Happy Thursday Linkage

I'm going to get in a good mood even if it kills me.

Torture Tape Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh

Vegetable juice may help to lose weight

Missing link: Arctic fossil reveals how seals went from land to sea

Vote caps decade-long gay marriage fight in Conn.

USA Today: Fewer people relocate for better opportunities
The housing crisis has dramatically eroded Americans' ability to move, driving the custom of relocating for better opportunities to its lowest level since the Census Bureau began tracking it in 1948, data released Wednesday show.

New pets-only airline aims to make the skies friendlier, comfier for animal passengers

Why is moon dust sticky? Physicist says he has answer

Transgender murder, hate crime conviction a first

S.C. Supreme Court won't hear student's stimulus suit

NYT: Study Cites Dire Economic Impact of Poor Schools
The lagging performance of American schoolchildren, particularly among poor and minority students, has had a negative economic impact on the country that exceeds that of the current recession, according to a report released on Wednesday.