Opit's LinkFest!: 23 May

When Aliens Attack (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Photo in Haaretz this morning (Photo credit: debs)

with dignity (Photo credit: marvelous_blue)

English: View from Cairo Tower (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Moni Agios Triadas, Meteora, Greece Français : Monastère Aghia Triada dans la région des monastères des Météores en Grèce. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Mount Olympus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Piraeus port of Athens (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Volcano Popocatépetl, south side, view from Paso de Cortez Español: Volcán Popocatépetl, lado sur, visto desde el Paso de Cortéz Français : Face sud du volcan Popocatépetl vue de Paso de Cortez (Etat de Puebla, Mexique) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Guadalupe Mountains (Photo credit: kittell)

Creation Story Totem (Photo credit: brewbooks)

Story Totem, North Quinault Road (Photo credit: brewbooks)

Sunset. The Valhallas. Westward to the Sea. (Photo credit: wild trees)

The full Pan American Highway, (including South America), from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

North America and Pelican Nebulae (narrowband) (Photo credit: DJMcCrady)

Age of the bedrock underlying North America, from red (oldest) to blue, green, yellow (newest). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

SR 520 Toll Collection System installation (Photo credit: WSDOT)

Willcox O&M

Westfield O&M, IN

Quinault WWTP and Collection System, WA

Carbon Forum North America 2012

Promoting Clean-Tech Innovation for Low-Carbon Growth

NEORI Report Methodology

Streetcars in the Eastern Waterfront (Well, Track Anyhow) (Updated)

Looking Back: Moving House on a Grand Scale

The High Cost of Going Underground(?) (Updated)

Special report: Mexico's Zetas rewrite drug war in blood

Daniel Becerrill / Reuters, filePolice officers talk to a man during a routine patrol of a neighborhood in Guadalupe, Mexico, on April 13.Reuters...

Staff bled $44 million in gifts from heiress Huguette Clark, suit says

Obama aides gave classified information on bin Laden raid for film, watchdog says

The Three Amigos: How Income Inequality in Mexico is different than Canada and the U.S.

New report lifts fog on government job cuts

Envisioning the Future of Medicare: A Citizens' Conference

Now Greece Goes? Bad Decade for Elite Memes

National Geographic: We Need More Carbon Capture!

Choosing the Golden Rule

Final National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Carbaryl--2012

Fish Advisories with EPA's Improved Online Tools

2012 Beach Grants

Shaleshock Media

1-Groton Town Board 4/10/12

2-Groton Town Board 4/10/12

Albany NY Anti-Fracking Rally and Concert

Andreas Whittam Smith: Authenticity is a great asset in a leader. David Cameron lacks it

Joanna Blythman: GM crop trials are needless and reckless

Nature Studies by Michael McCarthy: The love that dare not speak its name – butterflies

Could you be on the Positive List?

How to eat an elephant (or engage with the Carbon Farming Initiative)

Reds under the bed, on the tractor, and in the shed?

Worse than a Disease Diagnosis - This Mistake Can Land You in the E.R.

Story at-a-glance We live in an era where our medical freedom is increasingly under attack, and “healing” has been replaced with...

The Drug Shock of the Year - FDA Approved, But Beware

Diamond Pet Foods Expands Voluntary Recall Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food Production Code DSL 0801

Cartoon Row Gets Uglier

Beyond Quotas For Boys And Chick Charts At St. Stephen's

And Now A Problem With 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'

I Vs. We: The 'Heart' Of Our Political Differences

Egyptians Prepare For Historic Presidential Vote

'It Worked For Me': Life Lessons From Colin Powell

Treating Addiction as a Disease, not a Crime

Twelve More Lawsuits, Still No Case

ACLU Sues As DOJ Ignores Surveillance Transparency Law

Water Safety Concerns Force Exxon and Imperial Oil Out of Idaho Scenic River Valley

The Stream, May 23: Glacial Floods, Robot Fish and Missing School for Water

Wild Rice: The Balancing Act Between Industry and the Environment

Maryland Becomes First State to Ban Arsenic in Chicken Feed

Is Eco-Compensation Eliminating or Encouraging Polluters?

Brother Dave Andrews Honored with Distinguished Service to Rural Life Award

Darn! Still Blanking!

If Hate Had A Face and A Voice: A Final Solution

Wanted: Senior Human Rights Abuser Experienced In Inflicting Extreme Pain and Suffering. Excellent Benefits, Flexible Location.

Hayride Cartoon: Ever Had Something Come Back And Bite You In the A**?

