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Date Sent: 2013-03-29
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Friday, March 29, 2013 |
Obama uses executive power to move gun control agenda forward
BitCoins Give Birth to a New Age -- Akamai’s Plan for a Wireless Data Fast Lane -- Video: This Massive Jellyfish Is Really an Aquatic Spy Robot --
Let’s All Stop Saying ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’ Forever -- Cyprus
Can Learn From Iceland -- 03-29-13 -- Mitch Altman - Derrick J Freeman -
Jennifer Jones (MP3 LOADED) -- ATF Raids YouTube's Favorite 'Russian' Weapons And Explosives Expert --
LIVE FROM CAIRO: Things Are Much Worse Than We Realized -- North Korea
Releases New Photos That Reveal Its 'US Mainland Strike Plan' In The
Background -- Armed protesters show up to counter Indianapolis gun control rally -- New CFAA Draft Aims To Expand, Not Reform, The ‘Worst Law In Technology’ -- Home-schooling family who fled to U.S. from Germany face deportation -- So, What’s It Like To Have a Business in Cyprus Right Now? -- North Korea tensions: Russia's Lavrov fears 'spiral'
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News Link • Gun Rights
Obama uses executive power to move gun control agenda forward
03-29-2013
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The Hill
The president has used his executive powers to bolster the national background check system, jumpstart government research on the causes of gun violence and create a million-dollar ad campaign aimed at safe gun ownership.
The executive steps will
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Feature Article • Bitcoin
BitCoins Give Birth to a New Age
Bob Podolsky
Make no mistake. Thanks to BitCoins, the status quo is doomed " and a new age of freedom is at hand. The tiny elite group of people who run the world today don’t know it yet, but their power is finally at an end. They are like zombies " the walking d
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News Link • Military
Let’s All Stop Saying ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’ Forever
03-29-2013
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Wired.com
Any term that conflates nuclear weapons with any other kind of weapon is bound to be a poor descriptor.
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News Link • Economy - International
Cyprus Can Learn From Iceland
03-29-2013
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arclein
As the Eurozone financial crisis continues to plague the island nation of Cyprus, its citizens are receiving a crash course in how an out-of-control banking industry and its corrupt banksters can bring an entire economy to its knees.
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News Link • Techno Gadgets
Razer Edge Review: A Beautiful, Portable Gaming Gadget That You Won't Take On The Go
03-29-2013
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popsci.com
The Razer Edge is a tablet with the guts of a gaming PC stuffed inside. That makes it plenty powerful, even if it ends up just sitting by your TV.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Get Lost in Paris’ Metro System With This Gorgeous 3-D Station Map
03-29-2013
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Wired.com
Regular maps of Paris’ large, incredibly intricate subway system can get overwhelming to look at very fast, but a gorgeous, interactive website makes it much easier on your eyes by rendering those maps through stunning 3-D graphics....
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News Link • Architecture
Here’s the ‘Very Anonymous’ Building Facebook Demanded From a Starchitect
03-29-2013
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Wired.com
Frank Gehry’s buildings tend to become tourist attractions and landmarks the instant they open.
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News Link • Food
Video: Science Settles the Charcoal vs. Gas Grilling Debate
03-29-2013
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Wired.com
Winter is finally beginning to thaw into spring in some parts of the country, which means it will soon be time to start grilling outside. And this brings back the age-old argument over which type of grill is best to cook your steaks.
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News Link • Positive News
Charity Cases: How Fans of Fictional Realms Are Giving Back in the Real World
03-29-2013
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Wired.com
Doctor Who returns this weekend, bringing along his latest companion, his newest enemies, and his longstanding belief that intellect and romance can overcome brute force and cynicism.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Excessive Sitting is Contraindicated
03-29-2013
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arclein
Upon observation, it was determined that the longer a person sits each day, the more likely he or she is to develop markers of metabolic syndrome, which include high levels of both glucose and fatty acids in the bloodstream. As it turns out, an indiv
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Think Then Walk Hardware Here
03-29-2013
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arclein
Unlike a bionic limb, the exoskeleton doesn’t need to be linked with electrodes inside the body. Instead, it uses a simple cap that reads electrical signals from the brain. When the wearer thinks of moving, a certain pattern appears, which is interpr
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Novel Brain Wave Model
03-29-2013
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arclein
The entire cortex, not just the area responsible for a certain function, is activated when a given task is initiated. Furthermore, activity occurs in a pattern: waves of activity roll from one side of the brain to the other. [ This suggests a timing
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News Link • Humor
Twitter's Response To The News That Kim Jong-un Wants To Bomb Austin Texas
03-29-2013
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Business Insider
With the release of North Korea's strategic "strike plan" map showing a number of U.S. cities that Kim Jong-un apparently wants to bomb "
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News Link • Gun Rights
ATF Raids YouTube's Favorite 'Russian' Weapons And Explosives Expert
03-29-2013
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Business Insider
Kyle Myers, better known as the wildly popular "FPS Russia" on YouTube " with a penchant for shooting guns and blowing things up in videos " has caught the eye of federal authorities.
