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- Federal judge upholds reporting requirement for gun stores
- Military Networks ‘Not Defensible,’ Says General Who Defends Them
- S.C. tea party to hold convention in Myrtle Beach before GOP debate
- Poll: Paul, Perry on move in SC
- Tax Refunds Are Shrinking — and That’s a Good Thing
- Bankrupt Solyndra seeking to pay bonuses
- Homeland Security Is Monitoring The Drudge Report, The New York Times
- Smart Contact Lenses Keep Eye On Your Health
- Addicted! Scientists show how internet dependency alters the human brain
- GOP to punish Florida at nominating convention for holding early primary
| Federal judge upholds reporting requirement for gun stores Posted: 14 Jan 2012 07:03 AM PST
WASHINGTON – A federal judge has dismissed a firearms industry association’s lawsuit seeking to block the Obama administration from requiring gun store owners in Southwest border states to report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles. U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives properly limited its requirement to purchasers of two or more semi-automatic rifles greater than .22 caliber within five days in the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas. “Congress has effected a delicate balance between ATF’s regulation of firearms and the right to privacy held by lawful firearms owners,” Collyer wrote. The ATF’s reporting requirement “did not disturb that balance.” Gun dealers opposed the requirements, arguing they would effectively require a national registration of gun sales, which they said the ATF did not have the authorization to do. To read more, visit: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/13/federal-judge-upholds-reporting-requirement-for-gun-stores/ |
| Military Networks ‘Not Defensible,’ Says General Who Defends Them Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:30 PM PST By Noah Shachtman, Wired.com The Defense Department's networks, as currently configured, are "not defensible," according to the general in charge of protecting those networks. And if there's a major electronic attack on this country, there may not be much he and his men can legally do to stop it in advance. Gen. Keith Alexander, head of both the secretive National Security Agency and the military's new U.S. Cyber Command, has tens of thousands of hackers, cryptologists, and system administrators serving under him. But at the moment, their ability to protect the Defense Department's information infrastructure — let alone the broader civilian internet — is limited. The Pentagon's patchwork quilt of 15,000 different networks is too haphazard to safeguard. Take last year's infection of drone cockpits at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. Air Force network operators only learned about the virus weeks afterward — by reading about it on this website. "15,000 enclaves: You can't see 'em all. You cannot defend them all," Alexander told an FBI-sponsored gathering of law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals at New York's Fordham University. "You've got to have an infrastructure that is defensible." Cybersecurity has become a top priority in the Pentagon — one of the few areas of the Defense Department set to increase during a time of budget cutbacks. For Alexander, one of the top cybersecurity priorities is to drastically consolidate the number of military networks, data centers, and help desks into a more manageable number — 3,000, instead of 15,000. Meanwhile, he wants the Defense Department to move towards cloud computing, which he contends is both cheaper and easier to protect. To read more, visit: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/nsa-cant-defend/ |
| S.C. tea party to hold convention in Myrtle Beach before GOP debate Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:28 PM PST
The South Carolina Tea Party Coalition is hosting its first-ever state Tea Party Convention in Myrtle Beach prior to the GOP presidential debate. Joe Dugan, state coordinator for the S.C. Patriots and chairman of the Myrtle Beach Tea Party, said there will be 500 seats available at the Sprinmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach for the convention, which runs Jan. 15 and 16. "I was going to limit it to 500. We're almost there now," said Dugan. Jameson Cunningham, with Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, said Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are scheduled to appear, as are U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint and Gov. Nikki Haley. Dugan added that Gingrich and Santorum have confirmed they'll be appearing at the convention. The presidential hopefuls are set to go on at 3 and 3:25 p.m. on Monday, the 16th. Gingrich and Santorum will be given 20 minutes each, and they can use the timeslots any way they wish, Dugan said. The convention kicks off at noon Sunday, with remarks from DeMint and U.S. Congresman Tim Scott. On Monday Haley will start things off shortly after 9 a.m. Despite the number of political names on the roster, Dugan hopes attendees will get more out of the convention. To read more, visit: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/13/2587636/sc-tea-party-to-hold-convention.html |
| Poll: Paul, Perry on move in SC Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:26 PM PST By Jonathan Easley, The Hill Mitt Romney leads the GOP presidential field in South Carolina, but his rivals are closing in fast. Newt Gingrich is close behind the former Massachusetts governor, while Ron Paul and Rick Perry have posted impressive gains over the past week, according to an American Research Group poll released on Friday. Romney came in at 29 percent, followed by Gingrich at 25 percent, Paul at 20 percent, Perry at 9 percent, Rick Santorum at 7 percent and Jon Huntsman at 1 percent. Paul has climbed 11 percent in the last week and Perry has gained 7 percent. Santorum, who was tied for second in last week's poll at 24 percent, plummeted into fifth place in the current poll. Romney and Gingrich have remained steady in a week-over-week comparison. To read more, visit: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/204019-poll-south-carolina-getting-tight? |
