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1/25/13
TechNews for the week: January 25; January 23;

War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Taliban strikes Afghan police building;
Libyan war spurred Algerian standoff; Algerian stance spoils U.S. strategy for region; Al-Qaeda branch’s image soars after hostage drama in Algeria, Mali attacks;
U.S. sends trainers to prepare Mali-bound African force; In Mali, French troops encounter host of problems;
Little-noticed policy could further squeeze the oil income of Iran; In Israel election, Iran’s nuclear program, Palestinians low on list;
Exit polls: Netanyahu wins Israeli election; Netanyahu weakened after Israeli vote;
Sex is major reason military commanders are fired; Senior military officials order trims as Pentagon prepares for shortfall;
U.S. military wants to hide drones under the sea;
House votes to suspend debt limit until May; Top senators reach deal to curb filibusters;
Court says Obama recess appointments invalid; Next challenge of health care act moving quickly to Supreme Court;
GOP seeking electoral college changes;
Fed was slow to abandon optimism, 2007 transcripts show;

Math, science and technology:
Security issues
TSA to pull revealing airport scanners; more on removal; Napolitano Calls ‘Cyber 9/11’ Threat Imminent;
Java Security Mess, Examined; Anti-virus test results; Obscurity: A Way to Think About Your Data;
Identifying People from their DNA; Identifying People from their Writing Style;
U.S. Charges Three People with Million-Computer Virus; Student, Expelled After Finding Security Flaw in College Network;
Math and science
Researchers to Resume Studies of Bird-Flu Virus, Except in U.S.;
Scientists look to DNA for data storage; The newest data-storage device? DNA;
Swallowable Camera Takes Pictures Through a Pill;
Shoring Up The Nation's Crumbling Coastlines;
Web issues
Getting started with Greasemonkey;
Windows 8 Cheat Keys;
SC Politics
Harrell says he didn’t seek special treatment for business;
Sheriff Al Cannon going national with his gun law concerns;
16 now in 1st District race;
Intersection of U.S. Highway 17, Main Road to become 'superstreet';
The dangers of giving taxpayer dollars to private companies ;

Finance and Economics
New rules cut link between mortgage terms, brokers’ pay and bonuses; Employee confidence in the economy is creating headaches for employers;
New Cancer Test May Dampen Supreme Court Fight Over Patents on Genes;
Innovate or Die;

Other news
Why Don't Students Apply What They've Learned;
GLAAD takes National Geographic Channel to task over Boy Scouts reality series;

Education:
Higher Ed’s Biggest Problem: What’s It For?; Renewed Focus on Raising College-Completion Rates;
Freshman Survey: This Year, Even More Focused on Jobs; Census Bureau Says One in 5 Undergraduates Worked Full Time in 2011;
State Spending on Higher Education Rebounds in Most States After Years of Decline; Recession Pushes States to Make Deep Cuts to Higher-Ed Budgets;
Brown's Proposals Would Bring Big Changes to California 2-Year Colleges; U. of District of Columbia Cuts Nearly 100 Positions;
How To Separate Merit From Privilege; How Much Math Proficiency Is Needed to Succeed in STEM?
Higher One Questioned about Student Debit-Card Fees; Syracuse U. Sues Insurer Over Costs of Ex-Coach’s Abuse Case;
NCAA Adopts Changes Aimed at Streamlining Its Rule Book; NCAA Acknowledges 'Severe' Missteps in Its U. of Miami Investigation;

1/18/13
TechNews for the week: January 18; January 16; January 14;

War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Afghan and U.S. officials disagree on timeline to end local police training; Insurgents attack Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul; Audit finds waste in Afghan war;
American hostages seized in attack on gas facility in Algeria;
Iran running listening station in Golan; U.S. general: Iran strengthened cyber capabilities after Stuxnet;
Clearing protesters from West Bank site, Netanyahu pledges to build settlement; Netanyahu Set to Win Israel Vote, but Losing Steam;
Active-duty suicides set record, top number of troops killed in combat;
Budget issues will hit federal workers where it hurts; Paying for the all-voluntary military; Republicans seek 3-month debt limit increase, Senate budget;
President signs Executive Orders On Gun Safety; GOP outraged but not certain why; Va. legislators make undercover video at gun show;
Obama’s nomination of ATF director signals battle to strengthen agency; Lines harden in debate over guns;
Virginia General Assembly set to keep fighting about election laws;
On inaugural eve, Obama’s most virulent foes want the celebration stopped;

