Month: August 2006

You know, I’m gonna tread lightly on this one. Not going ot make any comments, suggestions or opinions. Not touching this one with a ten foot pole…not with our phone being recorded…

A British television channel has been criticised as “irresponsible” for making a drama in which US President George Bush is assassinated.

Death of a President, on More4, uses actors and computer effects to portray the president being shot dead during an anti-war rally in Chicago in 2007.

The makers of the 90-minute film said they used the event to explore the effects of the War on Terror on the US.

But John Beyer, of TV watchdog MediaWatch, said it was irresponsible.

He said it could even trigger a real assassination attempt and told the Daily Mirror: “There’s a lot of feeling against President Bush and this may well put ideas into people’s heads.” A White House spokesman said of the programme: “We are not going to comment because it does not dignify a response.”

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Row over Bush TV ‘assassination’

Holy Land churches attack Christian Zionism – Yahoo! News
ERUSALEM (Reuters) – The
Vatican\’s envoy in the Holy Land and bishops from three other churches have launched a rare joint attack on the Christian Zionist movement, accusing it of promoting “racial exclusivity and perpetual war.”
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Christian Zionists form a growing part of the pro-
Israel lobby in the United States, the Jewish state\’s main ally. They believe the return of Jews to the Holy Land and establishment of Israel are proof of God\’s promises to biblical patriarchs.

Churches in the Middle East often appear closer to the Palestinians, whose Christian minority makes up a substantial portion of their clergy in the region.

The “Jerusalem Declaration on Christian Zionism” was signed by Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah, a Palestinian, and by bishops of the Episcopal, Evangelical Lutheran and Syrian Orthodox Churches in Jerusalem.

Many Christian Zionists are evangelical Protestants, and the declaration is a sign of a growing struggle between the groups.

“The Christian Zionist programme provides a world view where the Gospel is identified with the ideology of empire, colonialism and militarism,” said the declaration, accusing Christian Zionists of hurting hopes for Middle East peace.

“We reject the teachings of Christian Zionism that facilitate and support these policies as they advance racial exclusivity and perpetual war,” the declaration added.

The three main Christian Zionist groups in Jerusalem said in a statement that they were concerned at the declaration\’s “inflammatory language” and that it was far from the truth.

Christian Zionists stress Christianity\’s Jewish roots. Some back the movement to settle the occupied
West Bank, the cradle of Jewish civilization, which Palestinians want as part of an independent state.

Does this mean the George W. Bush will add the Vatican to the Axis of Evil list? Question is, how many troops will it take to take over Vatican City, and will our soldiers need visas to pass through Rome?

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Vatican’s envoy in the Holy Land and bishops from three other churches have launched a rare joint attack on the Christian Zionist movement, accusing it of promoting “racial exclusivity and perpetual war.”

Christian Zionists form a growing part of the pro-Israel lobby in the United States, the Jewish state’s main ally. They believe the return of Jews to the Holy Land and establishment of Israel are proof of God’s promises to biblical patriarchs.

Churches in the Middle East often appear closer to the Palestinians, whose Christian minority makes up a substantial portion of their clergy in the region.

The “Jerusalem Declaration on Christian Zionism” was signed by Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah, a Palestinian, and by bishops of the Episcopal, Evangelical Lutheran and Syrian Orthodox Churches in Jerusalem.

Many Christian Zionists are evangelical Protestants, and the declaration is a sign of a growing struggle between the groups.

“The Christian Zionist programme provides a world view where the Gospel is identified with the ideology of empire, colonialism and militarism,” said the declaration, accusing Christian Zionists of hurting hopes for Middle East peace.

“We reject the teachings of Christian Zionism that facilitate and support these policies as they advance racial exclusivity and perpetual war,” the declaration added.

The three main Christian Zionist groups in Jerusalem said in a statement that they were concerned at the declaration’s “inflammatory language” and that it was far from the truth.

Christian Zionists stress Christianity’s Jewish roots. Some back the movement to settle the occupied West Bank, the cradle of Jewish civilization, which Palestinians want as part of an independent state.

Holy Land churches attack Christian Zionism – Yahoo! News

Is there no end to the network news sensationalism? now that CBS has adopted the Ken and Barbie News Hour format like MSNBC, CNN and th others, they ensure that they will go one step further.

No, Katie Couric didn’t suddenly lose 20 pounds. The incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor appears significantly thinner in a network promotional magazine photo thanks to digital airbrushing.

The touched-up photo of Couric dressed in a striped business suit appears on the inside of the September issue of Watch! which is distributed at CBS stations and on American Airlines flights.

CBS News President Sean McManus said he was “obviously surprised and disappointed when I heard about it.”, or when he realized they got caught. Here’s a tip for you CBS, Skinny blonds are usually thought of as being dumb, so you may wan tto keep Katie a bit plump to add credibility to the news show. The only role she would be acceptable as being so skinny is the evening weather bunny.

Now before everyone gets bent out of shape, this isn’t a post about Katie, it’s about our news programs and the chase for advertising dollars regardless of the cost to public service and credibility.

The original picture was snapped in May and was widely circulated to the media as an official photo of Couric.

AP Wire | 08/30/2006 | CBS magazine slims down Couric in photo

And the two statistics that stuck out at me?

18. Eighty percent of people in the United States die in a hospital.
With a stat like that, who the hell needs healthcare?

19. If you can’t make it here . . . More people commit suicide in New York City than are murdered.
See, I told you NYC isn’t violent
20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Death – – science news articles online technology magazine articles 20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Death

The famous post:
I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. I’ve currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work.

Index of /pub/linux/kernel/Historic

Call Quantas paranoid, but they’re the only major airline to never…never have a accident. Can this be considered technical descrimnation? You know there’s an american lawyer waiting to sue on the grounds of religeous intolerance for those that love their Dell laptops (should be few in numbers though)

Qantas issued an advisory to all passengers on its flights on the safe use of Dell notebooks following the recall of 4.1 million batteries.

This advisory has been issued by Qantas airlines giving utmost importance to safety on its flights.

Although passengers are allowed to carry their Dell laptops as checked or cabin baggage, they are not allowed to use them on batteries. These laptops can only be used on the power sockets available in some first and business class cabins, only after their batteries have been removed from the laptop.

Qantas said cabin crew would be advising passengers of the measures which apply to any computer affected by the recall, that has not yet had the battery replaced.

One passenger who flew out of Canberra on a Qantas flight on Monday reported that he and his colleagues had encountered security personnel removing the batteries from all Dell computers, and taping up the contact points on the battery. “They stopped me at the security gate where I was told I couldn’t use my Dell laptop on the plane. I told them it wasn’t one of the affected units but they said all Dell batteries had to be taped according to an agreement between Dell and Qantas,” said Mitch Denny, a technology consultant, who frequently travels for business. Dell notebooks are a very popular choice for many corporations, and Mr Denny said he had felt a little “penalised” by his choice of laptop.
News: Qantas says no to Dell Laptops on its flights – LaptopLogic.com

The Transporter, digital audio playfor the the true audiophile. With balanced outputs..yeah baby. At $2K, it’s pricey, waiting on some reviews besides my own wow factor
Slim Devices : Product Info : Transporter

Call it the woopwoop machine. Think I’ll get one. Perfect for that light browser terminal throughout the house…
Tiny, sub-$100 PC runs Puppy Linux

You mean this SCO thing is still going on? So basically, SCO’s remaining business model is to sue/extort money from IBM… Slashdot | SCO Lawyers Ambush IBM Witness