More random links
- Born in Unity, South Sudan Is Torn Again
- Seems a bit too typical for the UN in face of genocide: "The United Nations, which has 3,000 combat-ready peacekeepers in South Sudan, tracked the advancing fighters from helicopters for days before the massacre and rushed in about 400 soldiers. But the peacekeepers did not fire a single shot, saying they were greatly outnumbered and could have easily been massacred themselves."
- The long-run effects of the Scramble for Africa
- "The 'Scramble for Africa' – the artificial drawing of African political boundaries among European powers in the end of the 19th century – led to the partitioning of several ethnicities across newly created African states. This columns shows that partitioned ethnic groups have suffered significantly longer and more devastating civil wars."
- Canada's election laws changing to reflect Twitter reality
- No more blackouts across the country until the polls close in that region.
- Price My Ride
- Sounds like a cool idea although I'm not sure how well it actually works. Tries to calculate how much a particular new car is likely to cost you on a monthly basis once you account for not only lease/purchase costs but also gas, maintenance, and insurance.
- Synthetic Windpipe Is Used to Replace Cancerous One
- Seems like a kinda cool approach - basically involving a membrane slathered with (adult) stem cells beginning to act more like tissue. Will have to see how well this works in the longer term.