Great start-up a friend is doing. Mercardi - Gift Card exchange. Sell gift cards you don't want. Find cards you need ow.ly/IliW

Over the Top RT WSJHealthBlog: How the Drug Industry Spends $20 Billion a Year On Marketing bit.ly/4DR07q

While politicians fiddle, the arctic melts. Polar cap may be gone by 2015 via More Intelligent Life ow.ly/Ik21

Good for India! India Announces Plan to Slow Emissions via NYTimes ow.ly/IjMH

New rules for women entering Chinese PLA - Demonstrate a talent aka singing and dance your way into the army ow.ly/HJ9W

Yet another end of the year list, repeating some of FP's list. Daily Beast's 25 Smartest People of the Decade: ow.ly/Hj3K

Foreign Policy's First Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers ow.ly/HhCB A lot of talkers on this list, where are the doers?

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