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Eric Scheske

Womyn's Studies in NC

Not exactly dispositive with respect to nationwide interest, but here are interesting results of a review of Women's Studies at public universities in North Carolina: > In 2003, UNC-Chapel Hill had 15,089 undergraduates and only four graduated with a major in Women's Studies; meanwhile,

Fodder for the Anarchists

> For motorists wondering whether police are working on a quota system, an answer can be found in Montana. > A new policy requires state troopers to stop at least one vehicle an hour, whether the driver has done anything wrong or not. But the driver doesn't have

Calling John the Baptist

> One could say that St. Mark United Church of Christ is bee-deviled. The church in Clarion County, about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, has been infested with bees in its walls for about seven years. The church tried an exterminator and that didn't work. Now the

There's Still Time to Expose Yourself

> July 8-14th is Nude Recreation Week. Naturists from all over the country celebrate by engaging in their favorite nude recreation, from visiting nude beaches and resorts to hosting parties in their own backyards. > The force behind Nude Recreation Week is the Naturist Society [http://www.naturistsociety.com/

Bring in the Swedish Bikini Team!

Forty percent of Swedish women are abused by men, according to one Swedish womyn radical. A Swede counters the argument and lavishes loathing on the Swedish feminists and their public funding. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/sanandaji2.html]. Excerpt: > The definition of abuse in her report includes having

Pictures? Have Mercy on the Rest of Us

We're torn. On the one hand, we favor public humiliation of criminal offenders (assuming society recognizes any behavior that's shameful). On the other hand, we're fans of moderate outdoor urination: > Officials at the waterfall VÃ¸ringfossen, on the road between Bergen and Oslo,

Brews You Can Use III

Beer logo game. We didn't do well. Link [http://www.logogame.com/game.php?id=16#guess].

Thanatos in America

> Wealthier elders are significantly less likely than poorer ones to suffer pain at the end of their lives, according to a University of Michigan study forthcoming in the August issue of the Journal of Palliative Care. > Specifically, men and women age 70 or older whose net worth was

Brews You Can Use II

> A German company has launched a beer, NicoShot, it claims is designed to help drinkers stop smoking. > "NicoShot is cigarette satisfaction in a beer without the smoke," according to a company press release. "For most smokers, three cans of NicoShot is comparable to an entire

Brews You Can Use

The Firefox browser has a "Beer o'clock" on it: > A small beer icon appears in the status bar of your browser which periodically alerts you to the time until your office beer o'clock: "17 hours 'til beer o'clock"