Archive for August 4th, 2011

August 4th, 2011

WSJ on the Market Plunge Today

by PaulM

Here’s the latest from the Wall Street Journal on the disaster in the stock market today. Get the WSJ if you want more. Subscription required online also.

August 4th, 2011

Lowell Region Is Sixth Most Geeky in USA: Forbes Mag

by PaulM

This is an extraordinary announcement from Forbes Magazine. San Jose Calif, Boulder Colo., Framingham Mass., Huntsville Ala., and Durham N.C. are the five regions listed as more Geeky than Lowell (figures based on percentage of workers in science, technology, engineering, and math-based jobs). See the list here. Both the City Manager and leftinlowell.com blogged about this announcement, and UMass Lowell Facebooked it early today, thanks to Mike P. on the campus web squad. Forbes online used a picture of the UML Inn & Conference Center with National Park Service canal boat in the Pawtucket Canal in front as the iconic Lowell image (I believe that’s a Jim Higgins photo—nice work, James.)

August 4th, 2011

Jacoby Ellsbury, ‘Nuff Said

by PaulM