Random

• RAND researchers have established a correlation between sexual content on television and risky sexual behavior by teens -- likewise between violent video games and aggressive behavior in children. Garbage in -- garbage out. ~ link

• An Australian researcher has found "a correlation between the severity of depression and the amount of time spent engaged in online sexual activity." ~ link

• Business as usual. GWA, the Guam Waterworks Authority, plans to turn the water off at the territorial prison because the DOC owes the water agency between $100,000 and $200,000. The planned disconnect is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. ~ link

• GWA is also planning to turn the water off at the animal shelter tomorrow because the government hasn't paid that bill either. ~ link

• I'm planning to vote tomorrow for a few territorial senate candidates (those who have never held office) and against casino gambling on Guam.

• Scot McKnight's Jesus Creed blog moved to its new site on Beliefnet.com ~ link

• It's not easy being green. About 1/3 of all amphibians on the planet are endangered. One major culprit may be atrazine, a widely used weed killer. ~ link

• When I was in the States last summer I spent considerable energy trying to find a battery for my laptop -- without success. Then when I got back to Guam I tried finding a reasonably priced battery from anyone who would actually ship to Guam (a problem with a lot of retailers -- even though we use US mail). I finally found someone on eBay last week and my battery arrived this afternoon. So far so good.

• Kent applied for an absentee ballot from his polling place in California. But so far it hasn't arrived. He was looking forward to voting in this historic presidential election. Sigh.