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More Meth

Newsweek has a feature article on methamphetamine (a/k/a "crank") and the government's ineffective war against it. We've always been lukewarm on the drug war, but this stuff needs to be ruthlessly stomped out with our heels. In Eric Scheske's small

Something Below Has Frozen Over

> [T]he Rolling Stones have hired a personal trainer and organised organic food for their upcoming tour. > Mick Jagger & Co have replaced the booze and drugs of their heyday with a healthy eating and exercise regime to keep them in shape. Link [http://www.thesun.co.uk/

Not Exactly a St. Joseph Emulator . . .

. . . but it's a great story: > A man made up a story about killing a hitchhiker and burying the body in the woods in an effort to persuade his wife to leave him, authorities said. Link [http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/local/12297664.htm].

Soldier's Funeral

From an e-mail that's making its way around the Internet. A tribute to small towns and one's roots. > What follows is a message from Vicki Pierce about her nephew James' funeral (he was serving our country in Iraq): > "I'm back,

Powerful Stuff.

> David Jollands, 72, of Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, feared that the dreaded [ leylandii [http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/faqleyld.htm]] trees [that his neighbor had planted], which can grow to 80ft (25m), would tower over his garden – so he used his own gardening expertise to retaliate. > He started

Fascinating Undercover Work

A reporter for the Sunday Times infiltrated the Muslim group, Saviour Sect, and spent two months there as a recruit. Interesting stuff. Link [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1724541,00.html]. Excerpts: > The reporter witnessed one of the sect's leading figures, Sheikh Omar Brooks, telling

Thanks, Commodore Perry

Japan's westernization continues: > Japanese moviegoers will finally be able to see fully exposed genitalia on the silver screen for the first time ever later this month, according to Shukan Post (8/12). > Japan's Eirin, the name commonly used for the Administration Commission of Motion

Something for Sunday Morning

> The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt. Thomas Merton

Go Get 'em, Noles!

> Florida State University doesn't plan to change its "Seminoles" nickname. > The NCAA decided today to ban schools using Native American names and symbols from hosting championship events. But Florida State President T-K Wetherell says he'll sue the NCAA for its - quote

Yuck

Yet another reason to shut down the porn industry: > Papers in New York and London have reported that Tyson is considering a move into the X-rated movie business. > Tyson said that representatives for porn star Jenna Jameson have approached him about starring in an adult film, according to