Links for 12/26

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BBC News - Swaziland: Police in mini-skirt arrest threat
BBC News - Doctors 'save man's life by using alcohol'
Stabilization Won’t Save Us - NYTimes.com
Poor Students Struggle as Class Plays a Greater Role in Success - NYTimes.com
How Party of Budget Restraint Shifted to ‘No New Taxes,’ Ever - NYTimes.com
LG 84LM960V review - TV - Trusted Reviews
The world's best footballers: the top 100 list | Football | guardian.co.uk
The Mayan apocalypse: what is the ultimate fate of our universe? - video | World news | guardian.co.uk
BBC News - DIY Tardis looks bigger on inside with augmented reality
BBC News - Has 3D film-making had its day?
BBC News - 3D erotic comedy breaks box office records in Hong Kong
BBC News - Piers Morgan: Thousands petition for deportation
BBC NEWS | UK | UK chooses 'most ludicrous laws'
Christmas with my homeless aunt. - Slate Magazine
The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition. - Slate Magazine
BBC News - Why kindness can help businesses grow
Prince To Reintroduce European Bison To Germany - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Germany to Exempt 1,550 Firms From Power Price Surcharge - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Energy Firms Switch to Natural-Gas Power - WSJ.com
Bruce Bartlett: A Conservative Case for the Welfare State - NYTimes.com
Game of Thrones Most Pirated TV-Show of 2012 | TorrentFreak
The Decline of Innovation and Economic Growth | Robert J. Gordon - WSJ.com
Reverse Network Effects: Why Scale Threatens Today’s Social Networks
Reverse Network Effects: Why Scale Threatens Today’s Social Networks
How to: manage your passwords online | The Verge
Missing The Big Japan Story - Tim Duy's Fed Watch