ID Cards, Non-EU Students and the Seeds of Resistance: a look at the Governments plans to bring in ID cards for non-EU students and what is being done about it. 

(A bit late, but think of it as a respectful silence) This obituary of Jurassic Park author turned "world's most famous global warming denier" looks at his legacy.

"Had Crichton never engaged in the global warming arena, had he never written State of Fear, his impressive body of work would probably have ensured a positive legacy for decades to come. But by becoming perhaps the most famous popular global warming denier and delayer in the world, he ensured that future generations — who will have to suffer the horrific consequences humanity’s denial and delay — will remember him primarily for his anti-scientific effort to accelerate humanity’s self-destruction."

• Climate Progress

Some "Antiwar" Groups Excuse Obama's Pro-War Cabinet:
Kevin Martin, executive director of the group Peace Action, said. . . . "There's so much Obama hero worship, we're having to walk this line where we can't directly criticize him" . . . . Tom Andrews, national director of Win Without War, said that although he finds Sen. Clinton's views "very troubling," Obama should be given the benefit of the doubt.