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Submitted by David on Wed, 2010-09-15 03:17
From Bad to Worse: How things are going south in Afghanistan's north.
"But another recent event in the north demonstrated that the extremist militia is not simply gathering momentum in the region, but that it has already settled in, and that it is quite comfortable: the public stoning, at the order of a Taliban court, of an eloped couple in Dasht-e-Archi, a sun-scalded expanse of rice and wheat farms in Kunduz Province. Hit-and-run attacks require little planning and can be carried out spontaneously by highly mobile, small, and bold guerrilla groups. On the other hand, the process of convening a court, passing a verdict, summoning the convicts, and executing them, on schedule, during a planned public ceremony (news reports suggested that about 200 villagers participated in the executions, while a larger crowd of men looked on) reflects more than brazenness. It bespeaks a confident command of the region. It bespeaks a fully functional government."
Personality types in male and female domestic violence perpetrators are similar
Not really all that surprising...
The Church Should Be Like a Gang... At Least in One Sense
Francis Chan: "A while back a former gang member came to our church. He was heavily tattooed and rough around the edges, but he was curious to see what church was like. He had a relationship with Jesus and seemed to get fairly involved with the church. After a few months, I found out the guy was no longer coming to the church. When asked why he didn’t come anymore, he gave the following explanation: ‘I had the wrong idea of what church was going to be like. When I joined the church, I thought it was going to be like joining a gang. You see, in the gangs we weren’t just nice to each other once a week – we were family.’ That killed me because I knew that what he expected is what the church is intended to be. It saddened me to think that a gang could paint a better picture of commitment, loyalty, and family than the local church body."
Don't judge a cookie by its packaging, CFIA finds out in testing
"Six out of 10 candies, baked goods and breads at the grocery store overstated things such as "sugar free," "low in fat" or "100 per cent whole wheat" to convince shoppers to indulge in a treat or pay a premium, newly released government inspection test results show."

Comments

Sarennah

Thu, 2010-09-16 20:21

I agree with the cookie thing. Also, I'm kind of paranoid of aspartame for no other reason than my gut and prefer to buy products with actual REAL sugar in them!