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Contest. Almost as old as the Christmas story is something that originated at the other end of the Roman Empire about the same time. It is heavy, it is ugly and it is used daily by billions around the world without their knowing it. A book and global recognition of your intelligence if you provide [...]

Set your lineup and call your lawyer. The term “unlawful business activity” covers a wide range of crimes, from hijacking to hooch. But Fantasy Football!? The massive Internet pastime involving millions of people “has gained legitimacy over the years,” says gaming attorney Anthony N. Cabot. Still, there is official concern that some big operators may [...]

Must’ve been the cuisine.  After the earthquake earlier this month, approximately 200 prisoners escaped from a prison in Van, Turkey, when part of the wall surrounding the building was destroyed. Fifty of the prisoners returned after visiting their families. One more thing to get wrong.  The “point d’ironie” is the original name of the backward [...]

Why we type this letter.  Most U.S. schools now end instruction in penmanship by the second grade.  The logical extension of this fact is that rather soon, every American will have the handwriting of a seven-year-old. Moving beyond Mario.  Online gamers recently cracked an enzyme code vital to HIV research that had puzzled scientists for [...]

Bible ban.  New members of the U.S. military will no longer get a complimentary Bible from the Gideons.  This is clearly counter to our nation’s fighting effectiveness, since The Old Testament provides a seemingly endless supply of ruthless and imaginative battle strategies. RIP.  (Also QED.)  Philip A. Contos, 55, joined other Harley-Davidson enthusiasts on the [...]

Lady Gaga, or the price we pay for global.  A recent study shows that as global news becomes more accessible, local news falls through the cracks.  Now, instead of reading about our next door neighbors or peers with similar incomes and lifestyles, we’re being smothered with coverage of the rich and famous.  So says Financial [...]

   Wasn’t the recessional hula nice, though?  Catholics in the U.S. this winter will see a return of the language of the Mass to a style of English more like the original Latin text. This little story about the vagaries of translation comes courtesy of Father Dwight Longenecker, author and champion blogger of “Standing on [...]

Faux foes. You know what happened to “Japan Inc.” Sad.  Now China is looking a little dubious as a world powerhouse. Current betting is on India, with its vast outpouring of educated youngsters in engineering and the sciences, who, moreover, speak English! From deep within the Mumbai business leadership, however, comes a private plaint. “The [...]

Ornithology and you. The humorous twist on the old line about how humans resemble birds suggests you and I might sing like one (yes, a crow) or eat like one (a vulture).  But a scientist says that, bird-wise, we’re either a lark (early to bed and early to rise), an owl (the opposite) or a [...]

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