The Most Inspiring Images From The 2012 Paralympics
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Leah GoldmanAfter the 2012 Summer Olympics came to an end last month, the Paralympic games took center stage in London.
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Jeff Bezos' Explanation Of Why Amazon Charges So Little For The Kindle Fire Is Awesome
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jay YarowOn stage yesterday Jeff Bezos delivered a terrific one-line explanation for why Amazon charges so relatively little for its tablets: "We want to make money when people use our devices, not when they buy our devices."
CNBC: Investors In Bernie Madoff Have Done Better Than Investors In Big Banks
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Julia La RocheCNBC's David Faber reports that if you had invested $100 four years ago in Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, AIG and convicted ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, this is what you would have as of yesterday’s close:
Nevada Will Be The Epicenter Of The Next American Gold Rush
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob WileOur friends at Visual Capitalist have put together another knockout infographic, this time on how Nevada will soon witness a 21st century gold mining rush.
Why Expat Businessmen Are Leaving China
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Adam TaylorLast month, Mark Kitto, a British businessman who built (and subsequently lost) an empire of English-language magazines in China, wrote a 4,000 word article for the UK's Prospect magazine explaining why, after 26 years, he was finally leaving China.
Uncounted: Real Americans Don't Cheat
• http://www.dailypaul.com, GBAmericaUncounted - Real Americans Don't Cheat
Has Your State Gone After You Yet, For Unbinding For Ron Paul? Nevada's Starting Their Witch Hun
• http://www.dailypaul.com, ausscynIn 2008, Sue Lowdown (State Party Chair) turns off the lights, steals the ballot boxes at our State Convention, and later anoints national delegates & just gets a "That wasn't too nice." from the RNC, and NOTHING from the state party (though I did in
Reality Check: DNC Runs Over Delegates With Scripted Platform Vote
• http://www.dailypaul.com, truefictionsDNC Runs Over Delegates With Scripted Platform Vote
Dennis Kucinich at the DNC - On war, drones, and assassination list
• http://www.dailypaul.com, befreeInterview of Dennis Kucinich at the DNC by Democracy Now
Catherine Austin Fitts: "They're Going to Depopulate or Bankrupt the Rest of Us"
• http://www.dailypaul.com, BarracudTraderCatherine Austin Fitts calls what happened to the U.S since the market meltdown of 2008 a “fiscal coup d’état.”
A call for unity between Paul supporters and Johnson supporters.
• http://www.dailypaul.com, NeverquitWe can not force our goodwill on anyone, we can only set good examples and hope people wish to emulate us. --Ron Paul
Babyboomers and Strategic Defaults: A Demographic Study
• www.thedailybell.com,by Mike "Mish" ShedWhy did people walk away? Did they struggle with morality? Would they recommend walking away to others?
Freedom's Phoenix Digital Magazine - READY FOR DOWNLOAD - Sept 7th, 2012 Edition
• Freedom's Phoenix MagazinePOWER to the People: The Philosophy of Individual Empowerment (when we no longer need to be on the grid and can supply our own electricity, what would the world look like?)
Democrats: Let's Ban Profits!
• SchiffReportPosing as an anti-business crusader, Peter Schiff found a number of DNC delegates and attendees who support explicitly outlawing profitability. We deliberately avoided speaking with the occupy protestors camping outside in tents to get a more "mains
Gary Johnson continues to beat Republican challenges to the ballot
• Karl DickeyThe Virginia Board of Elections today rejected a challenge by the Republican Party of Virginia to petitions submitted to place former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson on the state's ballot as the Libertarian nominee for President. The Board of Electi
Government destroys Roll-Your-Own cigarette businesses
• BETH KARUSCHAK LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNALA tiny amendment buried in the federal transportation bill to be signed today by President Barack Obama will put operators of roll-your-own cigarette operations in Las Vegas and nationwide out of business at midnight. Robert Weissen, with his brot
ACLU Sues Police for Seizing Man’s Phone After Recording Alleged Misconduct
• Kim Zetter via WIRED.comThe ACLU has sued the District of Columbia and two police officers for allegedly seizing the cellphone of a man who photographed a police officer allegedly mistreating a citizen, and for then stealing his memory card.
Google Fiber Splits Along Kansas City’s Digital Divide
• Marcus Wohlsen via WIRED.comTwo days before the deadline to get neighborhoods signed up, Google’s effort to bring ultra-high-speed internet to a major American city could end up reinforcing the digital divide.
U.S. Attack on Iran Would Take Hundreds of Planes, Ships, and Missiles
• Noah Shachtman via WIRED.comShould the U.S. actually take Benjamin Netanyahu’s advice and attack Iran, don’t expect a few sorties flown by a couple of fighter jocks. Setting back Iran’s nuclear efforts will need to be an all-out effort, with squadrons of bombers and fighter jet
Cyborg Cockroach Scurries Along a Precise, Curved Path
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comWe’ve seen schemes for remotely-controlled cyborg insects before, including at least one DIY kit for building your own robotically-enhanced cockroach, but researchers at NC State are really moving this discipline forward (literally).
Venezuela Holds U.S. Vessel And Crew On Suspicion Of Arms Trafficking
• ForbesSince August 29 the ship Ocean Atlas has been at port in Venezuela, where it docked to unload a cargo of equipment. The ship was boarded and searched by armed security personnel, and the captain was detained on suspicion of trafficking in arms or dru
Why Is Bill Clinton So Good at Speaking to a Crowd?
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comCommunications expert Greta Stahl reveals the five keys to a great political speech
Owners Lose Possessions After Home Near Twentynine Palms Is Mistakenly Foreclosed
• CBS NewsThe owners of a modest home near Twentynine Palms lost their cherished possessions after a bank mistakenly foreclosed their residence. The couple, however, didn’t have a mortgage on the home.
Photographers Can be Detained as Potential Terrorists Under Official LAPD Policy
• .Even as America has remained fairly free of foreign terrorism in recent years, the LAPD this week moved ahead with an official policy that considers taking photos and videotaping of some buildings suspicious activity.
Canada cuts ties with Iran, closes embassy, orders Iranian diplomats home
• .Canada has severed all ties with Iran over its sponsorship of terrorism and amid fears about the safety of diplomats in the country. The Canadian embassy in Tehran will close immediately and Iranian diplomats in Canada have been given 5 days to leave
How Quantum Teleportation Can Bring Us Secure Communications
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comWhy are all these world records for quantum teleportation so important?
After High Note for Euro Plan, Discord Emerges
• New York TimesGreeted with initial fanfare by investors and economic officials, the unlimited bond-buying plan that the European Central Bank announced ran into immediate political problems in the crucial countries of Germany, Spain and Italy.
Haqqani network to be designated a terrorist group
• Washington PostThe Obama administration struck a largely symbolic blow against what it considers the most violent and intransigent enemy of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, declaring that it will add the Pakistan-based Haqqani network to its list of terrorist organizati
White House drafting standards to guard U.S. against cyberattack, officials say
• Washington PostThe White House has drafted a preliminary executive order aimed at strengthening the nation’s computer systems against attack, an effort to begin to accomplish through fiat what could not be achieved through Congress.
Police: Man shot by District Heights officer was handcuffed, attempting to flee
• Washington PostA police sergeant shot a handcuffed suspect in the back inflicting a serious wound as the man tried to flee. Calvin Kyle, 26, had been pulled over, handcuffed and put in a police cruiser after he was seen riding a stolen motorcycle
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