[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO lists some old villages in Toronto swallowed up by urban expansion.


• Centauri Dreams looks at the laser-launch proposal.


• The Dragon's Gaze considers the frequency of Neptune-class planets around metal-poor stars.


• The Map Room Blog looks at the Vancouver Archives' digitization of old maps.


• Window on Eurasia suggests Russia is sponsoring paramilitaries in Germany and looks at underinvestment in Russia's rail infrastructure.


• The Financial Times' The World touches upon Donald Trump's relationship with his mother's Scotland.