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This image made from amateur video purports to show the shelling of Homs, Syria by government forces.  (Photo by Anonymous / Shaam News Network / AP) Marketing the munchies Fast-food companies are pushing products to addicts. Winking and nudging is typical in the emergent genre of ads aimed at stoners, a once-taboo marketing approach now embraced by the fast food industry. Salon Blog: Fast food has shown ‘uncanny improvement’  (CNBC) Stock Blog Road opens for connected cars In the same way the smartphone was changed by the app, car manufacturers are now betting on small pieces of software to drive the future of cars. BBC Honda to link smartphones to cars UPI.com   Activists report heavy fighting in Aleppo Syrian troops clashed with rebels in the city of Aleppo, forcing inhabitants to flee to safer areas. This has been some of the fiercest fighting to date in support of President Bashar Assad, activists said. USA TODAY Syria: Assad regime starts to unravel Guardian Damascus, Syria, refugees flee to Lebanon YouTube Federal judge dismisses largest human trafficking case A federal judge dismissed human trafficking charges against executives and business associates of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting hundreds of farmer workers from Thailand. NPR Study: Fertilizing oceans with iron dust helps sink carbon Dumping iron in the seas can help transfer carbon from the atmosphere and bury it on the ocean floor for centuries, helping to fight climate change. Reuters   NATION Colorado movie theater shooting: Community, police search for answers Colorado police continue to deal with the booby-trapped apartment of the suspected gunman who opened fire inside of a mall’s packed movie theater. ABC News Special section: Colorado theater massacre CBS News California added 38,000 jobs in June California provided a ray of light in an otherwise gloomy monthly jobs report, reporting an increase of more than 38,000 jobs in June and accounting for nearly half the growth in payrolls across the nation. San Francisco Chronicle POLITICS As election approaches, presidential candidates beef up spending Less than four months before the U.S. presidential election, Mitt Romney’s campaign is beefing up on personnel and investing more cash internally as outside groups pour millions into television ads. Reuters Romney sprints ahead in race for cash The presidential campaign of Republican Mitt Romney surged ahead of President Obama last month in fundraising efforts. NPR BUSINESS In heavyweight fight over card fees, consumers are the likely losers Congress capped the swipe fee on debit card transactions but banks can still charge fees on credit cards. Merchants are fighting back by pursuing a lawsuit that accuses banks of price-fixing. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Your credit card costs small biz thousands CNNMoney The end of Wall Street as we know it? Ask the man on the street if banking has changed since the credit crisis and you will get the answer: no. Ask the man on Wall Street if banking has changed, and you will get a different answer. The Independent Now big banks are suffering foreclosure CNBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Entire organism simulated by software Scientists at Stanford University and the J. Craig Venter Institute have developed the first software simulation of an entire organism, a humble single-cell bacterium. Austin Statesman Big things, small invaders Associate Professor Brian Hedlund says our genome is not complete without our microbes. They make up the microbiome, a dynamic ecosystem mapped by the Human Microbiome Project initiative. Las Vegas Sun HEALTH Gene therapy nears approval in Europe Europe is on the cusp of approving a gene therapy for the first time, in what would be a landmark moment for the field. BBC First gene therapy in West, for a rare disease, on the horizon Baltimore Sun Know your HIV status? DC’s asking Health officials believe one way to halt the spread of HIV is to encourage people to get tested so that they “know their status.” They hope this will encourage residents to seek treatment. NPR RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Survey finds 19 percent of Americans without religious affiliation People who check “None” for their religious affiliation now represent nearly one in five Americans, the highest ever documented, according to the Pew Center for the People and the Press. USA TODAY Memory of French Resistance is strong It is difficult to forget World War II in Cahors, France, and that is a matter of not-inconsequential pride. The Resistance movement was born here and the reminders are everywhere. Forward LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT How the world is changing, from food trends to high tech Futurists are people who take foresight seriously, applying past and emerging trends to envision how our lifestyles and industries will develop in the years