Cassidy Plan Would Facilitate Low-Cost ‘Concierge’ Primary Care Medical Services

Moron Buys 23-Foot Titanic Replica On E-Bay, Goes Cruising On Lake Pontchartrain In It And Snarls Causeway Traffic During Morning Rush Hour

Texas Democratic Primary Just Got Real

American Airlines Boots Woman With Pro-Choice T-Shirt From Flight

Dem to Liberal Donors: Wake the F#!$ Up!

Tivoli adds Bluetooth to PAL radio, intros NC headphones

HP plans to cut 27,000 jobs, plow savings into R&D

After more than 30 years, Grid Beam modular construction system comes to market

Cowboy and wife set up home with two buffalo and a wolf

Bungling news reporter caught faking sandstorm after missing event

'Gay' penguins Inca and Rayas get their own egg to look after

Make Any Room in Your Home Feel Bigger with a Little Paint, Some Mirrors, and Clear Objects [Infographics]

Challenge: Who's the Artist? [Search Research]

Keep Cords and Gadgets Organized in a Hanging Toiletries Bag [Clever Uses]

Investing in Facebook: Hussein Fazal of AdParlor

Oracle buys Vitrue in a deal that could be worth $300M

Horoscopes, Spotify, birthdays, Viddy, Pinterest, games, more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by DAU

Off the Clock: Disrupted Daily Rhythms Hinder Fertility in Mice

Peru Dolphin Death Mystery Deepens

What Thomas Kuhn Really Thought about Scientific "Truth"

Cage, Book, and Prism

Water-Assisted Proton Diffusion

Mechanisms in Methanol Catalysis

Another Bogus Copyright Claim Silences Millions Of Rickrolls (Briefly)

Boom: Jury Says No Patent Infringement By Google In Oracle Case

Beijing Imposes 'Two-Fly' Rule For Public Restrooms

British TV Presenter: CNN's Piers Morgan Showed Me How To Hack

Romney Pivots To Education Platform In Seeking Latino Votes

Baghdad summit: Iran, powers exchange proposal, but no progress

Haaretz - all 5333 related »

That would be progress in inducing Iran to break a treaty...when in keeping it it is already blacklisted

Egyptians Vote in First Free Presidential Election

Voice of America - all 4085 related »

Profile: Shakil Afridi

BBC News - all 967 related »

Bride who faked cancer ordered repay donors

A New York woman who pretended to have terminal cancer to pay for an extravagant wedding and honeymoon has been ordered to give back thousands of...

Apple designer 'winces' over some past product choices

Woman who triggered jetliner scare being sent back to France

Egypt presidential elections - live updates

• 50 million eligible to vote in poll overseen by 14,000 judges• Polling hours extended; voting goes smoothly in most areas• Public holiday...

Greece debt creating health crisis, say chemists

Doctor who 'helped CIA find Bin Laden' jailed

	"Stellar Extremophiles" --Found Where Star Formation Isn't Supposed to Happen
	Searching Earth for Clues to What Mar's Curosity Rover Might Find
	Image of the Day: Human-Made Shadow on Mars
	Today's Hot Tech News Video from IDG
	A Universe with Billions of Binary Planets?

"So Rich, So Poor": Peter Edelman on Ending U.S. Poverty & Why He Left Clinton Admin over Welfare Law

Egypt Votes: Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Cairo on Historic Post-Mubarak Election

Headlines for May 23, 2012

When Aliens Attack: Gotta-See Videos

If aliens attacked which would it be, David and Goliath or something far worse?

Google Doodle Does Dr Who Theme: DNews Nuggets

Stuntman Lands Safely After 2,400-Foot Plunge

Greek crisis: How to prevent a humanitarian disaster

The wider implications of a Greek eurozone exit

Today on New Scientist: 23 May 2012

Best Friend Benefits

When to Go With Your Gut

The Dream Team

Some Dietary Supplements Linked to Liver Damage

Bodybuilding and weight loss supplements may help you look better, but with some of these supplements there's an ugly tradeoff: a very real risk of...

The 6 Dirtiest Work Places

Sleep Apnea: Treatment May Help Keep BP Low

Secret Service Director Denies a Culture of Misconduct - U.S. News & World Report

US to press for release of Pakistani doctor who helped find Bin Laden - The Guardian

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts

Remarks by the President at the Air Force Academy Commencement

Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney en route Colorado Springs, CO, 5/23/12

Pew Poll Promotes False Tradeoff Between Military Action And Permitting Iran To Acquire A Nuclear Weapon

Graham: ‘We Should Tell The Iranians, No Negotiations’ Until You Give Us What We Want

Hawks on Iran

Reduce Carbon Emissions by Requiring Power Plants Use Low Carbon Energy Sources to Generate Electricity

Demand Investigation of Sexual Assaults at Female Prison