[LINK] Some Friday Links

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• Claus Vistesen worries that the economy of the Eurozone may be about to jump off a cliff.


• Amused Cynicism's Phil Hunt lets us know that Britain, too, has public officials who refuse to provide public services to non-heterosexuals and then claim religion as a defense.


• blogTO links to the story of a couple who decided to make their front yard and lawn over into a garden.


• Daniel Drezner writes about how the Chinese government, fearful that bad lending policies might create an American-style bubble, is trying to pressure banks to be more prudent.


• Hunting Monsters provides a rundown of the recent history and directions of Abkhazia.


• Do you want to take part in [murmur], Toronto's archive of stories, memories and thoughts about Toronto's different attractions and neighbourhoods accessible by cell phone? Go here.


• Strange Maps hosts a map of Spain from the 19th century that shows the major historical divisions of that country: Catalonia, the Basque Country, and the rest of Spain.


• Torontoist points out that Toronto's homicide rates place it in the middle third of Canadian cities and at the lowest end of American ones.


• Martin Wisse points out that the groups that decry terrorism can feel quite free to shove their own terrorist histories under the nearest rug.