8/6     "Worker Wages: Wendy's vs. Wal-Mart vs. Costco"
        http://www.csua.org/u/10w6 (finance.yahoo.com)
        '"How many times have you gone to a store, and the shelves are empty or
        the checkout line is too long, or employees are rude?," she said.  "At
        Costco, you see a huge line that disappears in minutes."'
        Costco workers do work faster.

8/7     Good article about NSA and the lost trust:
        http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/08/restoring_trust.html