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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...quite knew how this highly religious community would react to the Impact program. But it has encountered virtually no opposition. While parents can opt to have their children skip Jordan's classes, not many do (fewer than a dozen out of a student body of 600). They can also look through her course materials and sit in on her classes. If a dad walked into one of her after-school programs for at-risk kids--usually students whose parents or siblings were teen parents--he might blush at the candid talk about sex and relationships. But he'd also notice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Bring An End to the War Over Sex Ed | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

Christopher Soghoian—a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School—has developed a browser extension that prevents advertising networks from tracking Internet usage habits. The Google plug-in, entitled Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out (TACO), allows users to opt out of 27 advertising networks. The program prevents advertising companies from using Internet users’ past history to place user-specific advertisements. The extension had been downloaded by over 1000 people as of Monday night, according to Soghoian. Soghoian said he aims to raise awareness of Internet privacy issues with...

Author: By Michael J Ding, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Program Halts Online Advertisement Tracking | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...while there was a worry that allowing open access might affect the business model of subscription-based journals, he personally felt there are no drawbacks to an open access program. He added that faculty members who would prefer that their articles not be accessed by the general public can opt out of the program for any article. Professor and Director of the University Library Robert C. Darnton said he saw no immediate threat to scholarly journals. He said support for open access has been overwhelming because many faculty members believe that they have a responsibility to the larger public. Associate...

Author: By Niha S Jain, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HKS Allows Article Access | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...those in feeder funds, it's more of a waiting game. Those victims can opt to file amended returns, but the IRS recommends they wait for their partnerships or fund managers to issue revised K-1's, which may take many more months, up to Sept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRS Reveals Tax Guidelines for Ponzi Victims | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...unjustified, the facts of this particular educational initiative are more nuanced. While these schools do separate boys and girls, it is unfair to say that they “segregate” students, for any student wishing to learn in a coeducational setting always has the option to opt out of the program. Also, it should be noted that such separation exists only in middle-school classrooms and, for that matter, only in certain subjects. The schools themselves are not separated, and students are still afforded normal social interaction with peers of the opposite sex. The subject material that male...

Author: By James K. Mcauley | Title: DISSENTING OPINION: Call Off the Gender Police | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

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