Wednesday Links For Thee

My peach tree is in bloom, so I whipped up a quick painting of it, just for you!!**

First U.S. Death From Swine Flu in Texas the CDC Confirms

Frisbee season ended over nudity

60% Of Americans Breathing Unhealthy Air

The devil's work? Supercar with registration plate '666' destroyed after it mysteriously bursts into flames

CNN: Halliburton, KBR sued for alleged ill effects of 'burn pits'
A series of civil lawsuits against defense contractors KBR and its former parent company Halliburton claims the companies endangered the health of U.S. troops and contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan by unsafely burning massive amounts of garbage on U.S. bases.

Fallujah: Video game based on battle for Iraqi city canceled

Suit by 5 ex-captives of CIA can proceed, appeals panel rules

Maine panel approves same-sex measure

Test shows No Child law has little impact

CS Monitor: High-schoolers have made little progress since the 1970s, study says American 17-year-olds aren't performing any better in reading and math than their bell-bottom-clad counterparts in the early 1970s. That's one conclusion from the latest round of a national test tracking long-term educational trends.

**Just kidding.