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News Link • Egypt
LIVE FROM CAIRO: Things Are Much Worse Than We Realized
03-29-2013
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Business Insider
Tahrir Square is where the Egyptian revolution took place and continues to play an important role for everyone who demanded change two years ago.
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News Link • Gun Rights
Armed protesters show up to counter Indianapolis gun control rally
03-29-2013
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Rawstory
A group participating in the “National Day to Demand Action” to end gun violence in Indianapolis this morning faced a counter-protest from gun rights advocates, who brought their loaded firearms with them.
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News Link • Internet
New CFAA Draft Aims To Expand, Not Reform, The ‘Worst Law In Technology’
03-29-2013
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IBT
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was passed in 1984 and is regarded as overly “expansive” and “sweeping,” as it lets the government incarcerate “any Internet user they want,” according to former federal prosecutor Orin Kerr.
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News Link • Education: Private Secular Schools and Home School
Home-schooling family who fled to U.S. from Germany face deportation
03-29-2013
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Daily Mail
After they fled to the United States in 2010, the Romeike family were granted political asylum and found a home in Tennessee. They had a sixth child. But then US Immigration and Customs Enforcement appealed the asylum decision in 2012.
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News Link • Economy - International
So, What’s It Like To Have a Business in Cyprus Right Now?
03-29-2013
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www.prisonplanet.com
Here’s an account (literally) - Writes the owner: The most of circulating assets on our business Current Account are blocked.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • WAR: About that War
North Korea tensions: Russia's Lavrov fears 'spiral'
03-29-2013
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BBC News
Russia has warned of tensions in North Korea slipping out of control, after Pyongyang said it was placing its missile units on stand-by.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the situation could slip "toward the spiral of a vicious circle"
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News Link • Gun Rights
Supporters, opponents of gun control rally in PA
03-28-2013
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The Intelligencer
News from Pennsylvania:
The gun control controversy came to the streets of the Montgomery County seat Thursday.
About 30 supporters of gun control rallied on the steps of the county courthouse in Norristown on national “Day to Demand Action” ag
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News Link • Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Welcome to Sulphur Springs, Where the Police Chief is a Murderer
03-28-2013
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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)
Like many third-world countries, Arkansas is a beautiful place inhabited by lovely people who are burdened with an extravagantly corrupt ruling class. This helps explain how Sulphur Springs, Arkansas has a convicted killer as its police chief.
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Silver Circle Movie Tickets available now for the April 11th, 2013 showing at Pollack Tempe Cinemas
03-21-2013
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Silver Circle Movie
Why are gas prices are so high? Why is it getting harder to put food on the table? Some seek answers from government, but those who control the money control everything. Silver Circle is the story of our world after the worst economic collapse in US
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Syria
U.S. backed Syrian Rebel Group supported by Al-Qaeda Affiliates
03-27-2013
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According to Reuters and A.P. field reports and the New York Times, the United States support of rebels in Syria is directly benefiting the Al Nusra Front, which is allied with Al-Qaeda. In fact, Al Nusra has become the de facto leaders of the entire
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News Link • Bitcoin
Bitcoin - BBC Newsnight - 26/03/2013
03-27-2013
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BBC News
Bitcoin on BBC Newsnight supports the government push for regulation
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News Link • Syria
Syrian conflict’s impact is felt across border in Iraq
03-27-2013
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Washington Post
Syria’s civil war is increasingly threatening to destabilize neighboring Iraq, widening a sectarian divide in a nation still reeling from the messy aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion a decade ago.
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News Link • Welfare: Corporate
IMF: Governments need to end energy subsidies
03-27-2013
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Washington Post
Government subsidies of gasoline, electricity and other energy sources amount to about $1.9 trillion a year and should be ended or offset with taxes used to battle climate change and pay for social programs, the International Monetary Fund said
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News Link • Internet
Egypt: Naval forces capture 3 divers trying to cut undersea Internet cable
03-27-2013
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Washington Post
Egypt’s naval forces captured three scuba divers who were trying to cut an undersea Internet cable in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, a military spokesman said. Telecommunications executives meanwhile blamed a weeklong Internet slowdown on damage cau
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News Link • Surveillance
Little-known surveillance tool raises concerns by judges, privacy activists
03-27-2013
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Washington Post
Federal investigators routinely used a sophisticated surveillance system to scoop up data from cellphones and other wireless devices to track criminal suspects " but failed to detail the practice to judges authorizing the probes.
