Morning Whip, Tuesday Morning, Dec. 22, 2009

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

Travel and cruising:
New Cruise Ships for 2010[*1]
Staying Safe in Port [*2]
A Christmas Message for American Samoa
Boeing says second 787 will fly on Tuesday [*4]
Carl’s Cruise Capers and Travel Tips [*5] — Our friend Carl has some new posts up on his blog.

Technology:
China to require Internet domain name registration [*6]
The ghost of Christmases past [*7] — The continuing corruption of history via Wikopedia.

Writing:
Thoughts On 2009 [*8]
The March Toward Publication (or What Happens Next, Part Two) [*9]
Guest Post: Books on Writing [*10]

“Global Warming”-er-“Climate Change”-er-Fleecing The Developed World
Hansen on the surface temperature record, Climategate, solar, and El Nino [*11]
Other Consequences of Climategate [*12]
Truth Is Victim When The Left Abuses Science [*13] –pay attention to this one. It’s by Thomas Sowell.

Health Care “Change” (called by some “reform”)
The States’ Failed Experiments [*14]
In Pursuit of Death [*15]
Health Care Debate Reveals Prejudices of Liberal Elites [*16]
Obama’s Latest Health Care Lie [*17]
The Six Key Issues the House Must Cave On Before Obamacare Becomes Law [*18]

Politics and applied philosophy
Mr. Obama: Tear Down Your Wall of Secrecy [*19] (ok, it’s a “birther” piece. Yeah, I’m a bad person. shrug)
Returning to the Moon [*20]
St. Cloud Times: Precocious girl pens Palin [*21]
Obama: A Republican Plant? [*22]

The Economy
The Deflation Threat [*23]
A Christmas message for America[*3]
Q3 GDP revised sharply downward — again [*24]