22 June 2011: Morning By The Morning News — 22 Jun 2011 Bahrain sentences activists to life sentences in attempt to crush dissent. Obama's Afghanistan war wind-down speech will please neither stick-to-it generals nor flee-fast supporters. Sixty-three percent of Pakistanis disapprove of bin Laden's killing; more than half say it's "a bad thing" he's dead. California spends $308 million per execution, or $4 billion since 1978. Surprisingly enjoyable travel article set in overly enjoyed Provence. Video: Helsinki elected world's most liveable city. CNN poll conducted since 1993 finds Americans shifting toward more libertarian views. U.S. chooses nine images to cover cigarette packages and discourage smoking. How to make back-of-the-envelope calculations like a start-up founder: The Rule of 72. We're not just an Amazon showroom. Bookstores begin charging customers to attend readings. Google Maps pin becomes quasi-icon: a graphic appreciation. Profile of "the next bin Laden," American-born son of a presidential adviser. Fascinating conversation about new studies into animal feelings, with author saying all vertebrate animals are sentient. Visual mysteries: why these heads?; who these people? (never mind--identified!). Anyone pictured on the internet--including lovers during a Vancouver riot--can be identified quickly. Teenagers ordered to return their yearbooks or face charges of possession of child pornography. Haiku grew from social poetry that had people gathering for marathon "linking" sessions. Like an idiot child screaming in a hospital. Author-on-author hatred.
