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    Tuesday, 01 February 2005
    11.24 am
    12.44 am
    1/3 of U.S. students say press freedoms go too far
    http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-01-30-students-press_x.htm
    Posted 1/30/2005 8:13 PM ; Updated 1/31/2005 7:24 PM
    U.S. students say press freedoms go too far
    By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY

    One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be more restricted, and even more say the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them, according to a survey being released today.

    The survey of 112,003 students finds that 36% believe newspapers should get "government approval" of stories before publishing; 51% say they should be able to publish freely; 13% have no opinion.

    Asked whether the press enjoys "too much freedom," not enough or about the right amount, 32% say "too much," and 37% say it has the right amount. Ten percent say it has too little.
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    12.11 am
    I'm trying to get all my Livejournal friends' locations plotted on a map - please add your location starting with this form.
    Username:
    (Then get your friends to!)
    Monday, 31 January 2005
    08.41 pm
    Sunday, 30 January 2005
    12.57 pm
    09.10 am
    Saturday, 29 January 2005
    03.27 pm
    Hey Cole
    What is this I hear about Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger being in a film together, due out next summer - Brokeback Mountain - and having naked sex scenes?

    Current Mood: intrigued
    10.28 am
    Interesting tidbits
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4201485.stm#10things

    Snippets harvested from the week's news, chopped, sliced and diced for your weekend convenience.

    1. There are, reportedly, just 250 men in the UK who make donations to sperm banks. 1,110 women donate eggs.

    2. 4x4s (or SUVs to our US readers) are 25% more likely to have accidents than ordinary family cars, according to figures from Churchill Insurance.
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    Wednesday, 26 January 2005
    10.48 pm
    Been a while. Worth resurrecting.

    http://www.peepresearch.org/
    06.07 pm
    If we consider the 5-billion-year lifetime of Earth scaled to the last 80 days:

    1) Life appeared 60 days ago.
    2) Humans in their earliest forms appeared 1 hour ago
    3) The Stone Age started 6 minutes ago.
    4) Modern humans appeared less than 1 minute ago.
    5) The agricultural rev. occured 15 seconds ago.
    6) Metals were utilized 10 seconds ago.
    7) The industrial revolution began 3/10 of 1 second ago.
    Tuesday, 25 January 2005
    10.59 am
    http://www.borderride.com/gypsy/page2.html

    The part I found interesting was this:

    "You must find the True Companion of your Soul, and to do this you must not Seek. For to Seek will only lead you to other Seekers. They are the needy, they need someone. They will Seek to make and mold you into that someone without regard for you, for they are filling their need, not yours. They are not strong, and the cords that bind you to them, and them to you, will not stand the test of Time. They are not True Companions. They will stifle your soul, and you will stifle theirs. Beware Pilgrim, of the Children of the Thieves. You deserve better than that."
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    Monday, 24 January 2005
    06.28 pm
    For the word geeks
    http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/more.html

    Current Mood: amused
    06.27 pm
    Court OKs Dog Sniff During Traffic Stop
    Court OKs Dog Sniff During Traffic Stop
    January 24, 2005 4:35 PM EST

    WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police can have dogs check out motorists' vehicles for drugs even if officers have no particular reason to suspect illegal activity.

    The 6-2 opinion, written by Justice John Paul Stevens, stipulates police dogs may sniff only the outside of a car after a motorist is lawfully stopped for a traffic violation, such as speeding or failing to stop at a stop sign.
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    Current Mood: pissed off
    Sunday, 23 January 2005
    04.18 pm
    Only because I think it's accurate.

    You scored as Remus Lupin. You are a wise and caring wizard and a good, loyal friend to boot. Sometimes, however, in an effort to be liked by others, you can let things slide by which ordinarily you would protest about.

    Remus Lupin
    		90%

    Hermione Granger
    		75%

    Harry Potter
    		75%

    Draco Malfoy
    		70%

    Ginny Weasley
    		60%

    Severus Snape
    		60%

    Albus Dumbledore
    		60%

    Ron Weasley
    		60%

    Sirius Black
    		55%

    Lord Voldemort
    		15%

    Your Harry Potter Alter Ego Is...?
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    03.53 pm
    US TV legend Johnny Carson dies
    US TV legend Johnny Carson dies

    US TV star Johnny Carson has died at the age of 79, after losing a battle with the respiratory disease emphysema.

    The legendary former host of NBC's Tonight Show was surrounded by family and died peacefully, his nephew said.

    Johnny Carson
    Johnny Carson interviewed Groucho Marx as his first Tonight Show guest

    Carson retired from the top-rated late-night entertainment show in 1992 after 30 years as one of the most popular TV personalities in the US.

    In 2002 Carson, who often smoked during his show, was diagnosed with emphysema - a disease associated with smoking.

    "Mr Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning," said his nephew, Jeff Sotzing.

    "He was surrounded by his family, whose loss will be immeasurable. There will be no memorial service."
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    11.57 am
    Stolen from Erik.
    The news: Snow.

    NECN's interpretation: We're fucked. Stay inside, okay kids?

    CBS 4's interpretation: We're fucked! Isn't that nifty-keen?! We're breaking records!

    Fox 25's interpretation: OMGWTF WE'RE FUCKED! THE END IS NIGH! AAAAAAAH!

    The Weather Channel's interpretation: Hey, look, Boston's fucked! Ha-ha, suckers!


    Erik makes me feel better with his silliness.

    Current Mood: amused
    Saturday, 22 January 2005
    12.29 pm
    Italy's real 'Romeo and Juliet'
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4198155.stm

    Italy's real 'Romeo and Juliet'



    A husband in Italy who lost hope of his wife waking from a four-month coma has killed himself - only for his beloved to regain consciousness hours later.

    Doctors said when Rossana, 67, stirred, she asked for her husband Ettore.

    The tragedy, recalling the ending of Romeo and Juliet, took place in Padua, 60km (40 miles) from Verona, the setting of Shakespeare's play.

    Ettore, 71, had kept a daily vigil at Rossana's side after she had a stroke and fell into a coma in September.

    Italian media report that he would visit his wife daily, sometimes coming to the hospital in the northern town as many as four times a day.

    But on Wednesday, Ettore committed suicide by gassing himself in the garage of the couple's Padua home.

    About 12 hours later, Rossana, a former nurse, emerged from the coma and asked for her husband.

    Ettore had recently told the local pastor that he was very pessimistic about the prospects of his wife's recovery, Italian news agency Ansa reports. The couple had no children.

    In Shakespeare's play, Juliet drinks a potion in order to appear dead as part of a plan to elope with Romeo.

    Unaware of this, Romeo, believing she is dead, kills himself. Juliet awakens and, seeing Romeo dead, stabs herself.
    Wednesday, 19 January 2005
    09.31 pm
    At-a-glance: 'Outposts of tyranny'
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4187361.stm

    At-a-glance: 'Outposts of tyranny'

    Condoleezza Rice, President George W Bush's nominee for secretary of state, has hinted at the direction of future US foreign policy by identifying six "outposts of tyranny" around the world.

    CUBA
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    BELARUS
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    ZIMBABWE
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    IRAN
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    BURMA
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    NORTH KOREA
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    08.37 pm
    02.29 pm
    *snigger*
    Note: These two are entirely unrelated.





    Current Mood: amused
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