Linketies

Manning's Holiday Statement

The Green Hawks Are Coming
Who's super serious about renewable energy and repelling climate change? The US military, of all people.

End-of-life counseling through Medicare begins Jan. 1

wikileaks: narrative shifts

First appearance of the word "polyamorist": 1958!

The Ratel [honey badger] supposedly uses its protruding anal glands to fumigate bees and other biting insects before attacking their nests, in the same way a human will use smoke to subdue bees before harvesting honey.

Decorating the Sky

Frost clings to spiderwebs and the statue of Lord Alfred Tennyson as freezing fog surrounds the tower of Lincoln Cathedral as plummeting temperatures continue to grip the UK on December 20, 2010 in Lincoln, United Kingdom. (really awesome pic)

A New York Times editorial today on the recent actions of Bank America, Visa, PayPal, and Mastercard to block payments to Wikileaks says the moves raise "troubling questions," given the fact that Wikileaks has not been charged or convicted of any crime

Representative Dennis J. Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio, may lose his seat when Republicans redraw the state’s districts. -- Oh, crap! I really hope not!

Climate change leaves Assam tea growers in hot water
Rising temperatures reducing yields and altering distinctive flavour of India's most popular drink

TARDIS sightings

And for those who are interested:
Doctor Who "A Christmas Carol" reaction posts
Doctor Who "A Christmas Carol" reaction posts, continued

And that's it. I'm out of links. Quiet day, and all that.