history major AND employed

from Bridges.com:

You might think that studying philosophy or English will put you on a path to nowhere when it comes to employment possibilities. Instead, the demand for arts grads is growing these days. [the story]

alien flu

from Straightdope.com:

Dear Cecil:
OK, "War of the Worlds" is fiction, but is there any reason to think earthly bacteria and viruses would beable to get their hooks into a species from another planet? [the story]

religious liberty vs. Roberts

from Beliefnet.com:

Will Roberts defend religious liberty?

graphics & BPD

I read this in depth this evening:

from SciTech Daily:

graphical design vs. subject expertise

Borderline Personality Disorder is a very depressing topic, but it does help to understand what is known and not known about it [more] [on Wikipedia][Dialectical Behavior Therapy]

St. John's Bible

This is so cool. I remember the PBS-type shows talking about it. Great artwork.

no books

from Arts & Letters Daily:

Many students who enter university come from nearly book-free homes. Many have not read a single book all the way through. Now they are to be offered book-free libraries... more»

American Christianity

Here's an article that discusses a history of American Christianity. Special emphasis is given to the evolution of New England Puritanism to Unitarianism [the article].

The article makes me want to seek out more info on "history of American Christianity". This particular article does not delve into topics such as evolution to Quakers or Mormons. Perhaps there's a "family tree" of the growth of American types of Christianity?

While looking around for another text on this subject, I found this library search utility. Cool.

Update 7/20: Wikipedia's History of Christianity article

eww

from Arts & Letters Daily:

In his dingy little “writing hut,” Roald Dahl kept candies and bottled bits of his lower spine. Kids love it. Their parents don’t... more»

Job-Seeking Bloggers Beware

Job seekers who keep online journals should remember that prospective employers may be able to read everything they post in their blog. One writer wonders why job-seeking bloggers sometimes gossip about former employers, complain about the nature of work or reveal personal quirks in easily accessible online journals.
Read more from the Chronicle of Higher Education

power of prayer

forwarded by a friend:

Prayer's Power to Heal Strangers Is Examined (The Washington Post)

By Rob Stein, Page A08, July 15, 2005
Praying for sick strangers does not improve their prospects of recovering, according to a large, carefully designed study that casts doubt on the......