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30/1/2006; 6:33:35 |
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There is a very real concern that we'll be be short of health care staff soon. Nurses and doctors are in particular danger. Entrance to all hospitals in the province is restricted. Elective surgeries have been cancelled. Of course there was a backlog already. .< 1:56:18 AM  >CBC News: Air Canada granted bankruptcy protection Yowsa. Canada's only major airline. .< 1:52:18 AM >CBC News: Stephen Lewis asks Ottawa for more money to fight AIDS 'Lewis told committee members that he expects historians to one day write with accusation and incredulity about how today's leaders are not doing more to stop the spread of AIDS. "It is astonishing that people are talking about 100 million deaths and there is no pronounced western voice," said Lewis. Lewis said Canada can rally western nations to take more of an interest in what's happening to millions of Africans.' .< 1:37:22 AM >U.S. Authorizes Detention of Iraqi Civilians (washingtonpost.com) 'The U.S. military issued formal guidelines today authorizing troops in Iraq to detain civilians who "interfere with mission accomplishment" and hold them for up to 30 days in an effort to combat paramilitary fighters who are disguising themselves as civilians.' That should really help with winning the 'hearts and minds'. .< 1:30:24 AM >Madonna's Second Thoughts On a Video Madonna has withdrawn an antiwar video that was to promote her new single, "American Life." [New York Times: Arts] Loser .< 1:26:07 AM >The Globe and Mail: Letter to America 'If you proceed much further down the slippery slope, people around the world will stop admiring the good things about you. They'll decide that your city upon the hill is a slum and your democracy is a sham, and therefore you have no business trying to impose your sullied vision on them. They'll think you've abandoned the rule of law. They'll think you've fouled your own nest.' Margaret Atwood writes . . . .< 1:15:00 AM >A Red-Blue Terror Alert'[E]ven in a time of war ? a war that seems oddly unrelated to the terrorist threat ? the Bush administration isn't serious about protecting the homeland. Instead, it continues to subordinate U.S. security needs to its unchanged political agenda.' I love the opening line of the article 'As recriminations fly over Operation Predicted Cakewalk...' .< 1:05:40 AM >The Second Superpower 'As the United States government becomes more belligerent in using its power in the world, many people are longing for a ?second superpower? that can keep the US in check. Indeed, many people desire a superpower that speaks for the interests of planetary society, for long-term well-being, and that encourages broad participation in the democratic process. Where can the world find such a second superpower?' James Moore says it's the peace movement. Well we can dream. I'd say they'll have to get a hell of a lot more organized. .< 12:51:28 AM >Attack Iraq? NO! An Online Demonstration .< 12:49:32 AM >Regime Change in the U.S. 'The site was created 3/19/2003 upon the realization of one U.S. citizen that his voice did not matter. That the thousands of voices raised against the war against Iraq were being ignored. That war was being made by a small elite. With this realization came another: peace and justice will only come with regime change in the U.S. and that will only come when the nations of the world unite together with that goal in mind.' .< 12:24:04 AM >Let Us Say Goodbye to Minidisc and Move On to Hard Drive Portable Audio 'We admit it has taken us considerably longer than the average techno-freak to see the light, but clearly, gentle readers, the time has come to say goodbye. Ten years ago the budding Minidisc held such promise -- the dream of every home recordist was within reach. Lossless handling of recorded audio had been something only the well heeled could afford, but Sony's little digital disk was about to knock their socks off. Or so we thought.' Is this an April Fool's joke? Probably not. |
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