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Interesting news .< 4:00:53 PM  >Sony Electronics & Universal Records Announce Elton John SACD Promotion Six upcoming Surround Sound SACDs by Elton John will receive a major marketing push when they arrive in early November. According to representatives from Sony Electronics and Universal Records, the release of the singer's new Peachtree Road album and five catalog albums - Elton ... [Via DVD-Audio and SACD News] .< 2:47:27 AM >Morning Coffee Notes, Day 2 But enough already. We're so divided because of Bush that people are actually talking openly about civil war after the election. This is no good. I find myself ready to say to our friends in Europe and Asia, it's time for you guys to plan your invasion of the US. We need a lot of help here. One more time, we can solve this problem ourselves, but so far we've missed every opportunity to do so. [Via Scripting News] .< 2:42:40 AM >British Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Sue Rumsfeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four British former inmates of the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay sued Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and others Wednesday saying they were tortured in violation of U.S. and international law. [Via Reuters: World] Sue him and then try him for war crimes. .< 2:37:08 AM >Bush website blocked outside US People based outside the US have been unable to visit the re-election website of President Bush. [Via BBC News | World | UK Edition] The blocking of browsers sited outside the US began in the early hours of Monday morning. Since then people outside the US trying to browse the site get a message saying they are not authorised to view it. The blocking does not appear to be due to an attack by vandals or malicious hackers, but as a result of a policy decision by the Bush camp. As of this writing it's working in Canada. .< 2:34:27 AM >Guantanamo four plan to sue US Four British men held at Guantanamo Bay for nearly three years are to sue the US government. [Via BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 2:33:26 AM >4 Iraqis Tell of Looting at Munitions Site in '03 Looters stormed Al Qaqaa just days after U.S. troops swept through on their way to Baghdad in early April 2003. [Via New York Times: International] 'Two witnesses were employees of Al Qaqaa - one a chemical engineer and the other a mechanic - and the third was a former employee, a chemist, who had come back to retrieve his records, determined to keep them out of American hands. The mechanic, Ahmed Saleh Mezher, said employees asked the Americans to protect the site but were told this was not the soldiers' responsibility.'
"And free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things." .< 2:28:44 AM >Intelligence Report to Assess Threat Posed by Terrorists The report could address whether the Iraq war has increased or decreased the foreign terrorist threat to the U.S. [Via New York Times: International] But in that memorandum, administration officials acknowledged, the agency proposed "factual corrections" to assertions included in a draft fact sheet prepared by the White House titled "America Is Safer Without Saddam Hussein." Unfortunately the report won't be ready until after the election. .< 2:21:34 AM >One metre-tall human challenges history of evolution Australian and Indonesian scientists identify a new and completely unexpected species of human. [Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest] .< 2:19:12 AM >Dozens of newspapers shift allegiance to Democrat camp Growing number of American newspapers admit they have been wrong to endorse George Bush. [Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest] Four years ago the Chicago Sun-Times endorsed George Bush for president. On Sunday, it became one of a growing number of American newspapers to admit they had got it wrong. At least 37 newspapers which backed Mr Bush in 2000 have switched sides to John Kerry. A Sun-Times editorial listed a number of reasons for withdrawing its support from Mr Bush. The administration, it said, had been "wilfully and woefully unprepared to face" the insurgency in Iraq. The Bush tax cuts for the wealthy were "a costly misstep in a time of war" and the paper was concerned by the secrecy of Mr Bush's "subordinates such as Dick Cheney and John Ashcroft". Mr Kerry, the paper said, acknowledged that the "United States is a world leader, not a rogue state". Finally waking up. Let's hope it's not too late. .< 2:12:01 AM >Arafat's health deteriorating, reports say Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's health deteroriated late Wednesday, with aides confirming that he collapsed into unconsciousness for a short while, leading officials to summon the entire Palestinian leadership and Arafat's family to his bedside. [Via CBC News] .< 1:59:02 AM >DTS Unveils DTS-HD Brand for High Definition Media Formats DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) (NASDAQ:DTSI) unveiled today DTS-HD, as the new trademarked brand name for its lossless technology. Previously known under working name DTS++, the DTS-HD mark will denote media, source players and decoders that are compliant with the next generation high definition disc formats, Blu-ray Disc and High Definition DVD (HD-DVD). ...Read More » [Via Digital Pro Sound News] .< 1:57:51 AM >Dolby Digital Plus for Hi-Def Media Premiers at AES 2004 Dolby Laboratories is proud to offer the first public demonstration of Dolby Digital Plus its new audio codec at the 117th AES Convention. Additionally, at Booth 1402, show attendees can learn about multichannel audio production for DVDs, television programming, and games, and see featured tools for pitch correction and loudness measurement. ...Read More » [Via Digital Pro Sound News] .< 1:53:28 AM >Applied Acoustics Ships Ultra Analog Virtual Synthesizer... Applied Acoustics Systems is pleased to announce the release of the Ultra Analog virtual analog synthesizer for Mac OS X and Windows. A unique and powerful virtual analog synthesizer that is fast, easy to use and remarkably versatile. ...Read More » [Via Digital Pro Sound News] About Applied Acoustics Systems Based in Montreal, Applied Acoustics Systems specializes in software based synthesis tools for professional musicians and sound designers. Since the releasing the first virtual instrument based on physical modeling, the Tassman, AAS has come to be recognized as the industry leader in this exciting new field of synthesis. |
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