links for 2008-07-12

• The Hockey News: Headlines: Demitra hopes coming to Canucks means he can play offensive hockey again
  GZE2 - Baaahahahhahaa. If dumping the puck into the zone and chasing along the boards with the Sedin's means offense...you've come to the right place, Pavol.
  (tags: hockey nhl canucks)
• Military Videos: Soldier Ambushed from Behind
  (tags: military humor)
• Washington Times - Obama mocks Gramm remarks
  GZE2 - One thing I know...I always liked Phil Gramm...and he's absolutely right. Problem is, most whiners can't accept the truth.
  (tags: election politics)
• China's 50-cent Twitter censors
  (tags: blogs china)
• Vodkapundit » Rotten Apple
  iPhone 3G: Worst product launch ever? No, it’s not that bad. It’s not like Windows Vista bad. But it’s sure as hell not going smoothly.
  (tags: tech apple)
• FT.com / In depth - China’s algae spread to resorts
  The long stretch of beach at Baishatan, 150km north of Qingdao, has been lined in recent days with 10-metre-wide slicks of algae that gave out a noxious odour to the few tourists who braved the sand, causing panic among tourist operators.
  (tags: china olympics pollution)
• Power Line: Global Warming, Recycled
  The Arctic ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot,” This morning's New York Times? No, the U.S. Weather Bureau, 1922.
  (tags: globalwarming weather)