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11/29/13
TechNews for the week: Nov 27; Nov 25;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Susan Rice meets Hamid Karzai as tensions rise over troops agreement; U.S.-Afghan accord near collapse due to new demands;
Six powers clinch breakthrough deal curbing Iran's nuclear activity; Fearful Saudis compare nuclear pact to 9/11; Iran invites U.N. inspectors to Arak heavy-water plant;
China launches warplanes to defend new aerial zone; Egypt’s illegal settlements boom;
Navy suspends business with another defense contractor; More Defense surplus equipment heading to local police departments;
An Army in transition awaits West Point cadets;
EU warns US over trawling online data;
Documents reveal missteps on HealthCare.gov site;
Supreme Court to hear challenge of health-care law's contraceptive-coverage mandate; Republican governors gauge possible heat from Medicaid;
New Tax Return Shows Karl Rove’s Group Spent Even More On Politics Than It Said;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
Citadel fights to keep Rosa's name off lawsuit;
Republicans want to finish takeover of South Carolina;
South Carolina schools using increasingly controversial Common Core State Standards;
Finance and Economics
For Uninsured, Clearing a Way to Enrollment; how and when to get enrolled;
Amid troubled health-law rollout, big test for IRS awaits; Why Both Parties Lie All The Time About Health Care;
HealthCare.gov estimates may be misleading; HealthCare.gov tech team scrambling to build workaround;
Medicare’s Failure to Track Doctors Wastes Billions on Name-Brand Drugs; Key leaders in accord on overhauling Medicare doctor pay;
Discrepancies found in Medicare costs for post-hospital care;
US banks threaten to charge for deposits; Senators warn over non-banks regulation; S&P says banks may have to spend extra $104bn on mortgage cases;
Patent troll's victory over Newegg bodes ill for online retailers;
IRS rules on advocacy groups bring clarity and confusion;
Study advocates high-speed rail on Texas highways;
Other news
Obama and the Israel Lobby;
Education:
Moody’s Issues a Negative Outlook for Higher Education; A New Higher-Education Landscape; Does Udacity work for unprepared students;
Texas Board of Ed. Votes to Drop Algebra 2 Mandate; Report Examines College Students’ Attrition From STEM Majors;
Government books $41.3 billion in student loan profits;
Medical-Colleges Association Faces Alleged $5.1-Million Embezzlement;
Bowling Green State U. to Cut 30 Faculty Jobs to Fight Deficit;
Group’s Public-Records Request from Poverty Center Questioned;
Clemson: Where God and Football Meet; Ohio State Fires Cheerleading Coach After Sex-Harassment Complaints;
11/22/13
TechNews for the week: Nov 22; Nov 20; Nov 18;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Draft security pact with U.S. is headed to Afghan assembly; Karzai raises new uncertainties about U.S. troop presence;
Iran points to way round nuclear sticking point; Netanyahu steps up attack on Iran nuclear weapons deal; Deal with Iran hangs in balance as talks drag on;
Destruction of Syrian arsenal hits snag over disposal site; Why are we building new walls to divide us?
Obama’s health-law fix sends insurers, officials scrambling; Health-care site’s contractor has execs from troubled firm;
Senate strikes down filibuster rules; New Bill Would Force Congress To Stay In Washington Until It Passes A Budget;
The insider’s guide to government contracting; Supreme Court to review Halliburton appeal regarding fraud to prop up stock prices;
Fight over handling of Marine urination scandal escalates;
US remembers Kennedy 50 years after assassination;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
S.C. pension system pays record fees, gets high return; State government eliminates 180 jobs;
1,114 Richland County ballots not counted in Nov 5th election;
Finance and Economics
Best- and worst-run states: Survey of all 50;
Narrow Choices For Doctors And Hospitals Could Keep Costs Down;
DOJ, SEC Call Bitcoins Legitimate Financial Instruments; Regulators put tougher restrictions on bank payday loans;
House Judiciary Committee Approves Patent Troll Bill; WordPress Owner Files Copyright Suits to Fight Censorship;
The Mini Metal Maker: An Exclusive Look at the World’s 1st Desktop 3D Printer for Metal; MakerBot Delivers 3D Printer Driver for Windows 8.1;
H-1B Visas: 6 Most Misunderstood Facts;
Enduring Nazi Law Impedes Recovery of Art;
Other news
A Runner Strikes Back;
12 Fish You Should Never, Ever Eat;
"Support our troops" sloganeering;
Education:
