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Yes, the Whip returns. Who knows how long it will stay?

Travel and cruising:
New Cruise Ships for 2010
Staying Safe in Port
A Christmas Message for American Samoa
Boeing says second 787 will fly on Tuesday
Carl's Cruise Capers and Travel Tips -- Our friend Carl has some new posts up on his blog.

Technology:
China to require Internet domain name registration
The ghost of Christmases past -- The continuing corruption of history via Wikopedia.

Writing:
Thoughts On 2009
The March Toward Publication (or What Happens Next, Part Two)
Guest Post: Books on Writing

"Global Warming"-er-"Climate Change"-er-Fleecing The Developed World
Hansen on the surface temperature record, Climategate, solar, and El Nino
Other Consequences of Climategate
Truth Is Victim When The Left Abuses Science --pay attention to this one. It's by Thomas Sowell.

Health Care "Change" (called by some "reform")
The States’ Failed Experiments
In Pursuit of Death
Health Care Debate Reveals Prejudices of Liberal Elites
Obama's Latest Health Care Lie
The Six Key Issues the House Must Cave On Before Obamacare Becomes Law

Politics and applied philosophy
Mr. Obama: Tear Down Your Wall of Secrecy (ok, it's a "birther" piece. Yeah, I'm a bad person. shrug)
Returning to the Moon
St. Cloud Times: Precocious girl pens Palin
Obama: A Republican Plant?

The Economy
The Deflation Threat
A Christmas message for America
Q3 GDP revised sharply downward — again