Headlines from December 13, 2006

World Health Organization recommends circumcisions to stem HIV infections in Africa.
Though some still hold the opposite is true.
Human heads have been left outside government offices accompanied by written warnings. Mexico's Calderon targets crime in his home state.
A relatively unknown meteorologist may have founded chaos theory.
In today's Digest, Rosecrans Baldwin considers grief when there's supposed to be joy.
Nice: A Charlie Brown Christmas has been remastered and released with bonus tracks.
The Amish seem like the least likely source for drugs, but sometimes you get desperate.
Dutch politics are now filled with as much petty infighting over immigration as the U.S.
While the rest of Europe bickers over vodka recipes.
Note to politicians: After you call Miami a third-world country, and somebody threatens to bomb your next speaking event, do not use it as proof of your earlier claim.
Many question Israeli PM's ability to lead after he casually reveals his country's long-secret nuclear capabilities.
And for a quick dessert, she sloshes syrup over thickly buttered white bread, then folds it over to make what kids here call a "diaper sandwich." The delights of cane syrup.
It's not just R&D anymore. High-temperature superconductors move onto the commercial market.
Another important factor that shaped Clinton's presidency, McCurry said, is "the ambivalence of the baby boom generation," which is a generation "that lacks emotional intelligence."
You can make the honor roll, but no longer will Needham, Mass., put your name in the paper.
Real estate agent offers free Glocks to cops who buy her houses.
Separatist militants in Kashmir are a boon to the local wildlife.
"This is probably the finest collection of African American literature, manuscripts, film and ephemera in private hands. It is just staggering. It is just superior in every way." What the librarian built in her garage.
Duo takes on the entirety of Brian Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain (by Strategy)--and Eno likes it.
Ethan Iverson writes up his favorite post-1973 jazz albums.