USA TODAY articles from March 2011

USA TODAY archives from March 2011

Facebook Almost Poned in Website Fraud
March 1, 2011... A Facebook security vulnerability discovered by a pair of doctoral students at the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University, Bloomington, that allowed malicious websites to uncover visitors' real names, access their private...

Top must-have list for the social networkers.(YOUR LIFE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Adults agree that the expansion of high-speed Internet has had the greatest technological impact on society over the past decade, and it is the technology most believe they cannot live without, relates an interactive poll by Zogby International....

Has Obama triggered worse race relations?(Barack Obama)(YOUR LIFE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Some 45% of likely voters say race relations have worsened over the two years that Barack Obama has been president, while 13% see an improvement, and 37% feel there is no difference, according to an interactive poll by Zogby International. ...

Offshoring Jobs a Lessening Trend
March 1, 2011... Most U.S. firms engaged in offshoring say a shortage of skilled domestic employees--not cost-cutting--is the primary reason why they move some job functions overseas. Moreover, manufacturers and high-tech telecommunications companies are less...

Meet the new temporary workforce.(YOUR LIFE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Fundamental changes in the American workforce are taking place, and they hold tremendous implications for employers and employees alike. According to an Annual Workforce Trends Study, commissioned by Yoh Services LLC, Philadelphia, Pa., 80% of...

Age 65 makes it official: baby boomers are old.(YOUR LIFE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Between 1946-65, more than 76,000,000 children were born in the U.S., and they would become the most influential generation of our time. However, now the first of the Baby Boomers are turning 65--officially hitting senior status. As this occurs,...

Americans Plan to Give More to Charity
March 1, 2011... For the first time since the Great Recession began, Americans indicate that they are more likely to increase their giving to charity than decrease it, according to the annual Dunham & Company Philanthropy Survey conducted by Wilson Research...

Colors of Incompetency at Homeland Security
March 1, 2011... "The color-coded warning system has never served a useful purpose and deserved all the ridicule it received over the past decade," declares David Schanzer, coauthor of a report on risk management in homeland security for the IBM Center for the...

Listening in on Terrorist Plans
March 1, 2011... Without any formal direct contact with terrorist organizations, it is difficult for Western nations to answer two fundamental, but important, questions: what do terrorists want, and how do they plan to achieve it? Research examining...

Creating a New Class of Illegal Immigrants
March 1, 2011... A plan to challenge the constitutional definition of citizenship has been revealed by State Legislators for Legal Immigration, Cranberry Township, Pa. Insisting that they need to correct a "monumental misapplication of the 14th Amendment" and...

Law Schools Need to Speak the Truth
March 1, 2011... The job outlook for newly minted lawyers is grim, but not according to the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings. The publication's most recent report shows that 93% of graduates were employed nine months after graduation--under American...

Fairness doctrine: three votes from returning.(YOUR LIFE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... The battle to define "civil discourse" will be ramped up in the coming months, bringing with it a renewed effort to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine, warns the National Religious Broadcasters, Manassas, Va. "The so-called Fairness Doctrine was...

Women of the old west had "True Grit".(YOUR LIFE)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Hawkmoon author Nancy Williams, a longtime student of women's issues in 19th-century America, loves the new film adaptation of the Academy Award-nominated "True Grits" although she points out that the depiction of its defiantly strong teenage...

New Way to Measure Cosmic Distances
March 1, 2011... Researchers have found a way to measure distances to objects three times farther away in outer space than previously possible by extending a common measurement technique. They discovered that a rare type of giant star, often overlooked by...

10 Ways to Make Healthy Habits Stick
March 1, 2011... Taking small steps to improve health may be more effective than tackling major lifestyle changes all at once. Many individuals who smoke, avoid exercise, or need to lose weight know they may be headed for health problems, yet change is...

The Party's Over-Maybe for Good
March 1, 2011... IN THE MID 1960s, Robert Theobald, in Free Men and Free Markets, proposed that the advanced nations seriously consider the possibility of instituting a guaranteed income as the "only way to prevent the emergence of a technologically dehumanized...

Political Degrees of Difficulty
March 1, 2011... WHENEVER THERE IS a change of party control in Congress or the White House, there is the claim that "we will do things differently." The new leadership promises to address problems the old guard had allowed to languish or fester. There may be...

How the Mighty Are Falling
March 1, 2011... A VERY UNCERTAIN future has been predicted for the U.S. by University at California, Berkeley, economists Steven Cohen and J. Bradford DeLong in The End of Influence: What Happens When Other Countries Have the Money. These academics contend that...

Productivity Growth Slowdown
March 1, 2011... THE EARLY 1970s marked a turning point for the American economy, especially for productivity measured as "multifactor." Economist Mancur Olson summarized why some nations are poor: they do not make property rights secure over the long run; fail...

Will Military Cuts Endanger the U.S.?
March 1, 2011... MORE, NOT FEWER, amphibious assault ships am needed to implement U.S. foreign policy. "The Navy and Marine Corps must be willing to reexamine and question basic assumptions in light of evolving technologies, new threats, and budget realities,"...