| Tax Refunds Are Shrinking — and That’s a Good Thing Posted: 12 Jan 2012 11:05 AM PST By Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool 2011 wasn’t a good year for those expecting big checks from the IRS. Not only were fewer refunds delivered to taxpayers (only 109 million!), but the average refund was smaller, too. Refunds for returns filed in 2011 averaged $2,913, down 3% from the year before, according to recent stats from the IRS on how the last tax year shook out. Those numbers aren’t surprising. After all, we’re still in a tough economic environment. Unemployment has been falling, but by inches, not miles. And to some degree, improving numbers reflect some job-hunters who have given up looking and are no longer counted. Even those who got new jobs may have settled for work that pays less than previous jobs, leading to smaller paychecks and potentially lower refunds. Others who have been trying to maximize the dollars at their disposal may have tweaked their withholding by revising their W-4 form at work. If less is withheld, refunds will be smaller — or may not exist at all. To read more, visit: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/01/12/tax-refunds-are-shrinking-and-thats-a-good-thing/ |
| Bankrupt Solyndra seeking to pay bonuses Posted: 12 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST By Jim McElhatton-The Washington Times Now seems an unlikely time for handing out bonuses at bankrupt Solyndra LLC, but that's the plan of company attorneys intending to dole out up to a half-million dollars to persuade key employees to stay put. Nearly two dozen Solyndra employees could receive bonuses ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 each under a proposal filed by Solyndra's attorneys in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The attorneys say the extra money will add motivation at a time when workers at the solar company have little job security and more responsibilities because so many of their colleagues have been fired. The names of the bonus-eligible employees are not disclosed in the court filings that outline the bonus proposal. None of the employees is among the so-called corporate "insiders" — top officers or members of the board of directors, records show. To read more, visit: http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/11/bankrupt-solyndra-seeking-to-pay-bonuses/ |
| Homeland Security Is Monitoring The Drudge Report, The New York Times Posted: 12 Jan 2012 11:01 AM PST
It’s unclear exactly why, but the Department of Homeland has been operating a “Social Networking/Media Capability” program to monitor the top blogs, forums and social networks online for at least the past 18 months. Based on a privacy compliance review from last November recently obtained by Reuters, the purpose of the project is to “collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture.” Whatever that means. Either way, the list of sites reported by Reuters reveals in a Wednesday afternoon exclusive is pretty intriguing: Social Networks
Blogs
To read more, visit: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/01/homeland-security-monitoring-drudge-report-new-york-times/47300/ |
| Smart Contact Lenses Keep Eye On Your Health Posted: 12 Jan 2012 10:59 AM PST
PITTSBURGH — Forty-million Americans wear contact lenses. In the not so distant future, contacts may do a lot more than just help you see. What if the lenses could look inside of you to diagnose, monitor and even treat disease? Sound far-fetched? Well, it may not be too far away. The new generation of contact lenses is being called "smart lenses," and they are packed with circuits, sensors and wireless technology – all designed to keep an eye on your health. To read more, visit: http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/01/11/researchers-using-contact-lenses-to-diagnose-treat-health-problems/ |
| Addicted! Scientists show how internet dependency alters the human brain Posted: 12 Jan 2012 10:58 AM PST By JEREMY LAURANCE Independent.co.uk Internet addiction has for the first time been linked with changes in the brain similar to those seen in people addicted to alcohol, cocaine and cannabis. In a groundbreaking study, researchers used MRI scanners to reveal abnormalities in the brains of adolescents who spent many hours on the internet, to the detriment of their social and personal lives. The finding could throw light on other behavioural problems and lead to the development of new approaches to treatment, researchers said. An estimated 5 to 10 per cent of internet users are thought to be addicted – meaning they are unable to control their use. The majority are games players who become so absorbed in the activity they go without food or drink for long periods and their education, work and relationships suffer. Henrietta Bowden Jones, consultant psychiatrist at Imperial College, London, who runs Britain’s only NHS clinic for internet addicts and problem gamblers, said: “The majority of people we see with serious internet addiction are gamers – people who spend long hours in roles in various games that cause them to disregard their obligations. I have seen people who stopped attending university lectures, failed their degrees or their marriages broke down because they were unable to emotionally connect with anything outside the game.” To read more, visit: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/addicted-scientists-show-how-internet-dependency-alters-the-human-brain-6288344.html |
| GOP to punish Florida at nominating convention for holding early primary Posted: 12 Jan 2012 10:55 AM PST From FoxNews.com Florida’s delegates to the Republican National Convention are getting snubbed in their own house, after the national GOP decided Wednesday to ramp up penalties on the state for holding an early primary in violation of party rules. Though Florida is hosting the party’s national convention in Tampa later this year, a Republican National Committee panel voted unanimously to give the state’s representatives second-class access to the whole affair. Under the resolution, the national party will make sure Florida’s delegates have poor seating and poor hotel options — as in, hotels that are not close to the Tampa Bay Times Forum, the convention venue. According to an RNC official, the delegates will also be limited in the number of guest passes they can hand out. To read more, visit: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/11/gop-gives-florida-second-class-access-to-convention-as-punishment-for-early/ |
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