Underground lake may bring Darfur peace

Finally some good news: A newly found imprint of a vast, ancient underground lake in Sudan's Darfur could restore peace to the region by providing a potential water source to an area ravaged by drought, a U.S. geologist says.

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The Shroomery - Culture Media for Fungi

Different growing mediums (agar) and their uses.

http://www.shroomery.org/9468/Culture-Media-for-Fungi

President Nixon Discusses Homosexuals at Bohemian Grove

Nixon mentions witnessing homosexual activity while attending bohemian grove. "[San Fransisco] is the most faggy god damned thing you could imagine."

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My point with this post was to portray how much/little has changed in this country. If a politician used the word "faggy" today, it would surly have different implications. With that in mind, I really question how much public opinion, on both political isles, has changed. It saddens me to see such disregard for our common man, and even more so for our common citizens. As we move toward the up coming 2008 elections, I find contemplating such issues to be very important when deciding who to endorse.

While I'm on the subject I just wanted to link you guys to a compilation I threw together for my favorite candidate, Mike Gravel. For those who do not know, he was key for bringing the Vietnam War to an end.

US court allows warrantless web spying

The US government has won a legal victory that could pave the way for the official monitoring of phone and email communications without the need for warrants. "Tin foil hats for all."

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ABC host tells Paul, Gravel they have no chance to win

On Sunday's edition of This Week, ABC's chief Washington correspondent George Stephanopoulos reported on "the long-shot candidates who are lighting up this presidential race:" former Democratic Sen. Mike Gravel and Republican Rep. Ron Paul but also told the candidates straight to their faces that he didn't believe either could win.

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State of Texas sets class drop limit for higher education.

I'm currently enrolled in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. During the summer break I received an E-mail from my department stating that new legislation passed will limit the amount of drops student can make state wide. The E-mail read:

"Attention Students,

The 80th legislature just passed a 'maximum drop' bill for undergraduates. It limits drops to six. Any drops from transferring colleges are counted in the six as well those from UTEP. Exceptions include sickness, death of a relative, and deployment."

So I decided to look up 80(R) SB 1231 myself.

Section I.
(c) Prohibits an institution of higher education, except as provided under rules adopted under Subsection (d), from permitting a student to drop more than six courses, including a course a transfer student has dropped at another institution of higher education, under circumstances described by Subsection (b).

Strange stuff here. I find it difficult to say that this will affect me directly, but I have not graduated yet, not even close, so naturally I'm worried.