[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Claus Vistesen at Alpha Sources notes that the Italian economy has slipped back into recession.


• blogTO identifies ten secret things in Toronto.


• Centauri Dreams looks at gas giants with very unusual, even misaligned, orbits around their local suns.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to one study on the internal geology of silicon-carbon worlds and to another on the moderating impact of oceans on planetary climates.


• The Dragon's Tales notes the Indian military buildup in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and links to a study suggesting that even the very early Earth might have been hospitable towards life.


• Geocurrents features a guest post from Will Rayner pointing out ways in which statistics can lie (Luxembourg looks very wealthy, but this is an artifact of a huge day-commuter workforce coming from outside of its frontiers).


• Joe. My. God. reports that the Egyptian police seem to be using Grindr to hunt down gay men for arrests.


• The Russian Demographics Blog notes the ethnographic justification for the Soviet invasion and partition of Poland.


• Spacing Toronto points to an upcoming photo exhibit showcasing Toronto's tower neighbourhoods.


• Torontoist reports on the success of urban agriculture as an experiment in New York City.


• Window on Eurasia notes the deteriorating situation of Crimean Tatars and suggests Russia is preparing to move into the Baltic States.