The Onion Daily Dispatch - July 21, 2011

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Nation's Optometrists Finally Starting To Recover After Raucous Optic Disc Expo 2011 07.21.11 ATLANTA—Following days of lengthy seminars, pharmaceutical presentations, and panels on topics ranging from retinal fluid to posterior microphthalmos, the lives of optometrists across America finally began returning to normal this week as yet anothe... News in Brief » Congress Continues Debate Over Whether Or Not Nation Should Be Economically Ruined American Voices » FBI Raids Homes In 'Anonymous' Sweep "Does that mean it’s safe to use 'password' as my password again?" opinion » These Summer Movies Are Blockbusting My Wallet! by Roger Dudek In a world… Where dollars have no meaning… And retirement funds are running out… One man and his bank account must fight to survive. This summer, it's Roger "The Rock-ger" Dudek in… The $10 Movie: 3-D(ollars for a ... Radio News » Necrophiliac's Release From Prison Seen As Threat To Area Corpses

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Today in Slate: Meet the Bachmann's 'Ex-Lesbian' Friend; Plus, Is Yogurt Good For You?

Today: July 21, 2011 Meet the Bachmanns' "Ex-Lesbian" Friend Janet Boynes discusses her 14 "miserable" years as a lesbian and her ministry to those who want to "leave the homosexual lifestyle." By Libby Copeland READ FULL STORY | More Double X The End of 140 Why Twitter should double its character limit. By Farhad Manjoo READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Is Yogurt Good for You? The pros and cons of probiotics. By Amanda Schaffer READ FULL STORY | More Science Shafer: Murdoch Thinks Everyone Is Out To Get Him. He's Right! Should a Men's Soccer Team Hire Hope Solo To Be Its Goalie? The Internet Didn't Kill Borders. Bad Strategy and Dumb Ideas Did. The TSA Is Ditching the Creepiest Thing About Naked Body Scanners Advertisement Why Aren't Clients Fleeing Goldman Sachs? How the Fastest Man in Fast Fashion Got So Speedy Briefing Michele Bachmann's headaches: Why are migraines more common in women? Slate's new, improved iPhone app has slide shows, and lets you save stuff, and doesn't crash. And it's free. News & Politics Debt delusions: The misleading statistic that makes politicians irrational about it. Murdoch scandal: Is his domination of the British political class finally coming to an end? Arts "Happy Birthday to You" copyright: Does the most infamous and resented copyright in musical history hold up to scrutiny? Three Golden Rules for book reviewing: What are they? Life Steve Buscemi won't fix his teeth: Meet the other celebrities who refuse to get in the dentist's chair (PHOTOS). $39,000 backpacks and other troubling summer fashion trends. Business & Tech Greek crisis: Helping it avert default will also help save the euro and the Eurozone. Is the debt ceiling necessary? We asked all nine living former treasury secretaries. Science As Atlantis returns from its last mission, a guide to NASA's orange space suits. DSK and Anne Mansouret: Did Strauss-Kahn have brutal sex with Tristane Banon's mother?

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Moneybox: Readers Without Borders

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moneybox Readers Without Borders What killed the big-box retailer? Hint: It wasn't the Internet. By Annie Lowrey Posted Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at 5:56 PM ET Of course running a bookstore is a hard, hard business in the age of the Internet. Still, Borders' decision to liquidate, closing 399 stores and laying off 10,700 employees, seemed shocking. As George Mason economist Tyler Cowen observed poignantly: "Not one single investor, in the whole wide world, thought Borders had a real economic future." The company itself gave three reasons for its demise in its corporate communication-cum-suicide note. "We were all working hard towards a different outcome," President Mike Edwards said. "[B]ut the headwinds we have been facing for quite some time, including the rapidly changing book industry, e-reader revolution and turbulent economy, have brought us to where we are now." To continue reading, click here. Annie Lowrey reports on economics and business for Slate. Previously, she worked as a staff writer for the Washington Independent and on the editorial staffs of Foreign Policy and The New Yorker. Her e-mail is annie.lowrey@slate.com. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Shafer: Murdoch Thinks Everyone Is Out To Get Him. He's Right! Should a Men's Soccer Team Hire Hope Solo To Be Its Goalie? The Internet Didn't Kill Borders. Bad Strategy and Dumb Ideas Did.	Advertisement
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Microsoft Burns Another $728 Million Online

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		Tech Media Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Thursday, July 21, 2011 Microsoft Burns Another $728 Million Online Microsoft just delivered earnings, and while the overall picture is pretty good, there's one particular section of the company that is not. The online division produced another bad quarter with an operating loss of $728 million. For the twelve month period ending in June 30, 2011, Microsoft's online division has lost $2.6 billion.  At some point Microsoft will get this turned around, right? Read » Also On SAI Today: Yahoo SVP And 12-Year Veteran Belinda Johnson Splits Big Purple Zynga Stole Everything It's Suing Us For, Says Vostu Turntable.fm Signs Licensing Agreement With BMI MacBook Air Vs. MacBook Pro: Which Should You Get? Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Yahoo's Revenue Since Carol Bartz Took Over CHART OF THE DAY: The Evolution Of Apple's Business CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's REAL Earnings Expectations Share this: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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