Rants:

According to Reuters, Al-Shabaab, a militant group that controls parts of Mogadishu, Somalia, has banned musical ring tones from phones. The ring tones go against their religion, according to the group. A spokesman for Al-Shabaab has said: “We do not tolerate anything that may corrupt the people.”

A Brazilian student, Geisy Arruda, has been expelled from Bandeirante University for wearing too short of a dress. The Associated Press said that the she had also been pulled from class Oct. 22 and was escorted by police. Nilcéa Freire, Brazil’s top official for women’s policy said the university’s decision showed “intolerance and discrimination.”

Raves:

The Associated Press reported that a sculpture of New Zealand agricultural minister Nick Smith made out of cow manure sold for 3,080 New Zealand dollars ($2,220). The artist, Sam Mahon, made the sculpture to symbolize Smith’s weak stance on pollution from dairy farms. Smith responded by saying, “Excuse the pun, but I would describe it as crap art.”

According to The Associated Press, Reeves Barbour, son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, displayed his good luck twice when he had two holes-in-one in one round last Friday at the Robert Trent Jones golf course in Gainesville, Va. Golf Digest calculated that the odds of getting two holes-in-one in one round are 67 million to one. Vice President Joe Biden happened to play on the same course the same day, but not with Reeves.