Links for 12/11. Remarkable indeed!
Euro Zone Crisis Is Back as Italy Loses Its ‘Savior’
US and UK Unveil Failing Banks Plan
‘Shadow Banking’ Still Thrives, System Hits $67 Trillion
Why Don’t Parents Name Their Daughters Mary Anymore? – Philip Cohen – The Atlantic
The natural gas revolution reversing LNG tanker trade – The Washington Post
The enduring Apple TV Fantasy | Monday Note
The real threat that Samsung poses to Apple | asymco
3 Questions: World energy outlook – MIT News Office
Ticking Arctic Carbon Bomb May Be Bigger Than Thought – ScienceNOW
Will Big Oil Keep Its Subsidies in a Fiscal-Cliff Deal? | Mother Jones
Expert shows off 25-GPU cluster that cracks every password | Security & Privacy – CNET News
Google saves $2B in taxes by sheltering $10B in revenue in Bermuda | Internet & Media – CNET News
Inside the U.S. Military’s Chemical-Weapons Tests : The New Yorker
BBC News – Asia ‘to eclipse’ US and Europe by 2030 – US report
Mario Monti’s exit is only way to save Italy – Telegraph
Is that a palm tree on your head? No, it’s a very fashionable topknot | Fashion | The Guardian