ANCYL Demands Land In Constantia – The ANC Youth league has demanded that land owned by private individuals and companies be made available to house the Western Cape’s poor. [news24]

US Troops Plotted To Kill Obama – Four US soldiers plotted to assassinate Barack Obama and overthrow the government, a court has heard. Prosecutors in Georgia said they formed an anarchist militia within the military. [pressass]

Arrested Miners Now Face Dismissal – None of the 259 striking Lonmin workers who appeared in court yesterday would be allowed to return to work, a police officer investigating the charges for which they were arrested testified yesterday. [timeslive]

ANCYL Call On ‘Madam’ Zille To Receive Memorandum – For the second month in a row, the ANCYL has marched on Premier Helen Zille’s offices and again she did not come out to accept their memorandum. [mail&guardian]

Obama Declares State Of Emergency – President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Louisiana on Monday as that state and others along the Gulf Coast prepared for Tropical Storm Isaac. [washpo]

Syria: Helicopter Crashes In Damascus [Video] – Armed rebels in Syria say they have shot down a military helicopter over the capital, Damascus. The Free Syrian Army said the aircraft had been firing at people in the north-eastern district of Jobar, and that it had crashed in neighbouring Qabun. [bbc]

Apple Stock Value Soars $10.6bn Following Samsung Court Case – Apple’s stock value has increased by $10.6 billion in a massive jump following its court trouncing of Samsung Electronics in the US. Apple shares were up $US11.98 ($11.57), or 1.8 per cent, at $US675.26 in early trading yesterday in the US. [theaus]

Apple Seeks Samsung Galaxy Ban – Apple Inc. (AAPL) said a court should bar U.S. sales of the cellular version of Samsung Electronics Co. (005930)’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer even though the product wasn’t covered by an Aug. 24 verdict in the patent trial between the companies, according to a court filing. [bloomberg]

The Latest Pictures Of Mars Look Exactly Like Something From Earth – The latest images to be sent back from the Mars rover Curiosity were released by NASA mere hours ago. Although most of the images were enhanced to show Mars as it would appear under the lighting conditions we have on Earth, scientists are surprised by how similar the terrain of Mount Sharp is to the Grand Canyon. [businessinsider]

The Age Of Continuous Consumption: The Battle To Control The Buy Center In Your Brain – The day will come, very soon, when your phone will hear the sound of a crying baby and an ad for diapers will appear. Or it picks up on an argument you’ve had with your spouse and delivers ads for divorce lawyers, along with a dating site or two. [huffpo]

FDA Approves 4-in-1 HIV Combination Pill – The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new anti-HIV pill that combines four medicines to combat the virus that causes AIDS. [usatoday]

ICC To Use Sensors On Bowlers – Cricket’s governing body on Monday announced plans to introduce wearable technology usually found in iPads to scrutinise bowlers with suspect bowling actions. [sport24]

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Will.I.Am Teams With NASA to Broadcast Song From Mars – Will.I.Am has teamed with NASA and Discovery Education for a special educational event that includes a new song that will be broadcasted from the Curiosity rover on Mars. [rollingstone]

Did Vegas Nude Pics Scandal Force Prince Harry to Delete His Secret Facebook Account? A Facebook page reportedly maintained by Prince Harry under the pseudonym Spike Wells has been shuttered in the wake of last week’s strip billiards scandal. The account was extremely private, with limited access to all but 400 close friends, but was shut down none the less at the behest of Harry’s handlers. [gawker]

Sport Official Dies After Javelin Spears Him – A referee has died after being speared in the neck by a javelin at a youth athletics event in Germany. Dieter Strack, 74, was measuring a previous throw in Duesseldorf when he was struck by the hurled javelin. [skynews]

Search For Lion In Essex Called Off – Police have called off a search for a lion reportedly on the loose in Essex saying they now believe the animal was “either a large domestic cat or a wildcat”. [guardian]

Go Topless Day: Protestors Bare Their Breasts In New York City (NSFW PICTURES) – A battalion of topless women descended upon New York City yesterday to protest for women’s constitutional rights. Go Topless Day, which is traditionally held on the last Sunday in August, has been in existence since 2007 and calls for women to have the same right as men to go bare-chested in public. [huffpo]

Man Killed While Posing As Bigfoot – A man dressed in a military-style “Ghillie suit” who was attempting to provoke a Bigfoot sighting was struck by two vehicles and killed on U.S. 93 South of Kalispell Sunday night. [dailyint]

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COMING UP TODAY

Derek Watts Live On 2oVfm – Derek Watts will be chatting to IanFand Spike at 09h00 today in spirit of their “Old School” themed week. They chat to this stalwart of SA Television about his journey in media and journalism, and what’s kept him hooked on the limelight after all these years. [ianfshow]

Mommy Matters – Some Mom’s don’t know the half of it…. so tonight on Mommy Matters we’re going to be chatting to mom, Barbara Brookes about a day in the life of a mother with a special needs child. We discuss the complications of a premature birth and how that could affect your child’s development at a later stage in his/her life. Listen out for details on our “Mompreneurs” networking breakfasts, now also in Johannesburg, and a few other exciting events we have planned… which now include Dads! Tune in from 19h00-20h00! [mommymatters]

FRESH PODCASTS 

Clifton Shores: “We Thought SA Girls Would Be Snoody, But We Got So Lucky” – Richard and Dan interviewed the girls to find out how just how much their lives changed since Clifton Shores, the responses from locals, and what suprised them most about Cape Town! [podcast]

The Impact And Planning Of Event Marketing – Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, streamed live  via 2oceansVibe Radio focused on the impact and planning of event marketing for companies looking to add some sparkle to marketing, trade marketing and events. The studio guests were Sally Robinson and Lisa Wynne, owners of Showworks, Creative Entertainment. [podcast]