Wednesday Linkage

Lack of sunshine is starting to get to me.

Beatles' Abbey Road studios up for sale as EMI seeks to pay off huge debts

First Batman comic breaks auction record

Energy-recycling artificial foot

Meet the British toddler accepted into Mensa at the age of three

Would you believe in Michael Moore as economic developer?

Austin American-Statesman: Crowded Democratic field in State Board of Education race In 2006, Central Texas Democrats gave a free pass to Ken Mercer, the victor in a local State Board of Education Republican primary, when they ran no one in November. Not this year. The State Board of Education, which adopts curriculum standards and textbooks for Texas public schools, has been getting flak for using the standards to promote a conservative ideology. The 15-member board is sharply divided between a conservative faction and a more moderate bloc.

Vaccination program for NYC raccoons

Terrifying Penis-Handed Villain Is Here to Teach Kids About Condoms

Revealed: How Tutankhamun was an inbred club-footed king who died from a broken leg

U.S. counties ranked for health

Italian TV chef suspended after praising cat meat during show: 'It's tastier than other animals'

New York Times: Paterson Aide’s Quick Rise Draws Scrutiny David W. Johnson has worked for Gov. David A. Paterson for much of his adult life. He began as a young, ambitious intern from Harlem when Mr. Paterson was a state legislator. He rose to be Mr. Paterson’s driver, serving as a kind of protector and scheduler. A review of Mr. Johnson’s rise and his history, undertaken after he emerged as perhaps the man closest to the state’s chief executive, shows that he was twice arrested on felony drug charges as a teenager, including a charge of selling cocaine to an undercover officer in Harlem.

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