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Archive of Technology on Tuesday May 06, 2008
UH-Manoa to measure greenhouse gas output
The University of Hawaii-Manoa says it will be the first institution in Hawaii -- and the first college campus in the nation -- to join a registry of corporations that measure and publicly report their annual greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
Nameless DNA profile charged in 1999 rape
Prosecutors usually have a suspect's name before someone is charged with a crime. But for the first time in Thurston County, prosecutors have charged a genetic profile -- an unknown person's DNA -- with an unsolved rape of a woman in downtown Olympia in 1999. Read More
Lawsuit contends Blunt's aides ordered staffers to break the law
Gov. Matt Blunt's top aides ordered state employees to break the law by destroying copies of government e-mails so they wouldn't ever become public, a lawsuit filed Monday charges. Read More
Going after movie bootleggers
NEW YORK -- Bootleggers beware: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo wants to toughen the penalty for film piracy to include jail time. Read More
Richmond DNA lab's sample processing to double
The state Department of Justice's DNA laboratory in Richmond will double the number of DNA samples it processes starting next year when its newly expanded lab begins receiving samples from everyone arrested for a felony in California, Attorney General Jerry Brown said Monday. Read More
School districts hope web will help with agonizing wait for FCAT
Palm Beach and Broward County high school freshmen and sophomores finished the reading FCAT by mid-March. More than six weeks later, they still don't know the scores. And the wait will drag into early June. State and local educators say they'd love to speed up the process and improve student achievement with a technological solution: putting the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test online. Read More
Touch-screen machines, extra poll workers ready for high turnout
Automatic 5 a.m. wake-up calls for poll inspectors and touch-screen voting machines in case of paper ballot shortages will be used for the first time in Indiana's presidential primary today, a vote that has turned into one of the more closely watched in the nation. Read More
Blunt or aides erased e-mails, lawsuit contends
Independent investigators on Monday alleged that Gov. Matt Blunt or his top aides ordered state computer technicians to destroy copies of e-mail messages that might have been politically damaging. Read More
Work in Kansas Legislature stalled by senators' protests
Action in the Kansas Legislature came to a virtual halt Monday as lawmakers looked for an exit strategy for the 2008 session. Read More
Coal plant debate stays at impasse
The wrap-up session continued Monday as lawmakers argued over the final spending bill and a measure allowing two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas. Read More
Legislature grinds to standstill
As the Legislature staggers toward a last showdown over proposed coal-fired power plants in western Kansas, a resolution to allow the Legislature to sue the governor on the issue will not be going forward, the president of the state Senate said Monday. Read More
Coal debate in final days
Republican House Speaker Melvin Neufeld is optimistic today's session of the Legislature ? perhaps lawmakers' last big work day in 2008 ? delivers hard-fought victories on a contentious coal debate. Read More
Google invests in KU studio
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Internet company Google has made a $100,000 gift to help The University of Kansas architecture students design and build sustainable structures, including one of the first new "green" buildings in Greensburg. Read More
Death-row inmate's DNA to be checked against fluids on clothing
An attorney for Brian Keith Moore, who is on death row for a murder he says he didn't commit, said yesterday that lab technicians have found enough DNA on evidence to potentially eliminate Moore as the killer. Read More
State makes it easier to get around delays
The state has updated its Web site that gives drivers new ways to figure out how to avoid traffic jams, construction and other delays. Read More
Missouri House OKs bill allowing telecoms in rural areas to increase rates
Rural telecommunications customers could see their monthly bills rise under legislation passed Monday by the Missouri House. Read More
USM adds emergency system
Crews at the University of Southern Mississippi installed receivers Monday in 37 buildings as part of the first phase of an emergency notification system. Read More
Bill seeks to restrict robo calls
In the days leading up to Pennsylvania's presidential primary, Democratic voters' phone lines lit up with calls from the candidates. Or, more likely, from their automated surrogates. And that did not make many voters happy. Read More
Long unsure of court cameras committee timetable
Attorney General Larry Long, who is on a committee charged with developing proposed rules on television and radio coverage of South Dakota's circuit courts, says he's not sure when the 22-member group will send its ideas to the state Supreme Court. Read More
10 of 11 cities OK $181 million UTOPIA refinance
MURRAY, Utah -- Given the nod from 10 of 11 cities, UTOPIA will charge forward with a $181 million refinance that will allow it to cut old ties, finish build-out and repay contractor debts. Read More
Teen driver cell-phone ban fell victim to politics
A bill that would have banned cell phone use by teenage drivers had nearly unanimous support in Montpelier this year. Read More
Candidates' e-mail at issue in Supreme Court race
West Virginia University law professor and state Supreme Court candidate Bob Bastress says campaign-related e-mails from his university account don't amount to much. Read More
Exxon Mobil plans Wyo CO2 plant
Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to spend more than $100 million to build a plant in Wyoming to continue developing and testing technology that could make capturing and storing carbon dioxide more affordable and open up vast new sources of natural gas. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Voters' guide promotes phone sex
An Oregon voters’ guide lists a very wrong number. California’s governor insults rural legislators. And Pennsylvania considers selling wine in vending machines. In case you missed those stories this week, “Worth Noting” fills you in. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Phantom voter stalks Ala. State House
An Alabama lawmaker says someone’s been using his voting machine. Florida’s House Speaker locks the doors and turns off Internet access to make legislators pay attention. And Mayberry’s Sheriff Taylor endorses a North Carolina gubernatorial candidate. In case you missed those stories this week, "Worth Noting" fills you in. Read More |
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