populaiton article

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3981&page=0

Robots on the battlefield

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99663723&ps=cprs

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