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Comment Re:Funny and shameful (Score 1) 731

Except for gays...
Correct me if I am wrong, but the basic understandings of the scouting movement don't indicate that we should exclude homosexuals. We have indeed four to five gay members in our local group. It may be that the Boy Scouts of America have their own policies on that. But please don't reduce the global scouting movement to just the US. There's more to scouting than just the american understanding.

and atheists, who are taught only where the door is.
The basic rules for scouting say that "you should have a god". The definition of "god" is left out here. Everyone who joins the scouts should fill this definition for him/herself. Again, the Boy Scouts of America have their own way of setting priorities and interpreting this rules. On the one hand the rules of scouting say that you should respect other cultures and believes and that you should have an open mind for everyone. On the other hand, God is present in our oath and also in our basic rules. I am not very happy with the BSA, because I believe that scouting should be open for everyone - everywhere. Please have a look at the scouting for all initiative if you'd like to read more! Just to clear things up: I am not an American, I am living in Austria (a small country in Europe, in cause you don't know it).

Boy Scouts Introduce Merit Badge For Not Pirating 731

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BlueCup writes "Dozens of fossils of an ancient loon-like creature that some say is the missing link in bird evolution have been discovered in northwest China. The remains of 40 of the nearly modern amphibious birds, so well-preserved that some even have their feathers, were found in Gansu province, researchers report in Friday's issue of the journal Science. Previously only a single leg of the creature, known as Gansus yumenensis, had been found."

Microsoft Unveils 'Vista Premium' Requirements 287

Graeme writes "Microsoft has finished what some are calling the true minimum requirements for Windows Vista: the finalized requirements for the 'Vista Premium' certification program. The program is used to influence OEM designs, and it gives an idea of what Microsoft thinks Vista really needs to run well, and what they think is in the horizon. The Ars report hits the highlights, and there are some surprises in there, such as a delayed requirement for HDCP. Ars suspects that the slow ramp-up is due to the pact to not use the Image Constraint Token."

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