ahead. Globeandmail.com Lost sports of the summer Olympics As the nation turns its eyes to the first baseball-free Summer Olympics in two decades, it is hard not to feel the cold ache of loss. The Atlantic   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Jim Merlino): Post Aurora: Do not expect new gun laws Politico Editorial: Obama, Americans should not be shocked by mass killing San Jose Mercury News Column (Rochelle Riley): Why do we allow weapons of war among us? Detroit Free Press Blog (Glen Weldon): Catharsis in a cape: comic book heroes and real violence  (NPR) Monkey See Blog (Michael W. Twitty): Sylvia Woods beyond the label: a legacy of dignity and inspiration  (CNN) Eatocracy Blog (Oliver Burkeman): Colorado shooting: Now is not the time for a gun control debate Guardian Editorial: Cyber excess: Taxpayers should not over-fund charter schools Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Column (Michael Barone): Success is a government benefit in Obama’s world Boston Herald   Site edited by: Elizabeth Stoycheff, Kevin Augustine, Laura Olson, Kathie Raikes, Ishwarya Krishnamurthi, Erkinaz Shuminov, Patrick Frierson, Tamara Dixon, Harsha Malik, Lavanya Rajagopalan, Hillary Hill, Sandra Crozier and Betse Lyons.   GOOD NEWS Kids leverage online networks for greater civic engagement Social media is a tool that enables kids to engage in issues they care about and help to bring about real change in our society. Just ask Seventeen magazine and Universal Studios. Christian Science Monitor Vitamin E lowers chance of liver cancer Individuals could reduce their risk of developing liver cancer by consuming more vitamin E — either from diet or using vitamin supplements — according to a new study. Medical News Today After girl’s death, mom goes to Africa to honor her clean-water wish Rachel Beckwith’s wish was for people less fortunate than her to be able to have clean water to drink. A year after her death, her wish has come true for thousands of people she never met. NBCNews.com WORLD North Korean leader takes control of economy from military After purge of top general, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un moves to adopt China’s model, opening up the economy and making farm reforms. Christian Science Monitor Shifts inside North Korea CNN Did the Breivik massacre change Norwegian politics? After last year’s massacre in Oslo, Norway wanted to demonstrate the power of democracy and tolerance. But one year later, the cracks are beginning to show. Spiegel International ENVIRONMENT Alaskans wonder where the king salmon have all gone Some of Alaska’s largest and best rivers are closed to king fishing because the largest of the salmon species are not showing up in enough numbers to ensure sustainable future runs. BusinessWeek India scientists try to predict monsoon Scientists aided by supercomputers are trying to unravel one of Mother Nature’s biggest mysteries — the vagaries of the summer monsoon rains that bring life, and sometimes death, to India. Al Jazeera EDUCATION The new community college try Unknown to them, students have applied to be test subjects in a multimillion-dollar experiment in how to fix what ails community colleges. New York Times Assessing damage of private loans Inside Higher Ed School districts bring software programmers in-house Some educators are using the new online landscape to build their own applications and software, bypassing the typically costly and lengthy procurement process. Education Week SPORTS Your logo here: How logos become icons The most iconic company logos are visual cues that are seared onto people‘s consciousness without their even realizing it. That kind of influence has always been valuable, but now it is priceless. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog: Coming soon: ads on NBA jerseys  (ESPN) True Hoop Tennessean Brandt Snedeker surges to lead at British Open Amid all the wayward swings, Brandt Snedeker and Adam Scott were steady as can be at the British Open. ABC News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT For the dying, a chance to rewrite life Psychiatrists who work with the dying have been trying to come up with ways to help people cope with the reality of their death. One of these therapies asks the dying to tell the story of their life. NPR   Photo of the Day A Palestinian reads from the Quran during the dawn prayer on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the West Bank city of Jenin.  (Photo by Mohammed Ballas / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote Success is the child of audacity. Benjamin Disraeli Daily Quote Archives Email Newsletters Daily headlines Friends of the DailySource DailySource Archives Scroll through recent items from your favorite sections: News Top Stories Columns and Op-ed The Daily Quote Photo of the Day Email this edition Ways to Help Volunteer Spread the word Donate Shop Search Give feedback Other ways

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