Thursday, 18 December 2003
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WE HAVE ALL BEEN HERE BEFORE
Three recent
quotes from the
Iraqi front:
"We
need to pursue a new strategy
of terrorism versus terrorism"-- US advisor in Iraq, speaking
last week
to Seymour Hersh
"With a heavy dose of fear and
violence, and a lot of money for projects, I think we can convince
these people we are here to help them"-- US lieutenant-colonel,
speaking to the New York Times
"We are going to have to play
their game. Guerilla versus guerrilla."-- US militart expert in Baghdad,
explaining the "incendiary" practice of employing Israeli commados and
intelligence units to advise the US in Iraq operations
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.< 1:38:14 PM >
Broadbent back in the game...
Broadbent back in the game
Former federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent returns to federal politics.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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Beckie Scott to get gold medal...
Beckie Scott to get gold medal
Canadian cross-country skier Beckie Scott will receive the gold medal in
the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News] The best clean athlete gets the gold.
.< 1:34:21 PM >
Bush overruled on US terror law
A US citizen detained on a presidential order as an "enemy combatant" is being held illegally, a court rules. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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'Unequal handling' at Guantanamo
The first civilian lawyer let into Guantanamo Bay says prisoners there are not being treated equally. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
.< 10:11:53 AM >
German Cave Yields Art Among Oldest Known
Scientists have found the oldest known sculpture, a bird carved from a piece of ivory more than 30,000 years ago. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
.< 1:08:49 AM >
Combine PDFs using Preview
I stumbled upon this accidentally - if you select more than one single-page PDF in the Finder and open them in Preview, they become a single multi-page document which can then be saved. Cool!
[macosxhints]
.< 12:56:57 AM >
Garnotte on Saddam and Bush
This Garnotte cartoon neatly sums up the Bush-Hussein situation. [montreal city weblog] No kidding. Well done.
.< 12:51:57 AM >
'Take Control of Users & Accounts in Panther' released
TidBITS has published "Take Control of Users & Accounts in Panther," a 65-page e-book ready for purchase and download from the TidBITS Web site. [MacCentral]
.< 12:49:43 AM >
Apple Discussions support area gets revamped
The Discussions section of Apple's Support Web site has gotten a major overhaul worthy of note. The area provides Mac users with a place to exchange information and questions about the use of their Apple products. [MacCentral] A great resource keeps getting better.
.< 12:45:13 AM >
Free online seminar features guitarist Pat Metheny
Apple is offering musicians a free online seminar discussing guitars and the Mac. The session features legendary jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. [MacCentral]
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Mac OS X Update 1.3.2
About Mac OS X Update Delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for Mac OS X v10.3 Panther and is recommended for all users. [Mac OS X Hot Downloads] I wonder what the Mail and Address Book enhancements are.
.< 12:37:04 AM >
Stats on snow removal
Article and statistics on how the city deals with the 14,362,800 cubic meters of snow it gets in an average winter. [montreal city weblog] Ah Montréal!
.< 12:36:05 AM >
Dance festival closes down
The Festival international de nouvelle danse is ceasing operations due to a growing deficit. [montreal city weblog] This will be a bummer for Geoff who is a big dance fan.
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