[BLOG] Some Friday links

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• blogTO notes that the Canadian government has prevented Conrad Black from selling his Forest Hill mansion on account of taxes.


• Dangerous Minds shares a beautiful 1981 live performance by The Church.


• Language Log notes the inclusion of Singaporean and Hong Kong English words into the OED.


• The Map Room Blog notes the four Italian nuns who helped the Vatican map prt of the sky.


• Marginal Revolution notes the increasing concentration of the Quakers in Kenya, and by extension other Christian denominations in Africa.


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer looks at the success of solar energy in Mexico.


• Strange Maps notes the history of Middle Eastern migration into Europe.


• Torontoist looks at a Kensington Market project displaying graffiti from around the world.


• Towleroad notes Donald Trump's refusal to reveal his tax returns.


• Window on Eurasia looks at the role played by Vladimir Zhirinovsky in Russian politics.


• Zero Geography links to a paper co-authored by the blogger looking at the online representation of Jerusalem.