Must-See TV- January 31, 2008 Sherry Davis knew exactly where she would put her new 50-inch flat-screen television: in the living room, above that other indisputable focal point, the fireplace.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173533/A... Author Reinvents Science Textbooks as Lively, Fun Narratives- January 28, 2008 To middle school teacher Chad Pavlekovich, most science textbooks are dull and lack the context students need to understand scientific principles. That's why he is exposing students in the town of Salisbury on Maryland's Eastern Shore to three new textbooks that are unorthodox in concept, appearance...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173534/A... Officials Try to Clear Up Confusion About 911 Calls- January 27, 2008 Confusion about the District's revamped 911 call center has spread across the city in recent weeks as misinformation has been posted on online community message boards and city officials have spent time parsing the definition of "emergency."http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173535/A... Unseen Fences Upset the Unsuspecting- January 26, 2008 To some suburbanites, good fences don't make such good neighbors when you can't see them.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173536/A... Sprint Replaces Three Executives- January 25, 2008 In its latest move to restructure and shore up its stock, Sprint Nextel yesterday announced the immediate departures of three top executives, including Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173537/A... 9 D.C. Workers Fired For Looking at Porn- January 24, 2008 Nine D.C. government employees are being fired for viewing pornography on their work computers, including three who looked at inappropriate sexual images an average of about 200 times per work day in 2007, city officials said yesterday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173538/A... New Backers for Summer Music Fest- January 20, 2008 The Loudoun Foundation announced Friday that it is back on track to launch the fifth annual Loudoun Summer Music Fest, with help from two new corporate sponsors: Infinitive, a local management consulting firm; and Open Band, a locally owned broadband provider.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173539/A... Ex-Deputy Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charge- January 16, 2008 A former Fairfax County sheriff's deputy and youth football coach pleaded guilty yesterday to a child pornography charge after investigators found more than 6,000 images of child pornography on his computer, including some depicting girls as young as 4 engaged in sexual activity with adult males,...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173540/A... Council President Pulls Back the Curtain- January 10, 2008 There's a new way to keep tabs on and keep in touch with the County Council. President Michael Knapp (D-Upcounty) this week unveiled his blog, "Starting With the Socks," that promises to provide readers insight into current issues and a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a council member.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173541/A... How Frozen Peas Started A Movement- January 10, 2008 Applying a bag of frozen peas directly to her breast shortly after undergoing a needle biopsy that day in December made perfect sense to Susan Reynolds.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~3/231173542/A... |