Rivka posted more information this morning on the Abu Ghraib situation. I don’t remember hearing a damned thing about DynCorp’s employees purchasing girls (as young as 12) and women in Bosnia to use as sex slaves. I wasn’t reading blogs…
Homeschoolers ≠ Creationists
Ken Ham, the group’s chief executive, said marketing surveys suggested that the complex would draw not just home-schooling families and other creationists, but mainstream church groups and curiosity seekers. (From Darwin-Free Fun for Creationists) We know that all homeschoolers are…
Um, Right
PRESIDENT BUSH: A year ago, I did give the speech from the carrier, saying that we had achieved an important objective, that we’d accomplished a mission, which was the removal of Saddam Hussein. And as a result, there are no…
And Yet More Random Bits!
Atlantis discovered? “Scientists claim to have found the lost city of Atlantis, off the coast of Cyprus. They apparently have used sonar to detect the sunken landmass, and even identify geographical features. They seem confident, but all the same, I…
Nibble Nibble Nibble at the News
Have I mentioned praeternatural? I’m finding it fairly interesting. wordcandlemage, you in particular might like it. Cattiness from Mark Kleiman: Given the President’s documented capacity to pack enormous numbers of words into tiny amounts of meaning, he will probably have…
WebMD Bits
Thou shalt not heat intact eggs in the microwave. This was surprising to me: Most Child Drowning Victims Ignored: Nearly 9 in 10 Children Who Drowned Were Under Supervision Okay, well, it was surprising at first. Then I thought of…
Americans Torturing Iraqi Prisoners
Abuse Of Iraqi POWs By GIs Probed G.I.’s Are Accused of Abusing Iraqi Captives U.S. reservists accused of prisoner abuse: Six from Maryland unit are seen in photographs mistreating Iraqi detainees Please be aware that the pictures at the next…
The Big Fat Con
The Big Fat Con Story: Size really doesn’t matter. You can be just as healthy if you’re fat as you can if you’re slender. And don’t let the obesity ‘experts’ persuade you otherwise, argues Paul Campos Consider this: from the…
Teens and Driving
Getting a driver’s license has been a major rite of passage for American teens for decades. It’s a move towards increased independence and responsibility. Being able to drive means it’s far easier to get to a job, go out with…
Georgia Teacher Has Student Thrown Out the Window
I’m including the full article, as it won’t be available online long and they want registration before you can read it. Teacher resigns after girl tossed out window Associated Press Published on: 04/23/04 A teacher at a Newton County school…