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IU heads to the Final Four
Until I moved to Bloomington Indiana in 1983, I had never cared for college basketball. That changed quickly when the beauty of the college game was soon shown to me my dear friend Marvis Foley. Although I have not lived in Indiana since 1987, Indiana is still my team every… Listen ⇢
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Mudhens – Yes, Jazz – No
From my father, comes this insightful view of the naming of sports teams: For a long time I considered the Toledo Mud Hens to have the best name in sports, pro or college. They are now in a tie for first place with the Univesity of California at Santa Cruz… Listen ⇢
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Watchdog nuns defy big firms
Today’s Detroit News features a great piece on the Adrian, MI based Dominican Nuns who are working for social change by challenging major corporations via shareholder resolutions. “The Adrian Dominicans have prepared a full slate of resolutions this year on issues ranging from global warming to sweatshops to racial and… Listen ⇢
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Go Ani Go
In a profile in The Ann Arbor News, Ani DiFranco shows that success has not diminished her strong political views, particulary when it comes to the Music Industry… “The interests of large corporations are contrary to the interests of human beings, and to the interests of art,” says DiFranco. “I… Listen ⇢
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Military discharges of gays rising
According to a just released report by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, life has gotten much worse for Gays and Lesbians in the military under the Bush White House. Unfortunately, there’s no surprise there. Read about the report in USAToday. Listen ⇢
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Strange search terms
Here’s another strange one from the daddyo logs. Someone found daddyo.com by typing in “mcgowan speck reinterprets pivots subtitles” in a search engine. Makes you wonder what they were looking for. Listen ⇢
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Filters and the Religious Right
From Library Journal: A new report, Filtering Software: The Religious Connection, analyzes the relationship between filtering software companies and conservative religious organizations, outlines potential areas of concern raised by such connections, and presents recommendations to address the concerns. The report studies filters in publicly funded schools. ” At the core… Listen ⇢
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From Salon comes this well written article, , about the battle between content owners and users: “Copyright-holding corporations are pushing new laws and computer-crippling technologies in their war on piracy. But can anything keep geeks from copying the music and movies they crave?” Listen ⇢
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