An American Peace in Korea
March 1, 2011... WE OFTEN ARE REMINDED that the Korean War ended with an armistice. While that is an irrefutable fact, it is not true that the absence of a formal peace treaty is an impediment to peace in Korea. The signing of such a document between the U.S....

Let's Put the Relations in Foreign Relations
March 1, 2011... THE HISTORY of the world is an undulation of aggression, suppression, and peace. Often, peace merely is the absence of overt war. Thus, we have the story of Babel, the Pax Romana, and, in the last century, the sad tales of the League of Nations...

Canada's Economic Folly
March 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] UNLIKE AMERICA, Canada is a resource economy: the U.S. imports resources, whereas Canada exports them. It has the second largest oil reserves in the world. People do not think of Canada like that. Traditionally, in the...

It's Becoming a Bit Hot for Climatists: Climate Change Is Due to Natural Cycles of Earth, Driven by the Sun, Not Due to Man-Made Greenhouse Gases, and All Efforts to Halt Global Warming by Draconian Carbon-Emission Control Policies Are Futile
March 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CLIMATISM is the belief that man-made greenhouse gases are destroying Earth's climate. Some 22 years ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations concluded that manmade greenhouse gas...

Ice Melting Faster Everywhere
March 1, 2011... FROM THE ARCTIC SEA ICE to the Antarctic interior and the mountainous peaks of Peru, Alaska, and Tibet, ice is melting at an alarming rate. The accelerating loss of ice sheets, sea ice, and glaciers is one of the most powerful and striking...

American Indian Art Enjoys a Revival
March 1, 2011... NUMEROUS ARTISTS throughout Indian country are using their creative talents to augment their income or support themselves as professionals. The buying public's current demand for Indian art and the long-standing paucity of employment...

Going Dutch-17th-Century Style: These Dutch and Flemish Masterworks Include Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts Exceptional for Their Quality, Superb Condition, and Impeccable Provenance
March 1, 2011... ONE OF THE WORLD'S best private collections of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, including pieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals, Gerrit Dou, and Jan Steen has been unveiled in the exhibition, "Golden: Dutch and Flemish Masterworks...

Bewitching Moons
March 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EARTH'S MOON is a luminous silver-white charm--a gleaming, beckoning object, as well as an ancient symbol for that which is feminine. As the largest and brightest object in the star-splattered night sky, it long has...

Everybody Loves Oscar
March 1, 2011... FOR MOVIE FANS, Oscar night is a special Hollywood holiday. While an old filmland axiom calls the Academy Awards "a place where everyone lets off esteem," the ceremony's most frequent host, Bob Hope, had a different take on the event: "In my...

A Declaration of Linguistic Independence: Sixteen Years before He Became the Nation's Second President, John Adams Proclaimed, "English Is Destined to Be in the Next and Succeeding Centuries More Generally the Language of the World Than Latin Was in the Last or French Is in the Present Age."
March 1, 2011... WHEN IN THE COURSE of human events, it becomes necessary for a people to improvise new words to catch and crystallize the realities of a new land; to give birth to a vocabulary endowed with its creators' irrepressible shapes, textures, and...

What Sticks & Stones Can't Do, Facebook Will-And More!
March 1, 2011... WITH THE RISE OF websites such as Facebook, social networking may be on the verge of replacing traditional personal interactions for the next generation. This leads one to ask, do the social networking websites contribute to, or detract from,...

Confessions of a Cyber Junkie
March 1, 2011... WELCOME TO the Cyber Universe. The phone rang, and I initially did not answer. The caller was persistent, however. I finally decided to pick up because the tinging was breaking my gaming concentration. I had told all my friends that I was out of...

The People Factor
March 1, 2011... THE MAJOR CHALLENGE facing all businesses is to achieve consistent, long-term profit and growth. The key word is consistent--that is the toughest challenge. When I first became involved in selling services to companies that, in turn, sold...

Losing the Race to Erase Racism
March 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "AMERICANS ARE engaged in a war over a word: racism." Thus began Charles M. Blow in a July 2010 op-ed piece in The New York Times. The article, "Obama's 'Race' War," did not slow the debate, which continued through the...

The Insanity Excuse and Retrograde Thinking
March 1, 2011... THOSE OF US WHO have been on the front lines of the more than half-century fight relating to the issue of whether alleged mental illness should be an acceptable legal excuse for felonious behavior periodically have been encouraged and dismayed...

The FTC and FDA Deprive Consumers of Vital Health Information
March 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MOST CONSUMERS are unaware that the Federal government imposes a complete blanket of censorship over health claims in the food and dietary supplement markets. Raised to believe that the First Amendment protects the...

Your Health Endangered
March 1, 2011... HHEALTH CHALLENGES are becoming more numerous as infectious diseases--such as SARS, West Nile vires, and avian flu--continue to emerge, and thrive. In addition, the accumulation of chemical pollutants in the environment is starting to take a...

