Monday, April 04, 2005

Supreme Court: Creditors Can't Seize IRAs (AP). AP - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that creditors may not seize Individual Retirement Accounts when people file for bankruptcy, giving protection to a nest egg relied upon by millions of Americans. [Yahoo! News: Top Stories] This is good to see.  Of course, if you get youself into the position of declaring bankruptcy in the first place, you have much bigger issues to deal with. 11:22:56 AM    comment []

New bugs found in Outlook, Internet Explorer. Microsoft is investigating potentially serious security flaws in its Internet Explorer and Outlook applications that could allow an attacker to take control over a user's system. [Computerworld News] Yet more bugs?  Why are you still using them? 10:44:05 AM    comment []

Red Falls Out of Favor As Teacher's Choice (AP). AP - Of all the things that can make a person see red, school principal Gail Karwoski was not expecting parents to get huffy about, well, seeing red. At Daniels Farm Elementary School in Trumbull, Conn., Karwoski's teachers grade papers by giving examples of better answers for those students who make mistakes. But that approach meant the kids often found their work covered in red, the color that teachers long have used to grade work. [Yahoo! News: U.S. National] Colour specialists? Purple ink?  "This is what you have done right, not what is wrong?" Would someone please tell me how we are helping our children improve if we are coddling them?  There would not need to be a standards test and stupid laws like No Child Left Behind (which has nothing to do with education) if we were more focused ON TEACHING THE CHILDREN TO THINK, instead of worrying about hurting their feelings, or, more correctly, the feelings of their parents. 10:32:10 AM    comment []

Teens: Intercourse Riskier Than Oral Sex (AP). AP - About one in five ninth-graders report having had oral sex and almost one-third say they intend to try it during the next six months, a small study of teens at two California schools reports. [Yahoo! News: U.S. National] Tell me again that abstinance is the answer? 9:36:18 AM    comment []

Oh I almost forgot: Play Ball! 9:32:09 AM    comment []

Comparison between Oracle and Others. Hi Tom, My question is something different. As an Oracle expert I always asked to provide strong reasons why to use Oracle Database and not to use for example SQL Server. Please, can you tell where to go in the Internet to search about a... [Ask Tom MOST RECENT ARTICLES] Yeah, it's a geek post, but one that if you are into databases and looking for database answers, you might want to consider. I have always like the Oracle platform and this just reinforces the opinion. 9:31:27 AM    comment []

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