One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Wednesday, 5 November 2003

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Issue for Bush: How to Speak of Casualties?

The White House is struggling with the political consequences for a president who has said little publicly about the mounting casualties of the occupation in Iraq. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

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Three years old, that is. Yes, that's right. As of 8:26pm today, macosxhints.com turned three years old. Never did I envision when I published that first entry that we'd still be here going strong three years later. So t... [macosxhints]

Congrats to Rob. A great site.

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Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X 10.3 ("Panther") that's available through the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane. The update addresses a potential vulnerability with the Terminal application in OS X 10.3 and OS X 10.3 Server that could allow unauthorized access to a system. [MacCentral]

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More Than 70 New DVD-A Titles Being Released This Fall
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 04, 2003 -- Members of the DVD Audio Council (see list below) are releasing more than 70 DVD Audio titles this fall, featuring 5.1 multi-channel surround sound as well as video and concert footage, artist interviews, on-screen displays of lyrics, liner notes, menus, photo galleries, and web enabled capabilities.
Read more [Digital Pro Sound News]

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Updated: 1000 PM EST TUE NOV 4 2003

5 °C
Drizzle

Humidity: 100%
Wind Speed: N 9 MPH
Barometer: 1013 mb
Dewpoint: 5°C
Heat Index: 5°C
Wind Chill: 2°C

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The General Assembly votes overwhelmingly for an end to Americas' 40-year-old blockade against Cuba. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] 'The vote marks the 12th consecutive year that the assembly has called for an end to the blockade.

Only three nations voted against the motion - the US, Israel and the Marshall Islands.'

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Vassanji wins Giller Prize
M.G. Vassanji won the prestigious Giller Prize Tuesday night. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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'Daily life in that place was hell': Arar
Canadian citizen Maher Arar, who spent a year in a Syrian jail after being deported, says he was mentally and physically tortured and forced to confess that he spent time in Afghanistan. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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A 21-state raid exposed hundreds of illegal immigrants working for subcontractors that clean Wal-Mart stores across the nation. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Meanwhile . . .