Osteoporosis Drugs' "Broken" Promise
March 1, 2011... THE FOOD AND DRUG Administration was established in 1906 to protect the health and safety of the American people. Drugs in this country cannot be sold unless approved by the agency. In order to ensure the safety of medication, the FDA...

Mad Men of the Hardwood: The Mayhem of March Madness Figures to Be a Bit More Intense This Year with the Reformatting of the NCAA Tournament to Include Even More Teams
March 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT IS, BY MANY accounts, the most-exciting tournament in the world, but is it mayhem or madness?--perhaps a bit of both if you are a college cage fan. Adding to the craziness, as if that were necessary, the NCAA Men's...

Being up-front with your backpack.(WHAT'S NEW?)(Ribz Front Pack)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Let's face it: backpacks actually are mobile storage units that ignore the most basic rule of organization---convenient access. Wouldn't it be easier if what you needed was in front of you instead of behind you? Former U.S. Navy SEAL Frank...

Drymax Socks for Drier, Warmer Feet
March 1, 2011... March undoubtedly is the craziest month of the year--at least weather-wise. One day it's warm and sunny and you're tossing a baseball around with the kids and the next it's a no-school snow day and you have to shovel the walk and scrape the ice...

You are never too old to be a kid again.(WHAT'S NEW?)(Nano Magnetics' Nanodots)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Toys for adults have been gaining in popularity--especially things people can fidget with. Not that children are excluded from the fun, but the things we're noticing on more desks in this large office building are Nanodots, from Nano Magnetics,...

Mesmerizing magic from the mouse factory.(WHAT'S NEW?)(Mickeys Magic Show)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... In a captivating combination. Master Magician Mickey Mouse and the always-dazzling Minnie join forces with professional illusionists for the Disney Live' stage production of Feld Entertainments "Mickeys Magic Show," featuring grand illusions and...

It is better to give than receive.(WHAT'S NEW?)(Blessings Bank)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... What better time than Lent and Easter season to have your children inspired by the Bible's Acts 20:35, "It is more blessed to give than to receive"? Why not gift them with a Blessing Bank, which will help teach them to save money for the purpose...

Building a better toothbrush ... case.(WHAT'S NEW?)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Great Britain's Kevin Foley, a graduate of the United Kingdom's renowned Architectural Association School of Architecture, decided to stop designing hotels, private homes, and charter yacht facilities in the Virgin Islands in order to design......

The quickest way to super-size your smile.(WHAT'S NEW?)(Supersmile Travel Pack)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... What do jet-setters Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Ivanka Trump, and Diane Von Furstenberg have in common? Hmmmm... Okay, we give up; what's the answer? They all are fans of the Supersmile Travel Pack, the kit that contains every possible...

Museum memo.(WHAT'S NEW?)(Brief article)(Calendar)
March 1, 2011... What's new in museums around the country? Among the interesting exhibitions on view are: Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals, through May 30, and Gauguin: Maker of Myth, through June 5, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. [ILLUSTRATION...

Yikes! The web runners are among us.(What's New?)(Web Runner)
March 1, 2011... An alien Queen escapes its doomed planet of Arachnids. Frozen in cryogenic stasis for 100,000 years, she finally lands on planet Earth. Cold, confused, and alone, the Queen begins to attract and infect the Earth's spiders with Aranium, a...

Playmobil: it's as easy as 1-2-3.(What's New?)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Playmobil has introduced three new products to its toddler-friendly 1-2-3 line. The My Take Along Noah's Ark, Interactive Play and Learn Farm, and Animals Train are sure to be a hit with children 18 months and up, as well as their parents. After...

Let the Memories Begin ... with a Dream
March 1, 2011... The world of Disney has been a place where generations of families have gathered, celebrations have been held, and dreams of meeting princesses and princes, pirates, and other wondrous characters have come true. Thus, this year's "Let the...

Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century.(Book review)
March 1, 2011... NULLIFICATION: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century BY THOMAS E. WOODS JR. REGNERY PUBLISHING, INC., WASHINGTONI D.C. 2010, 309 PAGES, $24.95 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was fascinating to revisit this book so soon alter the...

Spring water with an icy difference.(What's New?)(Icelandic Glacial Super Premium Spring Water)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... Many consumers assume that a bottle of purified water from a major soft drink company contains spring water sourced from a far-off protected mountain valley. When they discover what they've been drinking is nothing more than filtered municipal...

Hoover's arsenal of cleaning machines.(What's New?)(WindTunnel Air)(Brief article)
March 1, 2011... You would think with practically everything frozen outside that so much dirt would not find its way inside come wintertime. (Yes, we now understand--what world are we living in? Actually, a technologically-advanced one, thank goodness.) Happily,...

Adolescents, Addicts, and Us
March 1, 2011... ADOLESCENCE IS A magical time. Teenagers go from idealistic children to risk-taking know-it-alls, and, we hope, to responsible adults. In the process, a number of predictable phases will occur. Most are unpleasant and, if we are lucky, they are...