One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Friday, 14 November 2003

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Washington Post : "George Soros, one of...

Washington Post: "George Soros, one of the world's richest men, has given away nearly $5 billion to promote democracy in the former Soviet bloc, Africa and Asia. Now he has a new project: defeating President Bush." [Scripting News] '"America, under Bush, is a danger to the world," Soros said. Then he smiled: "And I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is."

Soros believes that a "supremacist ideology" guides this White House. He hears echoes in its rhetoric of his childhood in occupied Hungary. "When I hear Bush say, 'You're either with us or against us,' it reminds me of the Germans." It conjures up memories, he said, of Nazi slogans on the walls, Der Feind Hort mit("The enemy is listening"). "My experiences under Nazi and Soviet rule have sensitized me," he said in a soft Hungarian accent.'

Fantastic. Wow. Very exciting. $15.5 mil so far but I'm just loving the fact someone is saying this out loud.

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Atlantic finance ministers put pressure on Martin
Finance ministers from Atlantic Canada want Paul Martin to put more money into the region's economy. They say they'll make health care and equalization payments election priorities. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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UN talks on protecting the ozone layer end without a deal, after the US presses for its right to use an ozone damaging chemical. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

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Protesters demand Martin create affordable housing
Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton joined dozens of protesters in a march to the site of the Liberal leadership convention Friday, demanding that Paul Martin put money into affordable housing. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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The Conrad Group has released ImageHauler, a US$79.95 Mac OS X application that transfers and displays full-screen JPEG image captures from Canon EOS series digital cameras into Photoshop. [MacCentral]

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Try opening up a PDF with the ColorSync Utility (in Applications -> Utilities) and notice how you can apply any colorsync filter and preview the results instantly. What this is really great for is reducing the size of PDF fil... [macosxhints]

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Though Apple's products are popular now, a few years ago the company was perceived as being in a disastrous situation, Fred Anderson, Apple's chief financial officer, said during a speech Thursday. He was the premiere speaker in a year-long series sponsored by the Business School's High-Tech Club at the University of Michigan. [MacCentral]

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iPodrocks.com is Apple's latest effort to win the hearts and minds of teen consumers interested in its iPod digital music player. It's a new Web site and a fierce bit of guerilla marketing that combines high-impact graphics and animation along with several popular music tracks, and is chock full of creative ways that teens can try to convince their parents of how much they want, need and deserve an iPod this holiday season. [MacCentral]

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HPCwire, the journal of high performance computing, announced that Apple won 2003 Readers Choice Awards for most innovative HPC technology and price/performance honors for storage, hardware and cluster solutions. [Nov 14] [Apple Hot News]

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The orchestra's conductor Simon Rattle brought ravishingly radical works by major early-20th-century works to the fore at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday. [New York Times: Arts]

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Former security chiefs critical of Israeli government
The Israeli government is steering the Jewish state toward disaster in the way it's dealing with the Palestinians, say four former Israeli security chiefs. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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After two straight nights of sometimes angry debate, the Democrats stymied three of President Bush's judicial nominees. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 'Democrats, and people who oppose the nominations, have accused the Republicans of staging a publicity stunt while knowing all the while what the outcome would be.

"Statesmanlike Democrats have approved 168 Bush Administration right-wing nominees, and blocked just a handful of the most extreme," Ralph G. Neas, president of People for the American Way, said in a statement after today's votes. "Meanwhile, the public saw hours of debate that accomplished no change in outcome, while the pressing business of the nation went undone."'

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ATR's Replacement Headblock Converts Studer A827 to Surround
York, PA (November 14, 2003)--ATR Services, Inc. has introduced a custom-made 2-inch 8-track headblock specifically designed for converting Studer A827 transports into high-end, surround-sound mixdown and mastering recorders. [ProSound News]

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Suppose that some time in late 2000, Russian and Chinese leaders, with the covert support of some other national leaders, were convinced that the US election results had been materially altered by a small right-wing clique, and that as a result the US was in fact no longer a democracy, and its weapons of mass destruction, now apparently in the hands of an unelected, psychopathic and illegitimate group of radical religious extremists, posed an imminent threat to world peace. And suppose that as a consequence Russian and Chinese forces were sent to quickly and decisively intervene to bring about 'regime change' in the US and return the country to stability. [How to Save the World] .< 2:13:37 PM > Ottawa aims to give status to illegal... Ottawa aims to give status to illegal foreign workers [GAM-National] .< 2:13:06 PM > Chrétien's swan song: The outgoing PM is... Chrétien's swan song: The outgoing PM is serenaded at a Liberal tribute before delivering an emotional farewell to his party [GAM-National] .< 12:28:45 PM > Terror funding crackdown 'flawed' A leaked study by the United Nations says international efforts to cut funding to the al-Qaeda network are failing. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 11:50:15 AM > Chrétien Leaves at Ease, Even if Bush Is Displeased In an interview this week, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien defended keeping troops out of Iraq, pushing for gay marriage and liberalizing drug laws. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] I enjoyed reading this. It lays out pretty clearly some of the differences between Canucks and US Americans. Chrétien wasn't the greatest leader but he had brilliant instincts and reflected the values of Canadians well . . . particularly near the end of his time in office when he had little to lose. Au revoir Jean! .< 1:28:06 AM > CBC News: ChrÈtien bids adieu to a lifetime in politics Jean Chrétien brought his long career in politics to an end on Thursday night with what he called a "simple" final message. "Trust Canadians. They are wise. They are generous. They care." .< 1:13:25 AM > Decision to dissolve Parliament may make Martin... Decision to dissolve Parliament may make Martin PM sooner Prime Minister Jean Chrétien has prorogued Parliament, ending the session and paving the way for a transition of power to Paul Martin by Jan. 12, when the Commons and the Senate are expected to be called back. INDEPTH: Liberal leadership convention F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News] .< 1:12:27 AM > UN envoy hails US Guantanamo move The UN human rights envoy welcomes the US Supreme Court's move to hear appeals by Guantanamo Bay detainees. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 1:10:58 AM > Floundering BBC3 ditches Liquid News in revamp Media: The BBC has taken the first, ruthless steps to turn around the poor performance of BBC3, the digital channel aimed at a youth audience. [Guardian Unlimited]