Some are born despots
Study claims to have found genetic link to ruthlessness
--Times of India
Washington Post Staff Writers
Washington Post - Former Montana senator John Melcher said he hadn't felt any urgency to take sides in the race between Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama until late last month, when Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean called on superdelegates ...
The New York landmark will give way to a new ballpark, but there's still time to revel in its history.
What did the fans wear on opening day? Their version of Dodger blue, natch, in business suits to team garb both planned and improvised.
Soldiers' deployments to go back to 1 year
Reduction from current 15 months – 12 months of rest at home to follow tour
--Associated Press
Reduction from current 15 months – 12 months of rest at home to follow tour
--Associated Press
Male monkeys prefer boy toys
'They are not subject to advertising. They are not subject to parental encouragement'
--New Scientist
'They are not subject to advertising. They are not subject to parental encouragement'
--New Scientist
Swedes find Viking-era Arab coins
Hoard dates to A.D. 850, most minted in Baghdad and Damascus
--BBC News
Hoard dates to A.D. 850, most minted in Baghdad and Damascus
--BBC News
Aztec math decoded, woes of ancient tax time revealed
Officials calculated size of each land parcel using series of 5 algorithms
--National Geographic
Officials calculated size of each land parcel using series of 5 algorithms
--National Geographic
Slobby guys create more housework for wives
Study: For women, marriage means 7 more hours of chores a week
--LiveScience
Study: For women, marriage means 7 more hours of chores a week
--LiveScience
Gifted and disabled: 10-year-old beats odds in essay contest, life
Jemma Leech can't talk or walk, but her precocious writing astounds all
--ABC News
Jemma Leech can't talk or walk, but her precocious writing astounds all
--ABC News
addenda <== thanks to the Blandings maillist
Re: [blandings] OT:Trappist beers
> What ho,
> This is primarily for Aunt A.
> I happened to encounter a promotion for Belgian beers in one of the
> restaurants here this afternoon.
> I was astonished to see some Trappist beers on offer.
> I tried Miray White label, and Oraval.
> They were excellent.
> You have been always talking about Trappist beers Aunt A, so it is
> very nice to report that they are very good.
>
> SF
Oh, yes, they are heavenly.
I suppose you mean Chimay and Orval beer. There is also Westmalle
trappist. And then you have your regular abbey beers like Leffe,
Grimbergen. All delicious and healthy (if not over-indulged).
Much better than wine (I hear there is another wine scandal in Italy
where the mob sold cheap wine with forbidden chemicals in it for a lot
of money; moreover, you don't want too much sulfites in your body).
http://www.chimay.com/
http://www.trappistbeer.net/
It is my honest opinion that God created the Benedictine monks for the
special purpose of making Trappist beers.
Aunt Agatha
> This is primarily for Aunt A.
> I happened to encounter a promotion for Belgian beers in one of the
> restaurants here this afternoon.
> I was astonished to see some Trappist beers on offer.
> I tried Miray White label, and Oraval.
> They were excellent.
> You have been always talking about Trappist beers Aunt A, so it is
> very nice to report that they are very good.
>
> SF
Oh, yes, they are heavenly.
I suppose you mean Chimay and Orval beer. There is also Westmalle
trappist. And then you have your regular abbey beers like Leffe,
Grimbergen. All delicious and healthy (if not over-indulged).
Much better than wine (I hear there is another wine scandal in Italy
where the mob sold cheap wine with forbidden chemicals in it for a lot
of money; moreover, you don't want too much sulfites in your body).
http://www.chimay.com/
http://www.trappistbeer.net/
It is my honest opinion that God created the Benedictine monks for the
special purpose of making Trappist beers.
Aunt Agatha
> And Trappists then are for making Benedictine liqueur, I presume?
> Like a
> Shakespeare play written by Wodehouse or a horse with housemaid's
> knee.
> Fascinating. :)
>
> -TDE, pondering orders of things
> Like a
> Shakespeare play written by Wodehouse or a horse with housemaid's
> knee.
> Fascinating. :)
>
> -TDE, pondering orders of things
Ah, well, the Bénédictine is something quite different. You see, it
was invented by Alexandre Le Grand, who lived at Fécamp where there
was a Benedictine abbey. So he called his product "le liqueur des
moines bénédictins de l'abbaye de Fécamp'. The commercial enterprise,
the société Bénédictine, was founded in 1863. A museum was created
where the history of the liqueur was traced back to 1510 and the old
abbey (founded in 658 presumably). You can read all about this in
Bénédictine - D'un alambic à cinq continents - des origines à 1989, by
Jean-Pierre Lantaz. A copy of this book with a written dedication by
the writer and signed by a latter-day Le Grand descendant is in my
possession. The book was acquired by exchange from a well-known
Benedictine monk.
The Abbaye Saint-Wandrille de Fontenelle acquired the museum that was
set up by Alexandre Le Grand.
There is a bottle of DOM Bénédictine in my cellaret (for medicinal
purposes of course - they say it has a zest of eternity).
Aunt Agatha
was invented by Alexandre Le Grand, who lived at Fécamp where there
was a Benedictine abbey. So he called his product "le liqueur des
moines bénédictins de l'abbaye de Fécamp'. The commercial enterprise,
the société Bénédictine, was founded in 1863. A museum was created
where the history of the liqueur was traced back to 1510 and the old
abbey (founded in 658 presumably). You can read all about this in
Bénédictine - D'un alambic à cinq continents - des origines à 1989, by
Jean-Pierre Lantaz. A copy of this book with a written dedication by
the writer and signed by a latter-day Le Grand descendant is in my
possession. The book was acquired by exchange from a well-known
Benedictine monk.
The Abbaye Saint-Wandrille de Fontenelle acquired the museum that was
set up by Alexandre Le Grand.
There is a bottle of DOM Bénédictine in my cellaret (for medicinal
purposes of course - they say it has a zest of eternity).
Aunt Agatha
