Miscellaneous News.

Here are some photos of Jenna Bush's wedding yesterday to Henry Hager at our dictator's ranch in Texas. The pictures are actually very nice.

They got married as the sun went down.
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Piles of controversy surround the child pornography trial of R&B singer R. Kelly.
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Miscellaneous.

More girls than ever before are participating in sports, and injuries, especially knee injuries, are dramatically increasing:

Girls and boys diverge in their physical abilities as they enter puberty and move through adolescence. Higher levels of testosterone allow boys to add muscle and, even without much effort on their part, get stronger. In turn, they become less flexible. Girls, as their estrogen levels increase, tend to add fat rather than muscle. They must train rigorously to get significantly stronger. The influence of estrogen makes girls’ ligaments lax, and they outperform boys in tests of overall body flexibility — a performance advantage in many sports, but also an injury risk when not accompanied by sufficient muscle to keep joints in stable, safe positions. Girls tend to run differently than boys — in a less-flexed, more-upright posture — which may put them at greater risk when changing directions and landing from jumps. Because of their wider hips, they are more likely to be knock-kneed — yet another suspected risk factor.

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The dig at Barker Ranch in Death Valley is expected to begin May 20 and will last for about four days.
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The allegations Bernie Ward made inappropriate sexual advances to two Ursiline High School students was a surprise to some.

This is a February report about the Sexfairy scandal.
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Nevada brothel owner David Burgess had his license suspended by the Storey County commissioners, which had no choice for Burgess has been convicted of a felony.
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We honor mothers for one day out of the year, but we treat them like crap the rest of the year.
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Today is Jenna Bush's big day. I hope she is happy.
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For the dinner hour I present this blog entry written last New Year's Eve about the ten most disgusting diseases, infections, and syndromes.
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