
Don't count the protesters out just yet. Students in Tehran University were viciously attacked today by security forces and Basijis today as they tried to demonstrations. There are two conflicting reasons for the tensions and clashes.

(The Green Briefs are an aggregate of Iranian news from various social networking sites and Iranian news agencies. Only the most reliable of sources have been used to compile them)
Protests / Unrest
On 16 Azar / December 7

Well I attended the Norman Oklahoma Palin book signing. I carried a sign that said Winners Never Quit Quitters Never Win. A comment that could have been taken as either positive or negative about Palin. The positive could have been she's a winner that never quits.
Local phone calls now require area code in ConnecticutSource: ABC Local Affiliates
Local phone calls in Connecticut will take a little more work starting in December.
The state Department of Public Utility Control says all local telephone calls in Connecticut will require callers to include the area code, even if it's a local call.
No prosecution in bird-beating caseSource: coastlinepilot.com
---For the first article about the incident, which gives more details, go to My comment section below for the link.---
Excerpt: The Orange County District Attorney's office has decided not to press charges against a tourist from Kansas who was accused of beating a seagull afte …
Internet Overtakes Newspapers As News SourceSource: people-press.org
Excerpt: The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news.

The thing I resent the most about the so called "War on Christmas" is feeling like a right-wing-fundamentalist every time I say Merry Christmas. And I'm not even a Christian.

Iowa is a state best known for its unpredictable weather. The forecasters can say one
thing, and Iowa, being the beautiful yet contrary state she is, will turn around and
do something totally opposite; which is why I love her so much.

Ok... here is my list :)
Stereophonics - You're my Star
Bloc Party - Talons
Paramore - I caught myself
MuteMath - Spotlight

Will your spending habits change during this Christmas season with the ill effects of the economy? Will the election of Obama give people a sense they can spend more?
Dr. Dre To Drop Detox This Year, SeriouslySource: mtv.com
He told us to "look out for Detox" on the Game's "Higher" — he just didn't say it would be in another four years. On Wednesday (July 23), Dr. Dre revealed to the world that the long-awaited LP could drop this year.

December earnings were posted 2/14/08. In last few months the earnings posting day has been 14th, 22th, 14th and 21th, so if this pattern continues, we'll have to wait longer again in March.

Known as the last month of the year in the modern calendar, December was traditionally known for its key events anywhere in the globe.

Happy Advent - Dec. 2, 2007
Happy Hannukah - Dec. 4, 2007
Bodhi Day (Buddha) - Dec. 9th
National Noodle Ring Day - Dec. 11th
Masa'il (Bahai) - Dec. 12th
St Lucia (Scandinavian) - Dec. 13th
Festivus (whatever, whenever)
Hajj (Muslim) - Dec. 17-23

Well the leftovers are in the fridge, and Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror now. For most of the folks who live in the northeast that means it's time to start thinking about the holidays, and for some, winter weather.
Flowers Blooming in Holland in December!Source: PhysOrg.com
Observers in the Netherlands reported that more than 240 wild plant species were flowering in December, along with more than 200 cultivated species.