Topic: History - on August 28, 2013 at 5:38:00 PM CEST
'I Have A Dream' Speech Full Transcript And Video: Read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 Speech On Its 50th Anniversary
August 28 marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The historic rally, which attracted more than 250,000 people to the United States capital, Washington, D.C., was marked by one of the most famous speeches given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., titled “I Have a Dream.”
The 1963 March on Washington, as it is more commonly known, was one of the largest human rights demonstrations in the U.S. history. Conceived in 1962 by A. Philip Randolph, a civil rights activist who sought to improve the socio-economic conditions of African Americans, the rally idea initially didn’t get much support from other leaders. But Randolph eventually convinced the heads of five major civil rights organizations, including Roy Wilkins of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Whitney Young Jr. of the National Urban League, James Farmer of the Conference of Racial Equality (CORE), John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and Dr. King, of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
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Topic: SECURITY - on August 28, 2013 at 4:05:00 PM CEST
Tempora: Neue Snowden-Dokumente nennen weitere von Großbritannien angezapften Glasfaser-Kabel, auch Deutsche
Mindestens vier der vom britischen Geheimdienst angezapften Glasfaser-Kabel geben ihnen Zugriff auf weite Teile des deutschen Internet-Verkehrs. Das berichten NDR und Süddeutsche unter Berufung auf Dokumente von Edward Snowden. Die Deutsche Telekom als Mitbetreiber gibt sich unwissend, hält sich aber immer an die geltenden Landesgesetze.
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Topic: SECURITY - on August 28, 2013 at 3:54:00 PM CEST
The Deeper Meaning Of Miranda's Detention And The Destruction Of The Guardian's Hard Drives
As many have already observed, the detention of David Miranda comes across as an act of blatant intimidation, as does the farcical destruction of the Guardian's hard drives. But something doesn't ring true about these episodes: spooks may be cynical and ruthless, but they are not generally clueless idiots.
They would have guessed that Miranda would not possess the keys for any encrypted files that he was carrying, so seizing his equipment simply left them with a bunch of ones and zeroes that they were unable to read (unless strong encryption has been broken and we don't yet know about it).
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Topic: SECURITY - on August 28, 2013 at 3:52:00 PM CEST
Amazon alters strategy to win landmark CIA contract
Winning a huge CIA deal was a coming-of-age moment for Amazon Web Services, the kind of contract that serves as a proof point it can provide mission-critical computing. Now it’s fighting to keep that business.
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Topic: W A R - on August 28, 2013 at 3:49:00 PM CEST
US Targets in Syria Mapped
It seems more and more likely that the United States will take some kind of military action against the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad. On Aug. 26, Secretary of State John Kerry all but said the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons to kill hundreds of civilians, a move the Obama administration says it will not tolerate. Kerry's words came days after the U.S. announced it is stationing four guided missile destroyers off the Syrian coast.
The goal of the attacks is unclear. But one of the suggested aims is to stop the Assad government from using chemical weapons. If that's the case, the American military may well find itself going after everything from chemical plants to arms depots to airfields in an effort to sever the the Syrian military's ability to make, store and fire its deadly sarin, mustard, and VX gas stockpiles.
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Topic: LEGO - on August 28, 2013 at 3:45:00 PM CEST
Unofficial LEGO ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ Playsets
Erlangen, Germany LEGO builder Adam Monostori (aka “Rifiröfi“) has created a brilliant series of unofficial LEGO playsets based on scenes from the 1975 British comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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Topic: MUSIK - on August 28, 2013 at 3:42:00 PM CEST
72 minutes of Patti Smith talkin’ about art, life and rock and roll
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 28, 2013 at 3:41:00 PM CEST
Meet The Dread Pirate Roberts, The Man Behind Booming Black Market Drug Website Silk Road
An entrepreneur as professionally careful as the Dread Pirate Roberts doesn’t trust instant messaging services. Forget phones or Skype. At one point during our eight-month preinterview courtship, I offer to meet him at an undisclosed location outside the United States. “Meeting in person is out of the question,” he says. “I don’t meet in person even with my closest advisors.” When I ask for his name and nationality, he’s so spooked that he refuses to answer any other questions and we lose contact for a month.
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 28, 2013 at 3:39:00 PM CEST
The 1960s high schoolers who started a major pot smuggling empire
Joshua Bearman (who wrote the "Argo" story for Wired that was turned into a terrific movie) has a story in the July 2013 issue of GQ called "Coronado High." Josh told me, "The story is an epic tale about a group of friends from Coronado High in the 1960s who started the first major pot smuggling empire, with the help of their former Spanish teacher. What started as a bunch of hippies swimming small bales across the border with surfboards turned into a super sophisticated operation, bringing in Moroccan hash, Mexican grass, and Thai stick by the ton. They made more than $100m over a decade, and lived the life of Riley until it all came crashing down.:
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