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[tagryn]

American Catholic demographics and the future of ministry | National Catholic Reporter

OK, if I ever find myself in Singapore, this is a must-see: Sands SkyPark

WaPost: An unexpected result for some census takers: the wrath of irate Americans

NYT: The Anosognosic’s Dilemma: Something’s Wrong but You’ll Never Know What It Is (Part 1) - Opinionator

There's some useful info in here (mostly near the end) about steps you can take to protect a portion of your income from the tax hike coming next year, when the Bush tax cuts expire:
Arthur Laffer: Tax Hikes and the 2011 Economic Collapse - WSJ.com

Some of these are truly outstanding: 501st TK Project: Completed Helmets (via ps238principal)

This is (was?) the blog of the three American hikers who were arrested and have been detained in Iran for almost a year after blundering across the border while hiking in Kurdistan Iraq:
Through Unfettered Eyes: Dispatches from Addis Ababa to Damascus

Developers putting language into housing covenants which allow charging an additional 1% "transfer" fee every time a house is sold - for the next 100 years.

Factoid of the day: ~63% of all Arab-Americans are Christian.

A Daniels/Paul Ryan (R-WI) GOP ticket in 2012 would be extremely strong.

If you use your credit card when renting a car and decline the car company's optional coverage because the card has coverage, this is a good article to read to be informed as to how this actually works.

Excellent work-around of the traditional genie-in-a-magic-lamp wishing restriction.

Yay, Marcus is back for the 2010 season! Video snow reports from Australia.

An apologist for Helen Thomas' statements on Israel.

Lost WWII battlefield found -– war dead included

Report from Iraq, via dcblogs.com: "Things That I’m Used To"

YouTube: Dance a Day - Cabbage Patch Dance