Jan 02, 2016 14:32
- blogTO notes the TTC's commitment to imrprove the 501 Queen streetcar.
- The Dragon's Gaze notes one white dwarf that has the debris of a planetary system about it and looks at a brown dwarf with detectable clouds.
- Far Outliers notes how, in 1988, Armenia-Azerbaijani disputes over Karabakh started destabilizing the entire Soviet Union.
- Language Hat considers what a language is.
- Language Log considers the linguistic effect of Reddit.
- Lawyers, Guns and Money mocks George Lucas' statement comparing his sale of Star Wars to Disney to white slavery.
- Marginal Revolution notes that Ontario is a very highly indebted subnational jurisdiction indeed, though much of this has to do with the fiscal elements of Canadian federalism.
- The Planetary Society Blog examines the findings from Ceres.
- The Russian Demographics Blog notes the hardening of Europe's borders.
- Transit Toronto notes that TTC has its thirteenth new streetcar and reports on the rollout of PRESTO.
- Towleroad reports on a legal challenge in Hong Kong to that jurisdiction's ban on same-sex marriage.
- Window on Eurasia notes the winddown of many of Russia's business dealings with Central Asia.
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