October pending–blinked again!

Wow.  It is too much to fast–October is here, the sun is down by 7:30PM.  If you blink now, it will be pitch black at 5PM : )  There is lots of rhetoric and misdirection in the air, elusive facts and astounding conclusions swirling.  Here is a selection of international stories–make of it what you can!

THE CLONE WARS

Facebook is not your friend . . . .PCMag

What it really looks like when the Taliban attacks . . . . Daily Mail

THINGS ARE TOUGH ALL OVER

Changing US economic map . . . .New York TImes

The real problem with college admissions . . . The Atlantic

Millionaire myths . . . . The Washington Post 

Lose the paper currencies and thrive? . . . MarketWatch

ELECTION 2012

Herman Cain wins straw poll in FL . . . .The Christian Science Monitor

None of the above? . . . MSNbc

Perry still leads  . . . . .Reuters

Obama’s ‘stark choice’ . . . .MSNBC

FAMILY BUSINESS

The Disney Princess effect . . . . Christian Science Monitor

Fill in the blanks? . . . New York Times

Loan limits going down .. .. .. Los Angeles Times

Sometimes, it’s not you! . . . .New York Times

Evidence of cheating on Sat Nav . . . .Daily Mail

Congress is failing . . . . The Atlantic

What our siblings do to us . . . .New York Times

Where the US wealthy live . . . .Daily Mail 

IS IT ART?

Small is beautiful . . . . Daily Mail

Norma Jean before Marilyn . . . New York Daily News

New Atheism is a boys club  . . . The Guardian

US patent office awards patent for snowman . . . .Daily Mail

COSMOS

The Washington Monument shakes . . .

 

Is it sunny? Is it raining?  Weather hasn’t quite dec ided as of this writing.  Have a good one!