Air Force cargo planes sent to boneyard get new missions

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/1b-in-air-force-cargo-planes-sent-to-boneyard-get-new-missions-1.263134

Timeline of the far future

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140105-timeline-of-the-far-future

Italian Navy Rescues Over 1000 Migrants in 24 Hours

http://gcaptain.com/marina-militare-italian-navy-rescues-migrants/

Maersk Line Triple-E LEGO Set Hits the Shelves

http://gcaptain.com/maersk-line-triple-e-lego-kit-on-sale-now/

Point Nemo Wood Map

http://dougmccune.com/blog/2013/12/28/point-nemo-wood-map/

(Thanks AG...yes, I am now going to explicitly acknowledge when sourced)

The Geopolitics of the Gregorian Calendar

From Stratfor

http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/geopolitics-gregorian-calendar

The gruesomeness of the drug trade rivals any atrocities in history.

Some sobering perspective on the damage of the trafficking industry (note: photos are somewhat graphic)

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/12/cocaine_trafficking_horrors_users_are_complicit_in_the_atrocities_of_the.single.html