It can be done!

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2008-12-04-solar-car_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Final Thoughts

It's been fun-- good luck with your finals and remember that your papers are due to me by 4 pm on Tuesday, Decemeber 9. Have a nice break and stay in touch.

More for 12/04 (Enjoy!)

From Dana:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/nyregion/03housing.html?ref=nyregion
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080101a5.html

From Jacob G:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3161812.stm

http://www.citiesalliance.org/publications/homepage-features/oct-07/ar-07.html

Readings for 12/4

From Mitch: read articles #22 and 24 from the reader-- if you have time/inclination, read #23 as well
From Seth:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=web-brings-new-weapons-of-war&print=true
From Gary:
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Asian_Economy/JK07Dk01.html;
if you are interested and like visual references, please also look at:
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11919622

Terrorist attack "likely" in next five years

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-12-02-terrorist-attacks-report_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Interesting site for mapping international trends

This organization has developed software to conduct "large-scale, long-term, integrated global modeling" on a variety of trends. Check it out:
http://www.ifs.du.edu/index.aspx

More digitally altered "news" items:

Fox news alters photos of NYTimes reporters:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020002

US defense department alters photo of first female four star general:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7738342.stm

Two more for Tuesday, Dec. 2

From John:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/03/business/03labor.html
From Jacob T:
http://mysite.du.edu/~mirfan/edntrend.pdf

For Tuesday, December 2

From Josh:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/in-an-iranian-image-a-missile-too-many/

For Tuesday, Nov. 24

From Katie:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/11/11/tourism.slowdown/index.html

For Tuesday, Nov. 25

Article from Courtney:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/health/07well.html

For Tuesday, Nov. 25

Article from Sarah:
http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2008/11/23/features/feat1.txt

For Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Piece from Ashley:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=5065245&page=1

6 minute video and article from Kristen

Please read/view the following:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/world/middleeast/20mideast-obama.html?ref=world

http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/world/middle-east/1194811622215/index.html#1194823337790

Readings from Steven and Nick

Please read the following artticles for class on Thursday:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122669909279629451.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?_r=3&ref=magazine&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Gloomy view of the current economic crisis

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Well-Great-Depression-2-2011/story.aspx?guid=%7BB28B49B5%2DEFD1%2D4941%2DB57E%2DA2BA1545BA09%7D

Newspaper from the future!

http://www.nytimes-se.com/

Interesting map of election results

http://www.sciam.com/slideshow.cfm?id=electoral-results-maps

CSIS organizational map

http://www.csis.org/map/

Interesting interactive feature that compares your views on "foreign affairs" to other Americans

http://www.electionvoice.org/

Views on the election from around the world

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/11/20081155293464248.html

Barber article:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/199203/barber

People are now making their DNA publicly known . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/us/20gene.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

New study indicates that 1 in 4 mammals in danger of extinction

New link:
http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_10654211

Economic integration in Europe is more advanced than political integration:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/business/06markets.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin

Asian reactions to US economic woes

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/index.html

Link to the Pew poll on Global Attitudes

http://pewglobal.org/

GM foods in the news . . . .

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2008-09-18-genetically-engineered-animals-food_N.htm

Robotic "dog"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

Telepathic control technology

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgvPmF4gFw4

Human/ animal hybrids?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1JA0TeBH5Q&feature=related

World of 100 video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIUCTbi_XZs&feature=related

Interesting "clock" measuring a variety of global developments

Check this out:

http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf

Times/CSIS template

Here is the link to the New York Times and CSIS materials that are arranged to cover each of the "seven revolutions" or trends we will examine in this course.

http://epsilennyt.com/NYTContent/Test/7revs.html