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A group that calls itself United Confederacy Against WWW (World Wide Web) has started a petition to shut down the Internet. Link [http://www.petitiononline.com/UCAWWW/petition.html]. Entire petition: > We, the members of UCAWWW, petition that the Internet (World Wide Web) creates nothing but harm in society

Another great post from The Dawn Patrol [http://www.dawneden.com/blogger.html]. Excerpt: > [In "Transsexual Youth Haven Provides Support [http://www.newsday.com/news/health/wire/sns-ap-young-transsexuals,0,238585.story?coll=sns-ap-health-headlines] ", the Associated Press reports on a] Chicago center for youths who want to change

Interesting piece in the June 6th issue of The American Conservative about mass transit, lamenting the Bush administration's proposed 2006 budget to eliminate funding for Amtrak (no link available). The article makes a strong case for continued funding. The premise is that it's not just Amtrak

"Pride of mind is much worse than pride of will. For pride of will, being visible to the mind, can sometimes be easily cured by forcing it to submit to the yoke of what is good. But when the mind is firmly grounded in the self-relying thought that its

"35 years old, been on the pill since age 18, one abortion. Why can't I carry a baby to term, doc?" Link [http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/05/15/nabort15.xml]. Excerpts: > Having an abortion almost doubles a woman&

Ya know, we're really beginning to think all religions aren't created equal: > Tanzanian police arrested two men accused of killing a 9-year-old boy and selling his skin for 20,000 shillings ($18) to make sorcerers' get-rich-quick charms, a senior officer said Friday. Link [http:

We incline toward a rather Augustinian view of human nature. We're also somewhat pessimistic about the state of American culture. But then we hear something like this and we think, "Maybe things aren't that bad after all. Maybe most people are decent but just don&

Another eruption from the dead. Link [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=lifeAndLeisureNews&storyID=2005-05-12T121652Z_01_L04243660_RTRIDST_0_LIFESTYLE-SWEDEN-VOICES-DC.XML] . > Can voices of the dead be heard on ordinary audio tapes recorded in a quiet room? > Swedish archeologist, documentary maker and artist Friedrich Juergenson

It's not due out until September, but it's gonna be scorching hot--both in sales and the resulting debates. We're gonna pre-order. Link to Book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&camp=1789&tag=thedailyeudem-20&creative=9325&

All right! You win! Just put your clothes back on! > While some United Airlines employees are using placards and pamphlets to protest the loss of their pensions, a group of flight attendants is taking a more risque tack – showing some skin to publicize their plight. > The five women,