Wednesday Links

I think I'm still asleep.

Teresa Heinz says she's fighting breast cancer

Vatican paper says 'The Simpsons' are okely dokely

Mystery of the golden ratio explained

In Germany, a Disturbing Rise of Right-Wing Violence

Christian Science Monitor: Skeptics dominate hearing on Guantanamo detainees in Illinois Federal and state officials faced a vociferous public and skeptical state legislators here Tuesday at a public hearing on the proposal to transfer Guantánamo Bay detainees to the Thompson Correctional Center in northwest Illinois.

Experts debunk December suicide myth

Do hearts have memories? Transplant patient gets craving for food eaten by organ donor

Brussels sprouts ice-cream, anyone? Two mums set out to restore the hated veg's image with new recipe book

Bin Laden daughter hides in Saudi embassy in Iran

Denver Post: Denver cops give 911-only cellphones to refugees worried about recent attacks Recent beatings of South Asian refugees have prompted Denver police to hand out cellphones to newcomers from abroad. The hope is that the emergency-only phones, which require no payments, will help refugees reach paramedics and police to prevent future trouble, said Scott Snow, director of the Denver police Victim Assistance Unit.