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By MARK MILLER
By MICHAEL POSNER
Planet America .< 11:06:04 AM  >United Press International: Pentagon adviser: France 'no longer ally' 'Perle went on to question whether the United States should ever again seek the endorsement of the U.N. Security Council on a major issue of policy, stressing that "Iraq is going to be liberated, by the United States and whoever wants to join us, whether we get the approbation of the U.N. or any other institution." "It is now reasonable to ask whether the United States should now or on any other occasion subordinate vital national interests to a show of hands by nations who do not share our interests," he added.' One hyperpower. Apparently we live on planet America. .< 11:01:22 AM >living with MJ. Just finished watching the 'Living with Michael Jackson' tv special. I'm impressed. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] Interesting. Not what I expected. .< 10:51:31 AM >BW Online | February 5, 2003 | A Rendezvous with Redmond? 'Apple is delivering on the immense potential of its no-fuss networking system. With luck, it could be a direct challenge to Microsoft' .< 10:42:21 AM >On a Mission to Shine a Spotlight on Genocide. Samantha Power's book, "A Problem From Hell," about American responses to genocide has prompted new debates about the moral responsibilities that go with American power. [New York Times: Arts] .< 10:40:39 AM >Astronauts had 'minute's warning'. Columbia's crew would have known they were going to die up to 90 seconds before the space shuttle began to disintegrate, relatives say. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 10:37:44 AM >Court urges US to delay executions. The International Court of Justice asks the US authorities to stay the executions of three of 51 Mexicans on death row in the US. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 10:36:53 AM >Extracting video from TiVo under OS X [The Macintosh News Network] .< 2:34:17 AM >Bitter Showdown Over Orchestra Size Looms on Broadway. Theater producers and musicians are negotiating a new contract that hinges on the size of orchestras. [New York Times: Arts] .< 2:17:18 AM >Signs point to new deal on health care 
A table was laid at 24 Sussex Drive on Tuesday night for the prime minister, the premiers and territorial leaders to break bread and talk health care. [CBC News] .< 2:04:05 AM >Filmmakers Seek Protection From U.S. Dominance 'This week, with the support of France and Canada, representatives of professional cultural organizations from 35 countries met at the Louvre to campaign for preservation of the cultural exception and to promote adoption of a global convention on cultural diversity by Unesco as a way to remove culture from the World Trade Organization.' .< 2:00:28 AM >A Failed Mission 'But the shuttle program didn't suddenly go wrong last weekend; in terms of its original mission, it was a failure from the get-go.' .< 1:58:48 AM >Drunken sailor economics. Bush's bloated budget will likely put the U.S. over $1 trillion in debt. But criticize it, and the White House calls you soft on terror. [Salon.com] .< 1:57:49 AM >Richard Williams: A week in the studio with Phil Spector. On Monday Phil Spector was charged with murder. Richard Williams remembers happier times. [Guardian Unlimited] Fascinating article. .< 1:42:29 AM >Chirac: war is the worst solution. Jacques Chirac warns that Britain and the US will have to work to persuade France to back an attack on Iraq. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 1:42:06 AM >Australian PM loses no-confidence vote. Australia's Senate passes a historic no-confidence motion against the prime minister over his handling of the Iraqi crisis. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] 'John Howard and his Conservative-Liberal coalition were censured for deploying troops to the Gulf ahead of a possible war against Iraq.] .< 1:37:27 AM >"Mac OS X in a Nutshell" released by O'Rei [The Macintosh News Network] .< 1:23:52 AM > NY Times: "Gene Kranz, the flight director who orchestrated the rescue of astronauts aboard the crippled Apollo 13 in 1970, said that from what he knew about the suspected tile damage, there was probably nothing that could have been done to save the flight. 'The options,' he said in a telephone interview, 'were just nonexistent.'" [Scripting News].< 1:22:30 AM >The Voice of the Pioneer Former Cape Bretoner left the island behind to become a popular radio host on CBC Radio's Assignment and Fresh Air, and a mentor to a young Lloyd Robertson [The Globe and Mail: Arts] .< 1:19:55 AM >Intel's Wi-Fi entry causes yawns in industry: Many of those quoted don't expect Intel incorporating Wi-Fi into their motherboard designs will have an impact on the industry -- Intel has little experience in the field, and customers will want more than they're going to build in, they say. Another point: Intel won't be able to sell motherboards that have Wi-Fi built in to secure facilities. [80211b News].< 1:15:59 AM >All Future Sports Broadcasts in Fox Widescreen to Carry Dolby Digital 5.1 San Francisco, CA (February 5, 2003)--Fox Sports' broadcast of this year's NFC Championship Game in Dolby Digital 5.1 audio to DTV affiliates in Charlotte, Los Angeles, and Washington DC marked the beginning of a new era for the sports broadcaster. [ProSound News] .< 1:01:34 AM >New "Switch" parody online [The Macintosh News Network] Ouch! Funny .< 12:55:33 AM >snow flight. Interesting flying lesson today. Dean arrived at the house as arranged, but after I did my pre-checks, the chopper wouldn't start. Dead battery! Pretty funny to see us out there, my gardener drove the audi up to the plane, we hooked up the jumper cables and voila! [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] A scenario I don't anticipate encountering, myself. .< 12:52:01 AM >"Well, no wonder" [Daypop Top 40] CNN blows it spectacularly. |
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