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The National Post's summary of the Sept. 2012 Dutch Election results:

Dutch voters handed pro-European parties a sweeping election victory on Wednesday, shunning the radical fringes and dispelling concerns that eurosceptics could gain sway in a core eurozone country. ... The hard-left Socialists, who oppose austerity and eurozone bailouts, finished a distant third and gained no ground, while the far-right anti-immigration Freedom Party of Geert Wilders, who campaigned to leave the euro and the European Union, slumped and was set to lose about a third of its seats.

Really? Using a Computer Before Bed Can Disrupt Sleep

I'd heard the bit about it lowering melatonin levels and the corresponding impacts on sleep before but not this bit: "researchers say melatonin suppression may not only cause sleep disturbances, but also raise the risk of obesity, diabetes and other disorders."

Kim Jong-un gives fitness advice at Pyongyang gym

In case you're looking for tips. "Kim Jong-un, the portly head of North Korea, has toured a state-of-the-art gym in Pyongyang and provided expert "field guidance" to the staff."

The Unbearable Whitemaleness of Apple's Executive Team

Argues that it's horrifying that Apple's management team isn't more diverse. On the other hand, some of the commenters are arguing that this might instead suggest that diversity is overrated given Apple's rapid and seemingly continuing rise. It should of course be stated if the company was instead performing poorly choosing then to appoint new female executives would be another example of how women are untreated unfairly - even if a few crazy people might think that poor performance might be cause to shake up the company's management team (and might also be when new male executives are more likely to be appointed).

Report: Missing tourist in Iceland joins search for herself

"A missing tour bus passenger in remote southern Iceland ended up joining her own search party last weekend without realizing the search teams were in fact looking for her, according to a report."

This form of attempted fraud is more likely to be amusing than effective if the car involved has a dashboard camera:

There's also a second video of such floating around out there.

HT: Bits & Pieces

8 Ways That Judges Have Cited Star Trek From the Bench

"The saga of Starfleet has influenced how we think about ethics, morality and the nature of civilization. Time and again, when sitting judges reach for a great metaphor, they mention the voyages of the Starship Enterprise."

Honduras Sets Stage for 3 Privately Run Cities

"Investors can begin construction in six months on three privately run cities in Honduras that will have their own police, laws, government and tax systems now that the government has signed a memorandum of agreement approving the project."

8,000 men asked to give dna to solve 1999 schoolgirl murder

Basically they're trying to check the DNA of any men who lived within 5km of the murder location. Even if "no-one will be forced to comply" this idea of mass-DNA testing of the population seems rather questionable to me - presumably the killer isn't going to volunteer to hand over their DNA for testing.

Shell launches first Canadian oil sands carbon-capture project

"And in the end, the project comes down to a math that, some say, makes clear its value. Over its expected 25 year life, Quest will cost about $72 per tonne of carbon it sequesters. By comparison, wind turbines in Alberta run an average of $100 per tonne of carbon saved, said David Keith, professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School." I'm hoping that that $72/tonne isn't after the government subsidies the article discusses. The overall impact seems to be 35% decrease in CO2 emissions from the specific oilsands project resulting in a 2.2% decrease for the Alberta oilsands overall.