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A culture that regards women fighting as entertainment is headed down the last circle of the toilet. .......................................................... As far as the fight went, Rousey looked like someone brought in straight off the the street who did not have a clue what to do. Rouseys million dollar trainers, with their ridiculous punching mitts, are completely incompetent. In boxing a fighter with a normal stance has the left leg and the left arm forward. The forward left arm is used to jab and sometimes to hook, a heavier punch. But the straight right hand is the basic heavier punch for a...

No matter what happens in November, a left-hander will take the White House. In fact, five of the last seven presidents have been southpaws. While left-handedness has been taken as a sign of everything from artistic talent to brain damage, ambidexterity may be a desirable quality in a leader. Left-handedness expert Melissa Roth tackles the topic for the Washington Post. Science appears to favor Barack Obama, who is a mixed-hander, which some behavioral psychologists credit for imparting an understanding of different viewpoints. John McCain is a strong left-hander, having survived school pre-1950, when “correction” of lefties was in vogue. Being...

"Baby Got Book" has been seen, heard, or recognized on: VH-1’s "Web Junk 20," The Glen Beck Show, FHM Magazine (talked about the video and printed the website), ifilm.com, stupidvideos.com, The Rick & Bubba Show, & PBS's "Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly"

In the iconic TV show "The Simpsons," Homer Simpson is constantly jealous of his neighbor Ned Flanders' prosperity -- so jealous that when the left-handed Flanders opens a store for left-handed people (the Leftorium), Simpson never tells any of his left-handed friends about it. "My kingdom for a left-handed tin opener," yells Mr. Burns, the richest man in the fictional town of Springfield, but Simpson keeps quiet as the Leftorium shuts down for lack of customers. The show's creators may not have known it then, but they were on to something -- Homer Simpson probably has a good reason to...

Warren Spahn: 1921-2003 His left arm left impression on baseball, Milwaukee By TOM HAUDRICOURT Last Updated: Nov. 25, 2003 Warren Spahn, arguably the greatest left-handed pitcher in major-league baseball history and a mainstay of the Milwaukee Braves' powerhouse teams in the late '50s, died Monday at age 82 at his home in Broken Arrow, Okla. Johnny Logan, the former Braves shortstop who made his home in Milwaukee, received a midafternoon telephone call from Spahn's son, Greg, saying the Hall of Fame pitcher had passed away. "It's a sad day," Logan said. "He was the greatest left-handed pitcher to ever put...