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A Tolkien nut and doll house builder has made a miniature Bag End [http://www.livejournal.com/community/little_world/39277.html?view=211565]. Pretty neat.

> A high school research assignment on Internet pornography was canceled after parents in this Cleveland suburb complained. > Superintendent Jeff Lampert said . . . the assignment was inappropriate for 14- and 15-year-old freshmen at Brooklyn High. > The assignment asked students to research pornography on the Internet and list eight facts

This will be the first full Weekend Eudemon in a couple of weeks. My household has fully settled in after the routine-rattling holiday season, the Christmas decorations are back in storage, and my study is again clean--no presents, manger scenes, or clutter. I love the Christmas season, but I love

Strange story of the day, week, month, year. A 30-year-old man lives with a 106-year-old woman. He lived with her and took care of her for nine years. She had no children and her husband died in 1970. They then sign a double suicide note and agreed to take poison.

Canada tries to get in front of The Netherlands and Scandinavians: > A new study for the federal Justice Department says Canada should get rid of its law banning polygamy, and change other legislation to help women and children living in such multiple-spouse relationships. [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/

Welcome to the world of Lesbian and Gay Square Dance! [http://www.iagsdc.org/main/common/index.php] Let's see, there's a gay music label [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3603/]. There's gay rodeo [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3237/]. There are gay prison cell blocks [https://thedailyeudemon.

From the land of pot: > A western Colombian city councilman wants to require everyone in town 14 or older to carry a condom to prevent pregnancy and disease, outraging local priests. > William Pena, a councilman in Tulua, said Wednesday he will present a formal proposal to force all

> Unborn children don't count when it comes to carpool lanes, according to a judge's ruling. > Even after being fined $367 for improper use of a High Occupancy Vehicle lane, Ahwatukee Foothills resident Candace Dickinson stood by her contention that Arizona traffic laws don'

> A survey finds America's attitudes toward overweight people are shifting from rejection toward acceptance. Over a 20-year period, the percentage of Americans who said they find overweight people less attractive steadily dropped from 55 percent to 24 percent, the market research firm NPD Group found. Link [http: