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Thursday, June 9, 2005

Yes this is real, http://www.livejournal.com/users/theferrett/519211.html this book and others like it expose the scary ignorace of the U.S.'s population.

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N.C. bill would check criminal backgrounds before archaeology (Reg Req'd). Excavators who search North Carolina's waters and substrates for historical artifacts should be checked for criminal backgrounds to make sure they aren't likely to pilfer relics, the state's chief said ... [Archaeology - Topix.net]

check that N.C. report out, they actually quote the State Archaeologist as saying "but when it comes to investigating, we're not cops, we're archeologists,"

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"Divine design" legislation threatened in Utah. June 9, 2005: Utah is abuzz with the news that a state senator plans to introduce legislation to teach "divine design" in the state's public schools.

Not so long ago, a Deseret Morning News article on evolution education in Utah referred to "Utah's non-war over ev ... [National Center for Science Education]
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"Ice volcano" found on Titan moon. The Cassini spacecraft has identified a possible ice volcano on Saturn's moon Titan. [digg]
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Nerds make better lovers. Ready for a real relationship? Ditch the pretty boys and grab yourself a geek [digg]
Who didn't know that?!!?

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"Ice volcano" found on Titan moon. The Cassini spacecraft has identified a possible ice volcano on Saturn's moon Titan. [digg]
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Official Accused of Altering Global Warming Documents. An official in the federal government's Climate Change Science Program says a White House employee has been amending documents on global warming to downplay the seriousness of the problem. The New York Times originally reported the allegation. [NPR Topics: Health & Science]
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Digging in the dirt for life's biochemical foundations. It seems a mighty feat for a microscopic fungus built from threadlike filaments. But collectively, these spindly mushroom relatives help move several billion tons of nutrients out of the soil and into plants each year. Now, new Michigan State University-supported research on the movement of nitrogen brings into sharper focus [Biology News Net]
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Once given 'no respect,' cells' tiny RNAS take driver's seat. Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, has long been thought to be important only to translate a gene's DNA into the proteins that are cells' workhorses. But new evidence shows that tiny bits of RNA not used to make proteins actually play central roles in normal biology and in the development of [Biology News Net]
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