Math, science and technology:
Security issues
January Crypto-Gram Newsletter, Overreactions, Terms of service as a security threat and more;
Oracle Fixes Zero Day Java Flaws; Homeland Security warns Java still poses risks after security fix;
Security Firm Discovers Cyber-Spy Campaign; Essay on FBI-Mandated Backdoors; The Anti-Surveillance Clothing Line;
The Origins of War; Lexical Warfare; Capitol Hill’s crazy new normal;
Europe May Require Companies to Report Data Thefts;
Math and science
New Technologies For Extracting Oil, Gas;
Web issues
10 Tools to Track Exercise, Chronic Conditions; Five Web Apps to make you smarter; Keep tabs on spending with five budget apps;
How to download, navigate your Twitter archive;
SC Politics
SC tea party schedules convention on coast;

Finance and Economics
Wells Fargo 4th-Quarter Net Interest Margin Under Scrutiny; Mortgages bolster earnings for big banks;
AT&T Proposes Massive Dump of Company Stock Into Pension;
Robust Demand for $100 bills: the Underworld's Favored Currency;
Shining a light on Medicare payments; In latest debt-ceiling move, Treasury to tap Thrift Savings Plan money;
Emergency landing grounds nearly half of Dreamliner jets; Dutch Court Says Samsung Tablets Don’t Infringe Apple;

Other news
Timeline of the NRA; How a marksmanship group was converted into a mighty gun lobby;
Glassdoor's top 25 oddball interview questions for 2013; A smaller set of Job Interview Questions ;
Presidential trivia knowledge;

Education:
Near-Term Outlook Is Bleak for All of Higher Education; PhD students are limiting their analytical abilities;
Dartmouth College Will End Credit for Advanced Placement Tests; Race to the Top's School Leadership Evaluations;
San Jose State to give MOOCs A Major Trial; SUNY To Push Online Classes, Establish Innovation Hub;
New AAUP Guidelines Call for Faculty Input in Program Closures and Layoffs; Calif. Attorney General Investigates Bridgepoint Education Inc.;
Federal Court Upholds Wisconsin Law Curtailing Powers of Faculty Unions;
This Week's NCAA Convention; NCAA Leader’s Speech: ’32 Minutes of Nothing’; NCAA Withdraws Financial Support for Its Scholarly Colloquium;
Report Finds Big Gaps in Athletic vs. Academic Spending; In Austere Times, Athletics Programs Need a Reset;

1/11/13
TechNews for the week: January 11; January 9; January 7;

War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Some in Obama administration press for small residual force in Afghanistan; U.S. troops begin 'support role' in Afghanistan this spring;
U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan on rise; France Sends Troops into Combat in Mali to Counter Islamist Advance;
New sanctions take aim at Iran’s crippled economy;
Defense plans precautionary cutbacks; More cuts in defense spending likely; Hagel: Fighting the chicken hawks;
GOP dissension over debt-ceiling strategy; Democrats Urge Obama to Take ‘Any Lawful Steps’ to Avoid Default;
White House sees promise in revisiting elements of ‘grand bargain’ on taxes, spending;
Can Chris Christie rescue the GOP?

Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Yahoo Investigating Malicious Links in E-mail; Java Under Attack Again;
DHS gets to Spy on Everyone; The Politics and Philosophy of National Security;
Anonymous Says DDoS Attacks Like Free Speech;
Math and science
Reports on Breast-Cancer Drugs Are Often Biased;
Researchers Develop Flexible, Thin PaperTab That Could Redefine The Tablet;
Web issues
5 Big Data Predictions For 2013; Five innovation predictions for 2013;
Your Tablet: Don’t Leave Home Without It; 10 Things to Remember Before Logging In to Public WiFi;
10 things to try when applications won't work with Windows 8; 5 Applications for easy password recovery;
The power of sketches;
SC Politics
S.C.’s top educator, cop differ on guns in schools;
Former Trustee and Police Chief of South Carolina State U. Are Accused of Seeking Kickbacks;

Finance and Economics
Fiscal bill extends a Medicare lifeline to small, rural hospitals; New mortgage rules: A checklist for consumers;
US oil imports to fall to lowest in 25 years;
Tech firms, lawmaker slam patent trolls, push for copyright reforms; Chinese Businessman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Software;

Other news
Manufacturing in your home office;
Man behind ‘Deport Piers Morgan’ petition has meltdown on Morgan’s show; Don’t Blame Video Games for Real-World Violence;
The parable of the ox;

Education:
Recession Hurt Young Graduates, but Not as Much as Less-Educated Peers; Efforts to Train More Doctors in Shortage Areas Have Failed;
Declines in Tuition Revenue Leave Many Colleges Financially Squeezed; California Governor's Budget Offers Good News to Colleges;
Higher Education Said To Be Facing A Crisis; Oregon Treasurer Proposes Bond Fund for Scholarships;
5 For-Profit Campuses Lose Accreditation After Abrupt Closures;
8 College Degrees with the Worst Return on Investment; Big Data Analytics Masters Degrees: 20 Top Programs;
Online Enrollments Slow But Continue To Grow; Though Many Colleges Are Undecided on MOOCs;
Coursera Announces Details for Selling Certificates and Verifying Identities;
Gates study: We’ve figured out what makes a good teacher;
Money for college athletes: not if, but how;
Ohio State football's assistant coaches net more than $798K in bonuses for Leaders Division title;

1/4/13
TechNews for the week: January 4; January 2;

War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Danger between the lines of a contract in Afghanistan;
Outgoing Congress proves to be unproductive to the end; Former congressmen talk about how bad things have gotten;
In Congress, relatives lobby on bills before family members;
Details of tentative deal averting 'fiscal cliff'; Congress approves ‘fiscal cliff’ measure; Tea party backers swallow a bitter pill in ‘cliff’ bill;
Lawmakers clash over debt ceiling; House votes to expand borrowing authority for Sandy flood claims;
Plans for health insurance exchanges approved for seven more states;

Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Six big cyber security predictions for 2013;
Microsoft Issues Tool to Repair Internet Explorer Zero-Day Security Vulnerability;
State Laws Bar Employers from Demanding Passwords; When the cops subpoena your Facebook information, here's what Facebook sends the cops;
Forbidden spheres; the essay;
Math and science
Physicist Sees Solar Energy Use In Off-Grid Applications In Future;
MIT Researchers Develop Germanium Transistor That Could Increase Speed Of Computers;
Military Drones Present And Future: Visual Tour;
Web issues
Hidden Powers of Your Mouse;
Tips on Conducting Effective Video Conferences;

Finance and Economics
U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in December; unemployment rate at 7.8 percent;
New debit-card rules pinch small firms; Reinsurers drive car premiums higher;
Group Hopes To Develop Wind Farm Cooperative Off South Carolina's Coast; Wind Industry Secures Tax Credit, But Damage May Be Done;
Inquiry Into Tech Giants’ Tax Strategies Nears End;
Miners ready to take punt on rare earths;
NRA fingerprints in landmark health-care law;

Other news
Excess-profits tax on contractors during wartime is long overdue;
Rachel Maddow's Surge Is Fox News' Worst Ratings Nightmare;

Education:
Washington Universities Not Happy With Governor's Tuition Plan; $10,000 Bachelor's Degree Is Proposed in California Legislation;
Texas among 10 states facing lawsuits over education funding; At Alabama State U. Financial Investigations Are Under Way;
Historians Get Advice on Writing for the Readers of Today;
Pennsylvania Will Sue NCAA Over Sanctions Against Penn State;
Former Football Player Sues U. Louisville After Locker-Room Incident; Despite Risks, Powerful Painkiller Is Still Used to Treat College Football Players;