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POPSThe Vatican's Pagan Cemetery The Vatican likes to point out that some of the bones in the necropolis belonged to people who were "on the verge of conversion to Christianity."
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POPSIraq For Sale: The War Profiteers This film is quite an eye-opener - all about a handful of greedy corporations that are reaping exorbitant profits in Iraq at the expense of human lives and taxpayers' dollars and the political machinery that allows them to get away with it. You can buy the DVD at this site or rent it from Netflix.
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POPSThe Word Detective A dictionary site of sorts that traces the origins of unusual words and phrases that pop up every now and then.
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POPSWhat's that bug? This is an excellent site to identify unknown creeper crawlers around your house or garden. Yesterday I saw this huge yellow and black striped insect buzzing around the garden. It was about 2" long. I thought for sure that it was some kind of giant bee - possibly a killer bee!! My mind was put at ease when, after checking out this site, I discovered that my new neighbor is more than likely a Cicada Killer Wasp
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POPSBush Authorizes Graphite Export to China graphite can also be used to produce the nozzle for a solid-rocket motor, which can be used on a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile or to add power to a space launch vehicle Doesn't sound like a very smart move to me
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POPSGiant Dead Eel Tossing Contest Canceled "fishermen often accidentally catch the creatures in their nets, deep-freeze them and defrost them in preparation for the tournament.' I mean, what else would you do with a dead conger besides cuddle it? It all sounds like good clean fun to me.
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POPSWine Sorbet This isn't just sorbet flavored with wine. The main ingredient is wine.
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POPSSlobber Lager - beer for dogs I read a newspaper article this morning about Slobber Lager (it's beef flavored, by the way) and thought it might make an interesting clip. While searching Google for beer for dogs I found that the Slobber folk do not have a unique product. There's also Happy Tail Ale (mentioned above) by the Dog Star Brewing Co .