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A woman pleads with Occupy protestors to not burn an American flag found inside Oakland City Hall during an Occupy Oakland protest in Oakland, Calif.  (Photo by Beck Diefenbach / AP) A whole new ballgame is working overtime for Super Bowl ads Commercials aired during the big game will be working overtime to entice viewers to dish on Twitter and Facebook, zap ads with Shazam, surf corporate websites and view and share clips on YouTube. San Francisco Chronicle Blog: Super Bowl: top 10 banned TV ads  (Guardian) The Sport Blog College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan President Barack Obama’s new plan to force colleges and universities to contain tuition or face losing federal dollars is raising alarm among education leaders. Chicago Sun-Times Obama college cost proposals may jibe well with Texas plans Austin Statesman   Occupy Oakland protests bring violence arrests Occupy Oakland protests turned violent as demonstrators broke into a historic building and burned an American flag, and officers fired tear gas to disperse people throwing rocks and tearing down fencing. Christian Science Monitor Oakland police battle Occupy protesters San Francisco Chronicle Blog: Hundreds arrested at Occupy Oakland, protesters break into City Hall  (Msnbc.com) U.S. News Arab League observers withdraw from mission in Syria As Syria continues to spiral toward a civil war, the U.N. Security Council prepares to discuss a new resolution from the Arab League that calls for President Bashar al-Assad to step down. Sydney Morning Herald Blog: Arab League suspends Syria mission over escalating violence National Post Arab League suspends Syria mission YouTube Take this job and love it As the manufacturing economy rouses from its slumber in Northeast Ohio, employers complain they cannot find workers with the skills they need to fill orders, compete and expand. Plain Dealer   NATION TSA rail: Subway spot-checks raise privacy issues At a time when TSA airport searches are unpopular among many air travelers, civil liberties groups say “warrantless” searches have been “flying under the radar” in violation of constitutional protections. CNN New photo ID laws mean some won’t vote The argument over whether voters should have to present photo identification at the polls usually splits along party lines. NPR POLITICS Same-sex marriage debate flares up in NJ A political battle is shaping up in the Garden State about whether to give gay and lesbian couples the right to wed. This could make New Jersey the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. CNN Romney, Gingrich trade jabs courting Florida primary voters Republican presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich criticized each other as they fanned out across the diverse state of Florida courting voters in a final push before the primary there. BusinessWeek BUSINESS The bookstore’s last stand Inside the great publishing houses — grand names like Macmillan, Penguin and Random House — there is a sense of unease about the long-term fate of Barnes & Noble, the last major bookstore chain standing. CNBC Greece, creditors on verge of clinching debt deal Greece and its private creditors said they were piecing together the final elements of a debt swap and expected to have a deal ready, essential for sealing a new bailout and avoiding an uncontrolled default. Reuters Ford falls short of profits estimates Ford Motor Co. posted fourth-quarter profit that fell short of analysts’ estimates as overseas operations dragged down results while a one-time tax gain resulted in the company’s biggest annual profit. Bloomberg ENVIRONMENT Cold, ‘dead’ deep sea vents are anything but dead It turns out that large populations of bacteria live on expired volcanic seafloor vents, and these microbes are very different from those that thrive when the vents are piping hot. MSNBC Insects top newly discovered species list An inventory of newly discovered species lists more than 19,000 — half of them insects. A total of 9,738 insect species were first identified in 2009, and that’s not even counting spiders. Huffington Post Special section: The world’s endangered species TIME Snowy owls soar south from Arctic in rare mass migration Rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic are flying into the lower 48 states this winter in a rare mass migration. Yahoo! News HEALTH LA schools struggle to make healthy meals popular Roosevelt High School students fed up with the new, healthy cafeteria cuisine have declared a food fight to win back peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, petitioning the school to return old favorites. San Jose Mercury News Santa Clara ‘dementia reality tour’ shows what it’s like to live with the affliction Sirens, children’s squeals and muttering voices fill the air. Flustered, Dave Legnosky fumbles to don a shirt, but his hands fail him and the fabric edges escape his grasp as he struggles to remember his to-do list. San Jose Mercury News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Explaining other religions can be tricky when talking to the faithful In a time when disdain for other faiths is commonplace, how does a Bible study instructor contrast the teachings and doctrines of another tradition and his own without seeming intolerant? St. Louis Post-Dispatch Archbishop warns against gay marriage In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, the archbishop said marriage is set in history and added that the state cannot change it overnight. The Independent Marriage only between a man and a woman says Archbishop of York Telegraph.co.uk   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Mark Zandi): It’s time to address the wealth gap Philadelphia Inquirer Blog (Alison Gopnik): What’s wrong with the teenage mind?  (Wall Street Journal) The Saturday Essay Blog (Michael Michalko): How the mind creates ideas  (Psychology Today) Creative Tinkering Column (Jim Jenkins): Is GOP wary of Newt going rogue? McClatchy Newspapers Editorial: Online sales should not escape tax Star Tribune Column (Oliver Burkeman): Can all your problems be solved by simply getting your sums right? Guardian Column (Will Doig): How Yelp destroyed the thrill of exploring Salon Column (Robert Fisk): The present stands no chance against the past The Independent   Site edited by: Brooke Coggiano, Sam Dieter, Diana Shaw, Kevin Augustine, Kathie Raikes, Tamara Dixon, Maria Laverghetta, Brian Kendall, Erkinaz Shuminov, Harsha Malik and Tanya Flowers.   GOOD NEWS ‘Fat Chef’ chronicles Rocco Whalen‘s ‘life-changing’ weight loss Rocco Whalen, owner and chef of Fahrenheit in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood, lost more than 100 pounds while on the set of the new reality TV show “Fat Chef.” Plain Dealer St. Louis hosts parade for Iraq War vets Thousands of people lining downtown streets cheered wildly as veterans marched through St. Louis during the nation’s first big welcome-home parade for Iraq War veterans. CBS News Special bond forms between a rescue dog and dying boy Juno, a Belgian Malinois who was rescued from a shelter just days before she was to be euthanized, has since taken on the role of rescuer to 4-year-old Lucas Hembree of Alcoa, Tenn. MSNBC WORLD Iran upbeat on nuclear visit, delays EU oil bill Iran declared itself optimistic about a U.N. experts’ visit aimed at probing its nuclear work but also continued to threaten a halt to oil sales to Europe. Reuters Protesters greet UN nuclear inspectors in Iran YouTube Youth unemployment crisis sparks Davos summit leaders into action Youth unemployment is high on the agenda at the World Economic Forum where leaders said action is essential to stimulate demand and prevent a generation becoming strangers to work. Guardian EDUCATION Discipline in Florida public schools: Are students really behaving better? Suspensions of Duval County, Fla., public school students have dropped dramatically in the last four years, but teachers say the trend reflects pressure to turn a blind eye to student misconduct. Florida Times-Union Rosetta reservations Depending on whom you ask, Rosetta Stone is either modernizing higher education or jeopardizing the quality of foreign language instruction by offering classes for transferable college credit. Inside Higher Ed SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Lone wolf’s 1,000-mile journey tracked A lone wolf owes his fame to the GPS collar around his neck, which has allowed scientists and fans alike to follow his 1,000-mile trek. New York Times Ecologists among 1st to record deep-sea fish sounds University of Massachusetts Amherst fish biologists have published one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years. e!ScienceNews LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT The art of Jackson Pollock ‘transcends time and fashion’ Jackson Pollock’s centenary reminds us that the American is one of those artists whose heroic achievements transcend both time and fashion. Telegraph.co.uk Jackson Pollock at 100 TIME Couples that argue stay together? Research shows that spouses who wage small fights on a regular basis tend to avoid big blowout disagreements in the long run. Star Tribune Movie titles that might have been What’s in a name? Shakespeare said a rose by any other name would smell as sweet — but for Hollywood the question is “Would that rose, by any other name, sell as many tickets?” NPR SPORTS Djokovic beats Nadal to claim Australian Open title In the longest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis, Novak Djokovic outlasted Rafael Nadal over 5 hours, 53 minutes to win a third Australian Open title. ABC News Rashad Evans beats Phil Davis and moves to UFC title fight Former champion Rashad Evans dominated Phil Davis en route to a unanimous victory and earned a shot at nemesis Jon Jones, the light-heavyweight champion. USA TODAY   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Calif.’s Camp Bennett gives child stroke survivors a boost Camp Bennett, in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a three-week therapy program for kids ages 3 to 8, who all have disabilities from the damage done to their brain. 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