China Gives American Protesters 10 Days in Jail

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.

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Fanatics: A Response to Ace

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 ...

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China revokes visa for American athlete

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 ...

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What Are You Looking For

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 ...

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Booze Reviews Platinum: St. Bernardus Abt. 12

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 ...

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Booze Reviews Platinum: SBC Russian Imperial Stout

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 ...

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Booze Reviews Platinum: Franziskaner Hefe-weisse Dunkel

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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