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* They rebroadcast John Stewart's "You go, then I go" on the news. I actually teared up a little. When it comes down to it, those are things I fundamentally believe, that all sorts of people with all sorts of backgrounds and beliefs are still Americans, that the "you go, then I go" principle is a fundamental part of American civilization. Here's the keynote Address of the ABC site, in the hopes my friends abroad can watch it: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/stewart-live-hard-times-end-times-12012680

* Of course, the pundits immediately started pissing on it. Sigh.

* (RM found) "Tolerance" in Private schools: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/30/opinion/30blow.html?_r=1

* We got a Princess, who sent her daddy to the door, what with the mud and dead things.

* To the list of Amendments under fire, add the 17th. A number of republicans are wanting to repeal it. Why is no one asking them how no longer having the direct election of senators helps increase our freedom, as I rather think it would do the opposite.

* Halloween cake (warning, spiders): http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2010/10/sunday-treats-happy-halloween.html

* My scent is changing again. After Orycon, I'll likely start another round of systematic weeding.

* "Could a rusty coin re-write Chinese-African history?" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11531398

* "Boston Dig Unearths 19th-century Brothel" http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=240418&catid=60

* Late Renaissance Sumptry laws: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11606101

The bit on banking doesn't mention that a major impetus for developing a working banking system in renaissance Italy was to finance dowries and those complicated betrothal and nuptial parties mentioned in the article.

* Carthaginian reconstruction. http://www.france24.com/en/20101028-science-art-bring-young-carthaginian-back-life

* "Headless Romans in England Came From "Exotic" Locales?" http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/101028-headless-skeletons-ancient-romans-england-exotic-science/

* "Civil War dolls get X-rayed for signs of smuggling" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101027/ap_on_re_us/us_civil_war_dolls

* Evidence of outside influence on the first EmperorDragon cave, news, history of China's tomb: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-first-emperors-terracotta-army-recruited-outside-china-2116747.html

* "Professor's research allows audience to hear Shakespeare's words in his own accent" http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-10-professor-audience-shakespeare-words-accent.html

Back when I was studying Medieval history, we read a lot of facsimile and original spelling late medieval stuff. This can be "challenging." My advice was to read anything one was having trouble with out loud with a Scottish accent. It works because medieval spelling is based on how things sounded to speakers. A Scottish accent is much closer to pre-vowel shift English than modern American pronunciations. This is not that far from that, and obviously more accurate. my system works for fast and dirty though, which is what you need in grad school.