Headlines from January 3, 2007

Ruling in favor of pork-soup shelter prompts Paris mayor to wrinkle nose, "stinks of xenophobia," he says.
The diesel industry is really proud of its "superior real-world fuel efficiency", and may start growing it on trees.
Thanks, global warming, for making heat so unnecessary this winter. China's equally psyched.
National Hurricane Center director leaves post out of frustration, warns of the "big one" yet to come.
Olympic torch to ascend Mount Everest twice for 2008 Games in Beijing.
South Africa prepares for its 2010 World Cup by looking after up-and-coming players.
Duke invites back lacrosse players accused of rape.
Preparing for April, what kind of deduction can you take on your kidnapped child? No, seriously, how much?
Map of Tunisian prisons holding political prisoners, with information and videos about inmates.
The Justice Mapping Center: where criminal justice and geekery cross paths.
Only four big U.S. cities are prepared for a terrorist attack.
Pictures with odd perspectives.
Have 10 hours free? Kottke.org's best links of 2006.
Llew Hinkes in today's Digest urges you to get in touch with the obsolete sounds of depressed America.
OED needs your help cataloging the origins of every English word.
Swaps between prostitutes and clothing boutique owners blamed for HIV in Iran.
If you haven't been following the Post's "Date Lab," now's as good a time as any to start. Soko, at least, deserves another chance.
Surveillance cameras make urban streets the best places to get shot.
Rowan University is for the (seeing-eye) dogs.
Middle-class in character, avant-garde in invitation, a place for plain people and pilgrims and plutocrats alike. Gopnik on his hopes for the post-Bloomberg New York.
Half the screens at the Columbia Park Cinema 12 in North Bergen, N.J., are permanently reserved for Indian films.
Mailbag: Old TMN story about the prison on Central Park reaches New Lincoln alumni.
One hundred things we didn't know as of this time last year.
Videos: First there was "Impossible Is Nothing", now there's "Impossible is the Opposite of Possible."
Working hard and not getting enough sleep? Why not deliberately get not much sleep at all!
When pear season arrives, it's wise to be prepared.
This editor will accept your invitation to Bernardin: The ten most decadent dishes in town.