Brews You Can Use
> Research at Oregon State University shows that beer contains a micronutrient
that inhibits cancer-causing enzymes
[http://www.thedrunk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=888].
Eric Scheske
Catholics and Sports
T.O. to speak?
> The Vatican announced a unique, upcoming conference today, which will look at
the role of the Christian mission in the field of sports.
> Organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, the first international
seminar on sport is scheduled to be held in Rome
Salacious TV and Reaction
Interesting juxtaposition of stories at WaPo and the Washington Times this
morning.
Washington Times [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20051110-120222-2157r.htm]:
> More than three-quarters of prime-time TV shows contain some sexual content,
significantly more than previous years, a study shows. . .
> For its "Sex
Innocent 8-Year-Old Tormented
Hey, maybe if they allowed corporal punishment, the administrators wouldn't have
to get so creative:
> Some parents in a local school district say the principal was out of line for
taking by the hand an 8-year-old accused of stealing into every classroom in the
school
And By the Way
Mark my words: When the Muslim Frog riots finally settle down, we'll be told
they weren't that bad. Only a few people were killed, after all. Nevermind the
extensive property damage and the duration of the rioting. It'll get whitewashed
behind the lack of
Fukuyama on Muslims
I disagree with Francis Fukuyama's "Democracy for All!" approach (and heck,
based on this blurb, I'm not even sure he believes in it), but he raises a good
point [http://www.washtimes.com/culture/culturebriefs.htm]:
> Radical Islamism is in no way an
Kill the Retards!
NYT [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/health/10down.html] and WaPo
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/09/AR2005110902079.html]
appear to be excited about this (excerpt from NYT piece, though both newspapers'
articles are very similar):
> New tests in the first
Riotous Humor
Leno on the Muslim Frog Riots:
> This is now the twelfth day of rioting in France. They have been rioting for
almost two weeks. And France has still not surrendered. That's like a record.
> Things are so bad in France, they're asking the Germans
Make the Covert Public?
WaPo wants more disclosure of FBI spying
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/09/AR2005110901719.html]
:
> More information is needed. The Justice Department's inspector general, Glenn A.
Fine, ought to investigate, and report to Congress and the public. And as
conferees put the
No Coffin Bangers in China
The NYT ran a piece today about China's ban on burials
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/10/business/worldbusiness/10coffin.html].
Excerpts:
> The suppression of coffin sales and the requirement that the dead must be
cremated instead of buried began soon after the Communist takeover in