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Seven tonnes of cocaine seized (Aug 29)
<http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,16419006%255E1702,00.html>
Brisbane Courier Mail - Queensland, Australia
US and Ecuadoran authorities seized nearly seven tonnes of cocaine
hidden in an Ecuadoran fishing boat and arrested eight members of its
crew near the Galapagos islands... (Related story: Local Coast Guard cutter contributes to record drug seizures)
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A Tale of Two Aggressors: The Hype & the Reality (Aug 29)
<http://www.cdnn.info/news/editorial/o020105.html>
CDNN - New Zealand
Don't you just love the anticipation of a great live-aboard holiday?
You've read all the literature and beautiful brochures your tour
operator sent.
- Evolution is a hypothesis, not an observable fact (Aug 29)
<http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050829/OPINION/508290308/1050>
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
Lyle Hubbard's Aug. 19 letter, "Intelligent design shrouds
creationism," stating that the word "theory" indicates that evolution
is a proven fact of life, misses the mark.
- We've Seen the Enemy and the Enemy Is Us (Aug 29)
<http://www.cdnn.info/news/editorial/o980111.html>
CDNN - New Zealand
Earth is a beautiful planet. It is also small, fragile, crowded
and ravaged by overpopulation and overdevelopment, primarily in coastal
areas.
- The Galapagos Islands [Ecuador] (Aug 26)
<http://www.useless-knowledge.com/1234/aug/article391.html>
Useless-Knowledge.com - USA
The Galapagos, I know, this is where Mr. Darwin made his home for awhile, they have a center in his name there...
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The search for signs of intelligent life (Aug 26)
<http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2005/08/26/post/>
Salon - USA
Omphalism is an elegant theory. Natural selection is an elegant enough concept in its own right...
- In Explaining Life's Complexity, Darwinists and Doubters Clash (Aug 22)
<http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050822/ZNYT02/508220624>
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
At the heart of the debate over intelligent design is this question:
Can a scientific explanation of the history of life include the actions
of an unseen higher being?
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