Wednesday Links

Having a hard time dealing with the oncoming cold, super sensitive about it the past few days. Pretty soon it'll be tough shit.

Cirque de Soleil owner Guy Laliberte becomes first clown in space

Girl's best friend: 500-carat diamond - one of the largest ever - found in South Africa's Cullinan mine

Online Advertising Spending Outstrips TV

CNN: 4,000 U.S. troops expected to leave Iraq in October
The United States will withdraw another 4,000 troops in Iraq by the end of October, the U.S. military commander in Iraq said in prepared testimony for a congressional hearing Wednesday.

Knut's First Date Starts with a Whack to the Face

181 women break skydiving record

1 Wis. sheriff's deputy resigns, 1 demoted after Facebook video shows burning uniformed effigy

Washington Times: Effort to defund ACORN faces hurdles
Congress is rushing to defund the controversial group ACORN, but its efforts might have unintended consequences: Some argue that one version of the effort violates the Constitution, while a growing chorus says a second measure is so broad that it could block major contractors such as the Boeing Co. from getting government jobs.