Monday, 4 November 2002
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U.S. Lures Iraqi Weapons Experts. In a bid to drain Iraq of the scientific minds behind its weapons of mass destruction, a Senate bill offers 500 Iraqi scientists and engineers asylum in exchange for what they know. By Noah Shachtman. [Wired News]
Now someone's thinking! Beats the hell out of dropping bombs.
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'Persistent poverty' crippling Canadian children
The Canadian Council on Social Development released a grim report Monday
that details societal damage done by child poverty and what the council
calls "persistent poverty."
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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Geminis one Canadian show not worth watching
By JOHN DOYLE
-- The Gemini Awards (CBC, 8 p.m.) epitomize everything that's wrong with Canadian television. There are insane regulations, mediocrity is celebrated as excellence and the great Canadian public isn't interested. FULL STORY [The Globe and Mail: Arts] And there I was letting it go to my head. Oh dear.
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Major quake rocks Alaska, felt in Yukon
A strong earthquake that rattled parts of Alaska Sunday afternoon was
felt in northern Canada, but no Canadian injuries were reported.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News] My first thought was 'I wonder if JP felt it.' Yup!
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Microsoft's New Set of Hurdles. A federal judge's ruling rejecting strong sanctions against Microsoft means the company will not have to change much. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]
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MS settlement rotten with loopholes. Fox to guard hen house [The Register]
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MS job ad seeks evangelist to 'demolish competition'. Business as usual, then... [The Register]
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LSM Introduces The Music Scene Magazine an all English magazine for southern Ontario and western Canada. On the cover: Michael Schade. Next Issue: December-January. Deadlines for calendar and advertising. [LaScena-Features]
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New Stores Make Fast Mac Friends. Crowds always line up at Apple Store grand openings -- including a contingent of Macintosh fans who travel cross-country to attend every one so they can bond with like minds. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
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Mac laptops to included integrated BlueTooth? [The Macintosh News Network]
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The long, cold wait. Ottawa dispatch: Native Canadians are still campaigning for their government to recognise and reward them for fighting in the second world war, writes Anne McIlroy. [Guardian Unlimited]
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Life With Microsoft Still Stifling for Rivals. Silicon Valley on Saturday largely took Microsoft's victory in a federal antitrust case on Friday as a foregone conclusion. By John Markoff. [New York Times: Technology]
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Sizing Up the Ruling in the Microsoft Case. David M. Smith, vice president for Internet services at Gartner Inc., spoke about the implications of the judge's opinion on the Microsoft case. By Vivian Marino. [New York Times: Technology]
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