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Finally. An academic study for us to use to outtalk the bandi . . . people wanting to destroy "net neutrality." The basic finding? "The conventional wisdom is that Internet service providers would have greater incentive to expand their service capabilities if they were allowed to charge," said Kenneth Cheng, a professor in UF's department of decision and information sciences. Cheng and his co-authors are scheduled to present the findings at the International Conference on Information, Technology and Management in New Delhi, India, next week. "That was completely the opposite of what we found." The research discovered that cable and telephone companies providing broadband to deliver the content of companies such as Google and Yahoo! are more likely to expand their infrastructure -- resulting in quicker loading and response in a customer's personal computer -- if they don't charge these companies for preferential treatment, Cheng said.

A compound in cocoa has so many health bennies that "it may rival penicillin and anaesthesia in terms of importance to public health." The compound isn't technically a vitamin but it does so much against "killer diseases" that they may redefine "vitamin" just to take it in. Can I have a chocolate malt, please?

One more thing for my Baby Boom generation to be proud of, as if huge debt, Iraq, and global warming weren't enough. We may as a group enter retirement in the worst physical condition of any generation in, well, generations. No need to thank us, son.