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Firm Is Accused of Sending Spam, and Fight Jams Internet
03-27-2013
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nytimes.com, By JOHN MARKOFF and NICOLE PERLROTH
A squabble between a group fighting spam and a Dutch company that hosts Web sites said to be sending spam has escalated into one of the largest computer attacks on the Internet, causing widespread congestion and jamming crucial infrastructure around
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Bitcoin
Getting Started with Bitcoin, Part 1: What is a Wallet?
03-27-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, JixMainstream
So you're curious about getting into Bitcoins!
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News Link • Mexico
Vigilante group releases police, civilians it took hostage in Mexican city
03-27-2013
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http://www.globalpost.com, Agencia EFE
Tierra Colorada, Mexico, Mar 27 (EFE).- A vigilante group has released the 12 police officers and six civilians it took hostage in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero after cutting a deal with prosecutors, spokesmen for the grassroots organization
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News Link • Economy - International
Cyprus: Once Again, For Those Who Are Sleeping
03-27-2013
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http://market-ticker.org,
I know it's considered impolite to repeat yourself but you need to at times like this because the commentary on the Cyprus situation continues to miss the mark to the point that it appears to be intentional.
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News Link • Currencies
Petrodollar Collapse - World War 3 planned. Ben Swann and others explain
03-27-2013
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http://www.dailypaul.com, SuccessCouncil
Here is the Petrodollar situation explained in a few short minutes.
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Things to Understand When Interacting With Police
03-27-2013
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http://www.survivalblog.com, by G.S.
As a former prosecutor and now criminal defense attorney practicing in Florida, I offer some insights gained by experience for the patriotic reader.
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News Link • Housing
What Happens After the Housing Bubble Reflates?
03-27-2013
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http://www.thedailybell.com, By Staff Report
This Forbes analysis is actually a fairly sophisticated analysis on how realtors decide whether houses are a good buy or not. The article concludes that houses may be cheap to buy given current conditions. And this, apparently, may begin to drive a h
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News Link • Economy - International
The ECB's Cash-Copter Arrives In Cyprus
03-27-2013
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Is Bernanke, thanks to tens of thousands of flight time hours, piloting? And is Greenspan his co-pilot? Inquiring minds want to know.
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News Link • European Union
The Real Doom of the Eurozone Is Italy
03-27-2013
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http://www.slate.com, By Matthew Yglesias
After a fun week of Cypriot depositors, Russian tax dodges, and inept Dutch finance ministers attention is back on the real problem with the eurozone.
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News Link • Justice and Judges
Aiming Laser Pointer at Airplane Gets Man 2.5 Years in Prison
03-27-2013
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Wired.com
A 19-year-old North Hollywood man has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for aiming a laser pointer at a commercial aircraft " a steep punishment going well beyond the year federal prosecutors were seeking.
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News Link • Entertainment: Movies
Netflix Hires 'The Matrix' Creators To Make A New Original Sci-Fi Series
03-27-2013
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Business Insider
Netflix secured three huge names in sci-fi entertainment this week to produce a new original series called "Sense8" that will start streaming in late 2014.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Keiser Report:Episode 422
03-27-2013
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RT.com
Every week Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. Keiser Report: Constitution Fine Print (E422)
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News Link • Economy - International
YOU MAY NOT CASH CHECKS: Cyprus Announces Draconian Rules To Keep Money From Leaving The Country
03-27-2013
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Business Insider
Dow Jones has details of the new capital controls that Cyprus will impose on its banks when they re-open in order to prevent a full-fledged bank run.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Stimulus Trap
03-27-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
For years we have been warned by Keynesian economists to fear the so-called "liquidity trap," an economic cul-de-sac that can suck down an economy like a tar pit swallowing a mastodon.
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News Link • TAXES: Federal
Are You a Good Candidate for Expatriation?
03-27-2013
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Lewrockwell.com
Over the last few years, I’ve helped dozens of U.S. citizens and permanent residents (“green card” holders) give up their U.S. nationality or residence status. This is called Expatriation.
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News Link • Economy - International
This Is How A Country Ends: Not With A Bang, But A Bailout
03-27-2013
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zerohedge.com
Curious how in the New Normal a nation is brought to its untimely end without a single shot being fired?
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News Link • Criminal Justice System
Chastened but defiant, Brooklyn prosecutor seeks seventh term
03-27-2013
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Reuters
The Ranta case may weigh on Hynes, 77, as he prepares to seek a seventh term in office. Hynes suddenly appears vulnerable to younger challengers after a series of wrongful convictions by his office were overturned.
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News Link • U F O and Other Unidentified Stuff
FBI attempts to explain UFO memo in vault
03-27-2013
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The Sideshow
"An investigator for the Air Force stated that three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico," Hottel writes. "They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was
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News Link • Communications
Facebook ad trial risks new privacy fears
03-27-2013
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CNN
Facebook is testing adverts in its members' newsfeeds that are tied to their behaviour on other websites, bringing one of the web's most effective forms of advertising into the heart of its social network.
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