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Eric Scheske

Fewer Dead and Now Less Time to Return

I'm not going to say that the initial predictions about Katrina were blown out of proportion, but it would seem they were exaggerated. A disaster occurred, yes, but on a scale of one to ten, we were repeatedly told it was a ten. It would appear that simply

Odd Consumer News

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Maybe There's Hope . . .

. . . for American pop culture, after all: > Four out of five Americans say they think too many reality shows are on the air, according to an AP-TV Guide poll. Only 4 percent of respondents said there were not enough. Link [http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/tv/article.adp?id=

Conan on China's Disney World

> Disney has opened up its first theme park in China. 10,000 children showed up on opening day ”“ and that was just to make the t-shirts.

Treadmill While You Eat Big Macs

> McDonald's Corp. says it is sponsoring a physical education program that will appear in one-third of U.S. public elementary schools, the chain's latest move to combat critics who blame its burgers and fries for expanding kids' waistlines. Link [http://money.cnn.com/

What Kind of Terrorism . . .

. . . will those eccentric old women with hundreds of cats fund? > A German inventor says he's found a way to make cheap diesel fuel out of dead cats. Link [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1534821.html?menu=news.quirkies].

Where's the Fury?

> The death toll in Louisiana climbed to 423. Link [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/13/D8CJKTN80.html]. Is no one going to hold the Mayor's feet to the fire about his 10,000-dead estimate?

Pro-Choice Roberts

> The judge said he recognized that the abortion ruling was "settled as a precedent of the court, entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis," the Latin term describing the concept that extra weight should be given to established rulings of the court. I'm not

"Five Stars" for Mickey

> Against the fairytale backdrop of Sleeping Beauty's Castle, the Communist Party official and guest of honor stood Monday alongside Disney executives Michael Eisner and Bob Iger to cut the red ribbon officially opening the $3 billion theme park. > Also present at the ribbon-cutting was Hong

Uncorking a Fierce Nerd Battle

Was the esteemed William a Papist? A new book says he was. Link [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/features/article312358.ece]. Excerpt: > Clare Asquith - or Viscountess Asquith, to give her the proper title - has done something that has dropped an almighty stone into the tranquil waters of academia