Blog Outsourcing - January 23, 2012

Welcome to The Morning After.

Today marks the Lunar a.k.a. Chinese New Year, where 2012 marks the Year of the Dragon.

The Chinese calendar has an animal for the 12 years that comprise the cycle, as seen below:

The Dragon: 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012  
The Snake: 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001

The Horse: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002
The Sheep: 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003
The Monkey: 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004
The Rooster: 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005
The Dog: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006
The Pig: 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
The Rat: 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008
The Ox: 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009
The Tiger: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
The Rabbit: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011

You can go here to check what this year lies ahead for you.

Here forth are the links to keep you busy after the jump.
The New York Football Giants remain undefeated in NFC Championship Games. (c/o New York Daily News)

The New England Patriots earned the right to atone for the botched opportunity at perfection, depriving the Giants the chance to atone for their own missed opportunity. (c/o Washington Post)

If you're a Patriot, you have to be ready to do virtually anything. (c/ Boston Globe)

Chip pulled a Billy Donovan? (c/o The Register-Guard)

Sweatervest in Indy blue on the sidelines? (c/o Ology)

The Dolphins have their man, but will they have him? (c/o Miami Herald & ProFootball Talk)

Re-engineering the Auburn offense is tasked for this guy. (c/o Columbia Ledger-Enquirer)

You beat both Duke and North Carolina? You must be good, Florida State. (c/o Yahoo!'s The Dagger)

And then, there is only one, thanks to Notre Dame (c/o Murray Ledger & CBS Sports).

Closure for the Todd O'Brien case. Sadly. (c/o Birmingham News)

Who is Fausto Carmona? (c/o Hardball Talk)

From Moneyball to Mannyball. (c/o San Jose Mercury News)

Carlos Pena redux. (c/o Technorati)

What would Yu do? (c/o Nolan Writin')

Red Sox seeking salary relief. Who knew? (c/o Firebrand of the American League)

Serena says adios. (c/o The West Australian)

Hope vanished. (c/o The Sweet Science)

Here is something to keep you waiting.