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 Saturday, 2 November 2002
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Franz-Paul Decker a natural fit for local orchestras, Arthur Kaptainis, Montreal Gazette, 11/2/2002 [La Scena Musicale - News]
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Wellstone was right. Politicians who voted against Bush's Iraq resolution were supposed to pay a harsh political price. Instead, they're thriving on the campaign trail. [Salon.com]
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Money talks, Microsoft walks. Bill Gates lets out a big "Whew!" as the court decides that what's good for Microsoft is good for America. [Salon.com]
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Settlement talk. What Bill Gates and advocates for each side have to say about the court's decision to approve the Microsoft antitrust deal. [Salon.com]
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U.S. to toughen border rules for Commonwealth citizens
Washington is preparing new regulations that would make it harder for
citizens of most Commonwealth countries to get into the United States.
F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]
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Dan Gillmor on copyright and DRM. Dan is a great journalist that covers technology for the San Jose Mercury News. He recently answered some questions sent... [PlaybackTime]
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MacOS among least prone to hacker attacks [The Macintosh News Network]
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iMac, iPod up for Technical Excellence Award [The Macintosh News Network]
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A Rock Band's Effects in a String Quartet Sound. The new-music string quartet Ethel uses amplification and takes full advantage of the sound-shaping technology of electronics. By Allan Kozinn. [New York Times: Arts]
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MS releases Movie Maker 2, targets Apple [The Macintosh News Network]
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Happy Fourth Birthday to Tomalak's Realm. [Scripting News]
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Sun to Pursue Billion-Dollar Microsoft Suit. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One of Microsoft Corp.'s most tenacious rivals, Sun Microsystems Inc.(SUNW.O) vowed on Friday to keep fighting Microsoft with a billion-dollar lawsuit and urged state attorneys general to appeal their antitrust case despite a legal setback. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology]
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For Microsoft, Ruling Will Sting but Not Really Hurt. There is little in Friday's ruling on sanctions in the Microsoft case that will slow down the big software maker's business practices and product designs. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]
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I've been reading through the news about the Microsoft - DOJ settlement, and the outrage and disgust from people who understand this much better than I do. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
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Adobe to provide RAW processing. Rob Galbraith is reporting that Adobe will soon be providing a file format plug-in for Photoshop which allows the processing of RAW files from various digital cameras. Adobe provide a sneak preview of this... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]
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Racial profiling cited as writer cancels U.S. tour
One of Canada's most celebrated authors, Rohinton Mistry, has cancelled
his U.S. book tour, saying he's fed up with the way he is treated at
American airports.
F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]
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EE Times: Speech technology loses its kooky luster. Long considered a niche technology years from widespread adoption, speech recognition is becoming part of the pervasive computing strategies of IBM, Cisco, Intel and Microsoft, which intend to embed it into every future cell phone, PDA, car and consumer gadget. [Tomalak's Realm]
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Permission to dream is granted
The example of Winnipeg's Royal Art Lodge collective has galvanized an entire art generation in this city into thinking big, writes ROBERT ENRIGHT
By ROBERT ENRIGHT
WINNIPEG -- In January of 2003, there will be a homecoming of nine Winnipeg artists, all of them under 30 years of age. They'll show their work in various public and commercial galleries, have a few drinks, and probably talk about being in school together at the University of Manitoba. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
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Maestro?
Symphony orchestras in both Toronto and Montreal are shopping for music directors, which offers opportunities for exciting renewal -- or chaos, writes COLIN EATOCK
By COLIN EATOCK
-- In Canada, choosing a new music director for a symphony orchestra resembles nothing so much as the election of a pope. The orchestra's board of directors solemnly strikes a search committee, the cone of silence is lowered and rumours fly as guest conductors are brought in for seasons of concerts and auditions are held. Then, a plume of white smoke (in the form of a press release) announces the decision with great fanfare. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts]
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