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To: LindyBill who wrote (42722)	5/7/2004 2:14:51 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793718

"Gotta keep the young ones moral after school!" China Shuts More Than 8,600 Internet Cafes BEIJING (AP) - China has shut down more than 8,600 Internet cafes since February, many of them for illegally admitting juveniles, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday. "Any such place allowing juveniles to enter or allowing unhealthy information to spread through the Internet will face rigid, severe penalty," Xinhua said. China also bans Internet cafes within 220 yards of schools because of its fears that children could become exposed to pornography or hooked on online video games. China strictly controls information in the nation's media and holds Internet service providers responsible for online content. Internet cafes that admit minors "have brought great harm to the mental health of teenagers and interfered with the school teaching, which has aroused strong reaction from the public," the General Administration for Industry and Commerce said in a statement, as reported by Xinhua. In one case last month, an Internet cafe in the western city of Chongqing was fined after two teenagers spent more than 48 hours playing an online video game, then fell asleep on a railroad track and were killed by a train.

To: LindyBill who wrote (42722)	5/7/2004 3:04:24 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 793718

Soldiers taking photos in WWI were executed? We did a lot of strange things during WWI. Imprisoned a candidate for the presidency for ten years for an anti-war speech (Debs). Those days are long gone. This is the age of the Internet. Don't do anything you don't want 6 billion people to see on their computer.

To: LindyBill who wrote (42722)	5/7/2004 3:21:22 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793718

Except for 5 minutes, I watched the entire proceeding this morning. Most of the questions were thoughtful and intelligent, some were direct, some stupid and a few just plain libelous. Some Senators took the opportunity to grandstand and one made such a long speech that I almost fell asleep. -gg- I may have missed these questions in my 5 minute absence, but I didn't hear one person ask who took the pictures, why the Pentagon didn't have copies and whether the person who illegally leaked them to 60 minutes 2 was being sought. I think I read somewhere a few days ago that unauthorized cameras, including cell phones, will not be allowed in military installations any longer. M