Monday, January 23, 2006

Venezuelan Vice President to McCain: 'Go to Hell' The latest diplomacy news in the USA Today. 10:24:40 PM

Stephen Harper to Become Canada's Next PM Stephen Harper to become Canada's next PM. Harper wins Tory minority government. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper will become Canada's next prime minister, as Canadians have elected a Tory minority government and ended a 12-year reign of Liberal rule. [MetaFilter] 10:16:42 PM

The Livedoor Story, Japan Livedoor CEO, top executives arrested. Takafumi Horie, three other executives brought in, charged with securities-law violations. [CNET News.com] 11:30:43 AM

Donewaiting.com Photographer Kim Rottmayer Kim's Favorite Photos of 2005. Donewaiting.com photographer Kim Rottmayer has compiled a photo gallery of her favorite photos she shot in 2005. There's a bunch of great ones in there, be sure to check it out. Like this one of Andrew Bird: [donewaiting.com :: music commentary] 9:59:23 AM

Decision '06 For Mediaburners in Canada, World Decision2006. Online election results will be available after the polls close in British Columbia at 7pm PST. Bloggers have been warned not to post early results from the east before the polls close in British Columbia. CBC explains. It appears that US-hosted websites ProAlberta and Captain's Quarters will be wilfully violating the Canada Elections Act and posting early results. Andew Coyne has suggested that posters to his website "[pretend] to report the results from some election in a foreign or imaginary land." Paul Bryan was fined $1000 for posting early results from the 2000 election and is currently appealing to the Supreme Court. Previously discussed here and here. [MetaFilter] 9:43:24 AM

Githead Links , My LCA MP3 Radio Session, Live at Swim Studios, Podcasted My LCA ... "Little Box of Magic." Paralysis. Colin Newman's Githead: free MP3 and video downloads. [The Cartoonist] 9:02:33 AM

'BrainFuel Representatives are Standing By' Weblog Network in a Box. We’ve been working all weekend on this folks. I’m really excited to introduce our newest product which will make each of you pro bloggers in 20 minutes and independently wealthy by days end. [BrainFuel] 8:36:01 AM

H-2A Rocket Japan sets rocket launch for Tuesday. The Japanese space agency on Monday postponed until Tuesday the first launch in a year of its key H-2A rocket, which will carry a satellite to monitor disasters, due to a technical error. [Physics Org] 8:01:38 AM