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Nick Bernard
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Story here.
It's beyond me how the Chinese government and its apologists can possibly claim that they believe in anything resembling freedom.
Posted in News | 1 Thought »

Nick Bernard
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Earlier today, our new staff writer Ace Anderson posted an article regarding fanatical Islam. My response follows.
There are a number of fanatics, in all religions. What about the "Army of God," the Christian group that condones the assassination of doctors who perform abortions? What about Catholic and Protestant fanatics in ...
Posted in Opinion and Rants | 3 Thoughts »

Nick Bernard
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
The Chinese government has revoked the visa of American gold medalist Joey Cheek, in response to Cheek's plans to travel to the Olympics to support Team Darfur, a group of Olympic competitors whose goal is to raise awareness about the genocide and violation of human rights taking place in the ...
Posted in News, Opinion and Rants | No Thoughts »

Nick Bernard
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
This evening, while looking for cooking tips on the Internet, I noticed that some of Google's "Suggestions" for search terms were rather unusual. Keep in mind, in order for a search term to show up as a suggestion, it has to be entered a number of times by a number ...
Posted in Miscellious Fun | 1 Thought »

Nick Bernard
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
For the last installment of Booze Reviews Platinum, I have saved the best (and most expensive) of my beers--the St. Bernardus Abt. 12. This is a Trappist abbey ale brewed in the small monastery town of Watou, Belgium. This is a dark, rich beer that has a full flavor (and ...
Posted in Booze Reviews | 1 Thought »

Nick Bernard
Monday, June 30th, 2008
The Sacramento Brewing Company is a pretty solid microbrewery in, you guessed it, Sacramento, California. Their Russian Imperial Stout, according to the label, has won a couple of awards at various brewing competitions. Personally, though? Not my thing. It certainly lives up to its name--this is a hell of a ...
Posted in Booze Reviews | 2 Thoughts »

Nick Bernard
Friday, June 27th, 2008
Now this is a good dark wheat beer! Similar in style to the Ayinger reviewed earlier this week, but slightly darker in color and with a fuller flavor. Still smooth, as good wheat beers usually are, but it tastes more like a real beer. Also, at $2 for a 500ml ...
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