Some Thursday links for you. Science:
The familiar Matamata, known to us all since the 1700s, and its long, fat neck (matamatas part II)
Sunday Protist - Farming forams: a case of protistan agriculture
The Pepsi Challenge: A controversy at ScienceBlogs raises questions about whether "institutional" blogs have editorial integrity
Other:
Defining Lynching Down.
Liberalism and Big Business
HAMP Is Hurting Liberalism
THE NAIVE BELIEF THAT IT'S NO LONGER GROUNDHOG DAY
Court says property owners better do an extra good job of clearing snow and ice this winter
The Apple Genius Bar could learn some bedside manner