State Use of Educational Data; Study links high school G.P.A. gender gap to collegiate aspirations; Science & Engineering Degree Growth Outpaces Other Fields;
Universities Anticipate 'Devastating Impact' of Sustained Cuts to Research Funding; Survey: Declines in Colleges’ Net-Tuition Revenue Deepen;
Survey: MOOCs Are Reaching Only Privileged Learners; Angered by MOOC Deals, San Jose State Faculty Senate Considers Rebuff;
Textbooks struggle to bridge Asian history; Building better word problems with open data; Is there too much Exam Security;
How to Handle Your Inevitable Rejection: The Vitae Primer;
Bill in Congress Aims to Protect Athletes at Wealthiest Colleges; U. of the District of Columbia Cuts 17 Majors but Spares Sports;
Alleged Assault on Football Player Leads Conference to Cancel Title Game;
11/15/13
TechNews for the week: Nov 15; Nov 13; Nov 11;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S. says Afghanistan to free most high-security detainees;
Israeli leaders voice objections to Iran’s possible nuclear deal; Iranian nuclear talks end without a deal; Congress threatens fresh Iran sanctions; Israel pushes Congress;
Iran hardliners block Rouhani reforms; Israel’s homes plan angers Palestinians; U.N. officials say Iran has slowed work on atomic facilities;
Israel warns of war from Iran "bad deal", sees big sanctions cut;
Rep. Louie Gohmert Cites Bible As Foreign Policy Guide On Israel: 'The Bible Is Accurate';
Defence spending: Squeezing the Pentagon; Joint Chiefs say reducing personnel costs is key; Pentagon ending buys of Russian-made helicopters;
Two admirals sanctioned in bribery scheme; Senior Navy civilians investigated in alleged fraud; New accusations of misconduct at Secret Service;
The House this year will not vote on immigration reform; Top Republican Says House Will Act On Immigration Reform Before 2014 Election;
U.S. says over 106,000 sign up for Obamacare plans in October; White House Unveils Obamacare Fix For Canceled Health Plans;
House passes Republican health bill with 39 Democratic votes;
GOP blocks court nominee, but such battles aren’t new;
House GOP plans to impeach U.S. Attorney General Holder;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
SC governor’s race off to a fast pace, a year before the election; Lindsey Graham Gets Attacked — From All Four Sides;
Legislator targets tuition increases;
Finance and Economics
Shadow banks reap Fed rate reward; Moody’s cuts ratings of three big US banks; Another U.S. city mulls bankruptcy due to soaring wages and pensions;
U.S. Oil Output Exceeds Imports in Major Milestone;
How To Get Obamacare Moving Now; Companies seek to overturn Obamacare fees;
Defense Industry Struggling To Attract Young Workers; 3 reasons why companies don't hire veterans;
MakerBot wants to put a 3D printer in every US public school; Rolls-Royce plans 3D printing for jet engine parts;
Millions in U.S. still lack Internet access;
Other news
The Age of American Unreason;
5 Reasons to Run an International Marathon;
NCAA Cross Country Runner Loses A Year Of Eligibility After Competing In A Fun Run;
Education:
U.S. Universities Increasingly Enroll the World;
Anti-intellectualism in the guise of parental involvement in education;
Students don't practice vital quantitative skills: NSSE 2013 Annual Results; Study: Many Students' Majors Don't Match Their Interests;
Report Highlights Budget Cuts’ Effects on Education and Other Sectors; Proposed Gainful-Employment Rules Would Tighten Eligibility for Programs;
Judge Dismisses Complaint Alleging Voter Fraud by U. of Alabama Students; Bill Would Require Instructional Technology to Be Accessible to All;
NCAA Avoids Damages in Antitrust Case, but Players Still Could Gain; NCAA’s rules on amateurism: ‘They’re Going to Change the Game’;
Sex Discrimination Suits Shake Tennessee Athletics;
11/8/13
TechNews for the week: Nov 8; Nov 6; Nov 4;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S. strike kills Pakistani Taliban chief; U.S. loses battle against Afghanistan’s poppy trade;
Rebels lose ground to Assad forces in Syria war; Persian Gulf officials tired of waiting for U.S. on Syria;
Egypt considers expanded powers for military; Kerry: Egypt aid suspension ‘not a punishment’;
Israel silent on raid, but vows to deny Hezbollah weapons; Israel to US: Syria raid leak ‘endangers our national security’;
Israeli right wing dreams of only one state, not two;
U.S. offers Iran sanction relief for nuclear ‘freeze’; Netanyahu: Geneva offer to Iran is a ‘historic mistake’;
Swiss team reveals Arafat polonium finding; Israel Denies Killing Former Palestine Leader;
Strong euro poses risk to recovery; Euro crisis: Italy at risk of insolvency;
