Well, that complicates things...

The Turkish parliament has failed to approve the deployment of US troops. (BBC)

Although the pure vote count was narrowly in favour (264-250), it didn't get "the required majority of deputies in the chamber". I assume the deputies were listening to their constituents - we could do with some of that around here.

They're going to vote again on Tuesday.

I think I want the poster...

The "Fuller Projection" map of the world.

As in R. Buckminster Fuller, who called it the "Dymaxion map"

Minimal distortion, no cuts in the continents. If you're feeling really ambitious, it folds into an Icosahedron (or a D20, for the gamers out there).

agrumer sez: "Jeez, I’ve got a favorite map projection! What does that say about me?"

Dunno, but I'm there too.