from a just published survey of general US living standards:

In 1970, 85% of university entrants thought abortion should be legalised, 59% thought capital punishment should be abolished and 57% aimed to keep up with political affairs. By 2005, those figures had fallen to 55% in favour of legalised abortion, 33% against capital punishment, and 36% who aimed to follow politics.

And while in 1970, 79% of university entrants said they had a personal objective of "developing a meaningful philosophy of life", by last year 75% defined their objective as "being very well off financially".

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oh, oh, this is sublime. from a news report in miami entitled '3 Million Bees Removed From Kitchen Of Couple's Apartment':

Molina said the bees were there for at least two and a half years. The couple finally had enough and called in the professionals.

"So we're trying to, like, get rid of most of them, but without professional help we can't. So now we almost .. They're biting me!'" Molina screamed, running from the home during an interview with reporters.

Beekeepers removed more than 3 million bees from the apartment. They also extracted nearly 60 pounds of honey.

Beekeepers said the insects got in through a small hole and built a home in the kitchen cabinet.

that has got be one of the best recorded quotes i have ever seen

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anybody else getting the vague sensation that this job isn't really all that strenuous?