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What a fantastically liveable city. The triplexes are certainly part of the charm. . .< 4:50:05 PM  >Martin vows to fight Chrétien challenge to probe Prime Minister follows up televised address by saying Ottawa will fight Chrétien efforts to head off Gomery probe [Via The Globe and Mail - National News] Ever since the Gomery inquiry got rolling I've thought that it was all about Martin getting back at Chretien. . .< 4:46:49 PM >Dave Slusher: "I can scarcely believe that... Dave Slusher:"I can scarcely believe that I'm typing such a thing, but young women of Amercia - I've seen more than enough of y'alls lower backs and upper asses."
I have to agree with Dave. I'm tired of going to the mall and seeing so much of women (young and old, pretty or not) that I'm ready to go straight to "grumpy old man" mode. Funny. Actually, I hope this bare midriff thing dies soon. It's only attractive about 2% of the time. . .< 2:48:17 PM >5.1 Entertainment and DVDplus International Sign License Agreement 5.1 Entertainment and DVDplus have entered an agreement to use DVDplus technology under the DualDisc trademark in Europe, John Trickett, Chairman and CEO of the 5.1 Entertainment Group, and Dieter Dierks, Chairman and CEO of DVDplus International Inc., announced today. [Via DVD-Audio and SACD News] . .< 1:02:59 AM >Canadians win number portability Cellphone and landline users now have the option of retaining phone numbers when changing service providers [Via The Globe and Mail - Technology News] Comes about 6 months too late for me. Dang. I really liked my old number. . .< 12:56:47 AM >Martin promises election after Gomery reports In a rare address over the nation's airwaves Thursday, Prime Minister Paul Martin promised to hold an election within 30 days of an inquiry report into the sponsorship scandal.
Hundreds of residents of Norway House First Nation in Manitoba are convinced the Bigfoot legend is real after a local man captured a strange creature on videotape.
"A digression during the talk disclosed the new RSS screensaver. This thing is gorgeous. Headlines from your subscriptions move gracefully across the screen in full 3D animation. If you see something you like, click on it, and Tiger opens Safari RSS and takes you to the story. Very, very nifty." Report details infrastructure, launches campaignA newly-published report warns that a global infrastructure of registration and surveillance is emerging through the efforts of groups such as the EU, G8 and ICAO. According to the report, which was produced by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Focus on the Global South, Friends Committee (US), International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (Canada), and Statewatch, anti-terror and security measures being driven largely by the US are being used to roll back freedom, increase powers and exercise increasing control over individuals and populations.… [Via The Register] . .< 12:40:25 AM >Mac OS X Tip of the Week: When Erase Really Means Erase If you’re concerned about making the files you throw away truly irrecoverable, Mac OS X can put your mind at ease. Read today’s tip to find out all about expunging your trashed files for good. [Apr 20, 2005] [Via Apple Hot News] . .< 12:39:52 AM >Tiger Notes from NAB RSS 3D-animated screensaver, write your own CMs with Automator, Dashboard, Spotlight, QuickTime 7... the latest Tiger demo at NAB was impressive. [Via Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Network Weblogs: Mac] |
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