03-Jan-2013 03:35

The Mungers had an Impact on CA Politics - Fox and Hounds Daily :: http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/12/the-mungers-had-an-impact-on-ca-politics/

Adolf Hitler: Man of the Year, 1938 :: Adolf Hitler: Man of the Year, 1938
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760539,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopular

The Power of Birth Order :: Parents insist that how kids turn out depends on when they were born. More and more, science agrees
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1673284,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopular

Worker Liberation in Michigan :: Another state gives individuals the right not to join a union.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323401904578157453687608428.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Three Questioned in Libor Probe :: The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has arrested three men as part of an investigation into the rigging of interest rates.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324024004578172912726034752.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Observations on Jerry Brown's Prop 30 Win: From the Notebook - Huffington Post (blog) :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-bradley/observations-on-jerry-bro_b_2245483.html

Editorial: America’s Retreat From the Death Penalty :: More lawmakers and voters are facing up to the costs and mistakes of capital cases.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/opinion/americas-retreat-from-the-death-penalty.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Music Review: ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Metropolitan, With Joyce DiDonato :: Joyce DiDonato triumphs in the title role, and Elza van den Heever makes a notable Met debut as Queen Elizabeth I, in Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/arts/music/maria-stuarda-at-the-metropolitan-with-joyce-didonato.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Catholic Church closes London's gay-friendly 'Soho Masses' - TVNZ :: http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/catholic-church-closes-london-s-gay-friendly-soho-masses-5310371

Woman, 25, Dies on Texas-Bound Flight :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=d4140d30b7abe4af2c5303761052945e

Bits: Publishing Without Perishing :: For a much smaller group, technology is just beginning to enable a related but much more specialized pursuit â€" they are becoming publishers.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/publishing-without-perishing/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Gun checks soar 39 percent, set new record: FBI :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/4Ogba2U67DY/us-usa-guns-record-idUSBRE9010H020130102

Stocks start 2013 with broad gains :: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_mostpopular/~3/xLsLvKWPTdY/index.html

Critic’s Notebook: Memorization’s Loosening Hold on Concert Tradition :: The rigid protocol in classical music whereby solo performers are expected to play from memory seems finally to be loosening its hold.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/arts/music/memorizations-loosening-hold-on-concert-tradition.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Basics: The Life of Pi, and Other Infinities :: In the ever-evolving view of scientists, philosophers and other scholars, there really is no single, implacable entity called infinity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/science/the-life-of-pi-and-other-infinities.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Man swept out to sea over New Year is named - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/man-swept-out-to-sea-over-new-year-is-named-8436093.html

Worms Produce Another Kind of Gold for Farmers :: New research suggests that vermicompost, a worm-created soil additive, helps plants grow with more vigor, and makes them more resistant to disease and insects, than those grown with other types of composts and fertilizers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/science/worms-produce-another-kind-of-gold-for-farmers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Some Sugars May Fuel Overeating :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=886a252360d2afe903a9453fa373f36f

Mars Mission Could Accelerate Alzheimer's in Astronauts - Voice of America (blog) :: http://blogs.voanews.com/science-world/2013/01/02/mars-mission-could-accelerate-alzheimers-in-astronauts/

Used to Hardship, Latvia Accepts Austerity, and Its Pain Eases :: In four years, the country has gone from the European Union’s worst economic disaster zone to a model of what is being hailed as the healing properties of deep budget cuts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/world/europe/used-to-hardship-latvia-accepts-austerity-and-its-pain-eases.html?partner=rss&emc=rss