or iPhone for students - Columbia Missourian

The MU School of Journalism requires students download an iPod Touch. Lectures are recorded and students can access them through iTunes U. I wonder how it's been going so far. 

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/05/07/school-journalism-requires-ipod-touch/

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iDoSpeeches - Inaugural Edition v2.0 Launched

Now available on the App Store:

iDoSpeeches-Inaugural Edition - an innovative way to learn English. 

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/idospeeches-inaugural-edition/id315699796?mt=8

Copyright iDoTouch.com, a product of Shmoopy Enterprises Inc., a Massachusetts corporation. Copyright 2009-2010 All Rights Reserved

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NYTimes: Anger Leads to Apology From Google About Buzz

From The New York Times:

Anger Leads to Apology From Google About Buzz

The company is disabling Buzz's much-criticized auto-follow feature,
which had been intended to make it easy for people to start using the
service.

http://s.nyt.com/u/BEh

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Should illegal file-sharers lose their freedom on the Internet?

According to the New York Times, Within Europe, different countries have pursued a range of approaches to dealing with Internet piracy. Last year, France approved a so-called three-strikes system, under which illegal file-sharers who ignored two warnings to quit could face the loss of Internet access.

Britain has proposed similar legislation. But German and Swedish officials have ruled out such measures, and politicians elsewhere in Europe have sought to enshrine Internet access as a fundamental human right.

In Secret, Nations Work Toward Crackdown on Piracy

Negotiators, under intense pressure from media companies, luxury brands and other corporate victims of piracy to complete a deal, are facing criticism over the process.

http://s.nyt.com/u/egm

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NYTimes: Hacking for Fun and Profit in China’s Underworld

An article in today's New York Times discusses the new national sport of China and Russia as cyberwarfare. 

Shouldn't we be concerned too? Perhaps training our kids in cybersecurity. 

"Indeed, in China — as in parts of Eastern Europe and Russia — computer hacking has become something of a national sport, and a lucrative one. There are hacker conferences, hacker training academies and magazines with names like Hacker X Files and Hacker Defense, which offer tips on how to break into computers or build a Trojan horse, step by step."

Hacking for Fun and Profit in China's Underworld

A young hacker let a reporter into his world of trolling for information that may one day be worth money.

http://s.nyt.com/u/edt

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NYTimes: Kids in Crisis (Behind Bars)

An article in the New York Times by Nicholas Kristoph discusses the "horrors that unfold in American prisons — especially juvenile correctional facilities — on a far larger scale than at Guantánamo."

What can we do about this?

For one thing, we can keep an eye on them. There is no reason that juvenile detention facilities should be under the strictest surveillance, including video.

Parents should be allowed to know what is happening to their children - especially with whom they are sleeping at night- even when the children are in detention facilities. Do parents give up their rights when their children go to jail? Does DSS give up its role?

From The New York Times:

OP-ED COLUMNIST: Kids in Crisis (Behind Bars)

A good starting point to rehabilitate young offenders is to stop the
criminal abuse many of them endure in correctional facilities.

http://s.nyt.com/u/tLW

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