NSA defense of Intelligence gathering poses political dilemma for White House; Panel: U.S. spy agencies hampered by poor collaboration;
NSA reform: how the key Senate bill seeks to limit surveillance; The limits of NSA reforms;
Health-care law attacked over rising premiums, costs;
House Leader Accidentally Admits GOP Has No Interest In Governing; Fifteenth Republican Incumbent Quits House;
Senate passes historic gay rights bill; Graham says U.S. budget talks hit snag;
U.S. Navy moles reportedly aided businessman’s fraud;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
Finance and Economics
U.S. economy added 204,000 jobs in October; unemployment rate rises to 7.3 percent; U.S. economy grew at 2.8% rate over summer;
How Taxpayers Subsidize the Minimum Wage; Survey: 21% Of Obamacare Visitors Have Enrolled;
Swiss finance minister calls for tighter leverage rules;
Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.2B in fraud case; CMS CIO Leaves Healthcare.gov Mess For Private Sector;
Wal-Mart’s New Enemy: 3D Printing;
Wikipedia Founder Says U.S. Spying Hurts Cloud Computing;
Other news
University Researchers Are Seen as Enablers in Latest Major Drug Fraud;
Education:
Is College Worth It? 2 New Reports Say Yes (Mostly); Report: First-Generation Students Lag in College Readiness;
Education Department Secretary Discusses College Rating System; More Public Universities Cap Enrollment, Even as State Finances Improve;
Preliminary Data Show Colleges' Endowments Rebound After a Flat Year; College Endowments Earned 11.7 Percent Return;
Georgia's Plan to Merge 2 More Institutions Draws Opposition; Army ROTC gets cut across the country;
University exam brings S Korea to standstill;
Schools Need To Teach Students To Think Like Engineers; The Trouble With Ethics Tests;
5 Tech Tools for the Next Generation Science Standards; Wikispaces Newest Education Widget: Quizlet; Google in the Writing Classroom;
Ambiguous Twitter Monitoring Leaves Athletic Departments Open to Embarrassment; New Merit-Aid Concept Could Offer Opportunities for Athletics Depts;
NCAA Punishes Chadron State College for Outside Bank Account for Program by Ex-Football Coach;
11/1/13
TechNews for the week: Nov 1; Oct 30; Oct 28;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S. to lose direct access to projects in Afghanistan; Afghans tried to court Pakistani militant seized by U.S.;
Iraqi PM Maliki struggles to convince U.S. lawmakers to back more aid;
Watchdog: Syria has filed chemical weapon details; Israel: Nuclear armed Iran is threat to Africa;
Israel Suspected Of Destroying Syrian Air Base By Missile Attack From Sea; Israel 'bombs' Syria as envoy presses peace talks bid;
High court test of surveillance law could be ahead; Google and Yahoo furious over reports that NSA secretly intercepts data links;
US has monitored Merkel's phone 'since 2002'; Deutsche Telekom Wants Internet Limits in Germany;
Dueling NSA bills set up a choice in Congress; U.S. Charges Briton with Hacking Military Networks; U.S. spy agency's defense: Europeans did it too;
Medicare chief to testify about troubled HealthCare.gov;
Tea party lawmakers’ districts suffer economically;
Immigration Poses Threat of Another Republican Rift;
Judge blocks parts of anti-abortion law in Texas; Reinstatement of abortion law closes Texas clinics;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
Graham says he'll block nominations over Benghazi;
Finance and Economics
5 States Adding the Most Middle-Income Jobs; Perspective: Public Pensions & Corporate Subsidies;
JPMorgan to pay Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac $5.1 billion; BofA: Government may sue over mortgages; Fannie Mae sues banks over alleged Libor manipulation;
Obamacare insurance Web sites limited by Verizon data hub failure;
FAA changes safety rules to allow electronics use from gate-to-gate;
Clyburn steered FCC into consumer issues;
Other news
West Virginians angrily reject their Democratic roots;
Poll Finds Vast Gaps in Basic Views on Gender, Race, Religion and Politics;
Education:
College Professor: Student Evaluations Lower Quality Of College Education; College students think they are more special than EVER;
What Sports Can Teach About the 'Cautionary Side' of Big Data;
Company Selling Net-Price Calculators Stymies Efforts to Compare College Costs;
Foundation and Donor Sue Over Failed Deal; Defrauded Colleges Vary in How Much They Disclose;
NCAA Board Asks for Review of Online Classes for Athletes;
Coaches’ Group Calls for More Teams in Proposed Elite NCAA Division; NCAA Directors Support Keeping Division I Intact;
Penn State Will Pay $59.7-Million to 26 Sandusky Victims; Judge Denies NCAA’s Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Case;