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Share the wealth. .< 9:21:35 PM  >Protests planned for Bush visit to Ottawa, Halifax Thousands of demonstrators say they'll take to the streets of Ottawa and Halifax for the two-day visit of U.S. President George W. Bush starting on Tuesday. [Via CBC News] Got a brief email from dad this morning saying he was very busy helping to organize the peace movement where he lives. Right on. .< 9:17:58 PM >Family unit now defined by function, not just form Emotional interdependence is replacing legal categories that once prevailed [Via GAM-National] .< 9:16:45 PM >Trying to stem 'the black gold rush' Canada has long argued that an international treaty requires both countries to protect the habitat of the 120,000-strong Porcupine caribou herd, which migrates annually from the Northwest Territories through Yukon and into Alaska. Ottawa repeatedly has called for Mr. Bush's administration and Congress to permanently protect the refuge, a swath of soaring peaks and pancake-flat tundra about the size of New Brunswick that is nestled between the Yukon border and the Beaufort Sea. Most of the likely oil reserves lie beneath ANWR's coastal plain, which is also the calving grounds of the Porcupine herd. Long-time opponents of oil and gas development acknowledge that the looming fight could be their toughest yet.
The Republican-dominated House of Representatives has voted repeatedly to support the drilling, and would almost certainly do so again.
Clever features. A multicard reader with USB and video out. .< 6:49:49 PM >New New York Times News Feed - Pogue's Posts The New York Times has added a new feed of headlines from technology columnist David Pogue's blog. You can subscribe to them in Radio UserLand by visiting this page. [Via UserLand Product News] Pogue is almost always worth reading. Glad to have the feed. .< 4:02:02 PM >Playlist: Impressions of 'The Complete U2' In October, Apple announced a deal with rock band U2 to provide its entire music catalog on the iTunes Music Store as a "digital box set" called The Complete U2. For the first time, a significant artist's entire career would be available -- legally -- over the Internet. On November 23, Apple released this electronic collection on all of its iTunes Music Stores. Being both a U2 fan and a trustworthy Playlist editor, I took it upon myself to purchase and download this new approach to music packaging and collecting. Here are my experiences and impressions. [Via MacCentral] .< 4:01:27 PM >M-Audio offers Keystation 88es MIDI keyboard Avid Technology Inc. subsidiary M-Audio has introduced its new Keystation 88es, an 88-key MIDI controller designed for computer users looking for a full-range keyboard. It features a built-in USB MIDI interface compatible with Macs and PCS and also sports a separate MIDI Out jack to connect to other MIDI hardware. The keyboard features pitch and bend modulation wheels, assignable volume slider, function buttons, assignable up and down buttons, and sustain and expression pedal inputs. System requirements call for Mac OS X v10.1.5 or higher. The Keystation 88es costs US$299.95. [Via MacCentral] .< 1:02:10 PM >Literary pantheon follows musicians' lead on Aids in Africa First the pop stars sang for aid to Africa, and now an illustrious group of authors are helping victims of Aids in the continent. [Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest] 'Telling Tales, a collection of short stories by Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Gabriel García Márquez, Susan Sontag, Woody Allen, John Updike and 15 others, will be launched at the United Nations headquarters in New York by Kofi Annan tomorrow, before World Aids Day.' .< 12:58:36 PM >166 feared dead in Chinese mine blast... 166 feared dead in Chinese mine blast 
Chinese authorities say 141 miners trapped in an underground gas explosion Sunday have no chance of survival, bringing the toll from the disaster to 166 and making it the country's worst mining disaster in four years.
Canadians opposed to Mr Bush's policies on issues ranging from the war in Iraq to marijuana use are organising large demonstrations. And the president has declined an invitation to address parliament, with national newspapers reporting he was concerned about being booed in the House of Commons.
Anti-Bush sentiment runs high among many members of parliament, including some who belong to the governing Liberal party.' Let's boo him off the stage. .< 12:54:21 PM >Toronto police search for 'heinous' gunman after girl injured in shootout (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Toronto police appealed for public help Monday in their search for suspects including a gunman who shot and injured two people, one an 11-year-old girl, on a city bus the night before. [Via Yahoo! News - World] .< 12:49:03 PM >Notes and Tips: iMac G5 Noise Bill Bradford's tape tweak silenced a whining iMac G5. [Via MacInTouch] 'I taped a piece of an old nylon backpack strap on top of it to eliminate any clearance with the back cover that would allow movement, put the back cover on, and fired everything back up. The whine is COMPLETELY gone - all I hear now is normal fan noise, and no whine at all.' .< 12:38:12 PM >Multimedia toy about Montreal It's dark and gloomy today, a good time to play with this "rich multimedia experience" (i.e. a complicated and pretty Flash toy) called MadeinMTL. [Via montreal city weblog] Pretty cool. I get bored with Flash quickly but the little bit of this I looked at does a good job of giving you a taste of Montreal. I love Montreal! |
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