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The stunning incompetence of the Bush on display once again. .< 8:52:18 PM  >Canada says give Iraq three-week ultimatum 
Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, Paul Heinbecker, said he is both disturbed and encouraged by Iraqi efforts to comply with a UN resolution to disarm. [CBC News] .< 8:50:56 PM >Great Lakes ice over in deep freeze 
The deep cold that gripped eastern Canada this winter has turned three of the Great Lakes into sheets of ice and is threatening the shipping industry with a late startup date. [CBC News] Did I mention that it was cold here? .< 4:37:42 PM >DesMoinesRegister.com | News "The greatest position of strength is by exercising the best judgement in the pursuit of diplomacy," he said, "not in some trumped-up, so-called coalition of the bribed, the coerced, the bought and the extorted, but in a genuine coalition." Kerry is a Democratic presidential candidate. .< 4:34:22 PM >13 Questions We Wish They'd Asked At President Bush's Press Conference Thursday Night .< 4:27:48 PM >Guardian Unlimited Money | Work | Why aren't we taking our time? 'In the first of her columns for Guardian Unlimited on the importance of achieving a work-life balance, Madeleine Bunting asks why, in a culture where relationships are sidelined as we work ridiculously long hours to further the companies who employ us, we are so afraid to take time out.' This is a great article. I should read it to myself once a week. So far this year I have been much more in control of my time. It feels good. .< 4:19:21 PM >Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | US firms set for postwar contracts 'Halliburton, one of the companies in the running for the deals, was headed by the US vice-president Dick Cheney between 1995 and 2000. Halliburton has already been awarded a lucrative contract, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, to resurrect the Iraqi oilfields if there is a war.
Other companies have strong ties to the US administration, including the construction giant Bechtel, the Fluor Corporation, and the Louis Berger Group, which is presently involved in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.' Pretty soon the Canadian compromise (the one W was so dismissive of) is going to be looking like a missed opportunity for the 'war party'. .< 3:28:22 PM >University degrees translate into big money
Canadians with university degrees make more money than people without them – a lot more, according to Statistics Canada. [CBC News] .< 3:24:02 PM >Big Cat Scripts A collection of scripts to be used with the contextual menu plug in called Big Cat. .< 3:00:17 PM >OmniOutliner update adds Keynote compatibility, more [MacCentral] .< 2:39:27 PM >U.S. postpones vote on Iraqi war resolution
The United States has postponed a vote on its UN Security Council resolution that would allow an attack on Iraq until later this week. [CBC News] .< 2:39:05 PM >Canadian heads International Criminal Court...
His fellow judges on the new International Criminal Court have chosen Canadian diplomat Philippe Kirsch to be its first president. [CBC News] .< 2:35:48 PM >Clash over Iraq looms at UN The UN Security Council prepares to debate Iraqi disarmament, but attempts to agree a resolution acceptable to all sides appear doomed. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 2:05:30 PM >Smart text highlighting in Safari In Safari, you can highlight text using traditional click-drag selection method. But there is one more way of highlighting text in Safari! [macosxhints] Apparently this is a long-time UI in the Mac OS. But it's nice to have reminders of these things, particulalry for those of us who have either forgotten about them or never new they existed. .< 1:58:03 PM >Intel procures more partners for hot spots | CNET News.com 'On Tuesday, the list of companies teaming with Intel to help promote "hot spots" for wireless Internet access grew by three: Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Borders Group and McDonald's.' My goodness. We are going mainstream. .< 12:24:20 PM >Apple iMac - the PC you really want, says MSN Un-subedited testimonials... [The Register] 'Hats off to Apple Canada, which as far as we can make out appears to have pulled off a small but embarrassing heist at the expense of the local version of the Microsoft Network (MSN). The stunt would seem (naturally, we conjecture) to have taken advantage of the collision between MSN's thirst for ad revenue and what some might call the dubious presentation of advertising material undifferentiated from editorial.' .< 12:20:54 PM >FireWire reports highlight a serious... FireWire reports highlight a serious problem that has gotten little attention in the past: it's apparently all too easy to damage FireWire ports by simply "hot-plugging" devices, a touted feature of the technology. .< 12:17:34 PM >Canada Wrestles With E-Waste Fix A nonprofit group wants to attack the quickly mounting pile of junked computers and electronics in Canada. But upcoming elections -- and a report that pooh-poohs the benefits of e-waste recycling -- are making it an uphill climb. By Charles Mandel. .< 12:08:23 PM >Ari Fleischer admits Bush called from a prepared list of reporters .< 3:04:33 AM >Times Online 'The former President?s comments reflect unease among the Bush family and its entourage at the way that George W. Bush is ignoring international opinion and overriding the institutions that his father sought to uphold. Mr Bush Sr is a former US Ambassador to the UN and comes from a family steeped in multi-lateralist traditions.' .< 2:57:58 AM >US public turns to Europe for news 'The American public is apparently turning away from the mostly US-centric American media in search of unbiased reporting and other points of views. Much of the US media's reaction to France and Germany's intransigence on the Iraqi war issue has verged on the xenophobic, even in the so-called 'respectable' press.' Lieing to your viewers is bad for business. This is a European report. I'll bet US traffic to the CBC's news sites has grown as well. The news items can be a bit brief (someone told them web readers like it that way?) but the in-depth reporting is excellent. .< 2:48:05 AM >Win Without War TV Spots Six spots for tv. I watched the QuickTime version of Ben & Jerry's ad. They do the math on the 'dollars and cents' cost of war to the US. .< 2:34:48 AM >Just War %u2014 or a Just War? 'Profound changes have been taking place in American foreign policy, reversing consistent bipartisan commitments that for more than two centuries have earned our nation greatness. These commitments have been predicated on basic religious principles, respect for international law, and alliances that resulted in wise decisions and mutual restraint. Our apparent determination to launch a war against Iraq, without international support, is a violation of these premises.' Nobel Peace Prize winner and former US president Jimmy Carter speaks out. Here is a man with credibility. .< 12:19:20 AM >CBC News - When Saddam was a good guy ' The documents show conclusively the U.S. knew as early as 1983 that Iraq was using chemical weapons against Iranian troops, and that Saddam was buying chemicals from American interests. But it was inconvenient intelligence. Washington had just removed Iraq from a list of states sponsoring terror, and wanted it to win the war with Iran. That was clearly the overriding concern.' This is part of a report which Neil McDonald filed tonight on The National. The US government aided and abetted Saddam in getting his hands on chemical weapons and its best to make sure the UN didn't find out about it. These are the weapons Saddam so famously used on his own citizens. |
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