What the hell is a trackback and how does it work?
Anyone? anyone?

What kind of tips? Can it be about exploding pants?

And I know what a trackback is, but I'm stingy with them.

If even the Star is critical things must be really bad: "DART slow off mark: Team called `a PR exercise'", Oct. 12
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1129067415167&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home&DPL=IvsNDS%2f7ChAX&tacodalogin=yes

Excerpt:

'The website for Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is filled with boastful talk about the military's ability to rush in and help out at disaster zones.

But the recent history of world calamities has shown that the 200-member team either arrives late or not at all. Far from the rapid reaction disaster team it was meant to be, DART has become a plodding public relations exercise, critics say.'

Mark
Ottawa

Worries about Sunni Muslims in general (as a community, not as individuals)--see this from Tom Friedman, via Norman Spector's site (about half the NYT's columns are no longer free, including this):
http://www.members.shaw.ca/nspector4/#WHAT%92S%20ON%20MY%20MIND%20NOW

"If I were editor of this newspaper, I would have led last Thursday's issue with the news report, under a big headline, saying that a Sunni Muslim suicide bomber attacked the Shiite mosque in Hilla, Iraq, on Wednesday -- the Shiites' first day of Ramadan -- and blew himself up, killing at least 25 worshipers and wounding more than 87. The worshipers had come to the mosque not only to mark the start of the Muslim holy month, but also to mourn a Shiite restaurant owner who had been killed by insurgents a few days earlier. According to The A.P., ''The explosion hit the Husseiniyat Ibn al-Nama mosque, ripping through strings of light bulbs and green and red flags hung around the entrance to celebrate the start of the holy month.''

This attack, which got scant attention, deserved much, much more because it's the essence of the terrorism problem we now face. When a Sunni Muslim jihadist blows up a Shiite mosque -- a mosque -- during Ramadan -- Ramadan -- and virtually no one in the Sunni world utters a word of condemnation, it means there is no controlling moral authority in the Sunni Muslim community anymore.

When Sunni Muslim insurgents have no respect for the sanctity of Muslim lives, Muslim houses of worship or Muslim holy days -- and no one from their own wider Sunni community really moves to restrain or censure them -- then there are no boundaries anymore. No one is safe. Anything goes, against anyone, anywhere."

Mark
Ottawa

Dead Man Laughing

"Perhaps one day historians will discover that the phrase 'War on Terror' was a misnomer after all; that in retrospect September 11 was not an insurrectionary act, as the Left often pretends it is, but the last attempt of a fading aristocracy to preserve its prerogatives. Then Ground Zero will look to Statue of Liberty with a matching message of its own.

Arise you tired,
you poor,
you huddled masses
and breathe free."

http://www.fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/

Mark in Ottawa: Gee, Mark, I think you and the Toronto Star are being too hard on the DART. It's not their fault they are underfunded, undermanned, ill-equipped and lack the fundamentally required airlift support to move from point A to point B.

It's simply not their fault and I know in my heart that somehow this is all part of Harper's hidden agenda because it couldn't possibly be the fault of the Liberal government and their I-Don't-Give-A-Damn-For-the-Military attitude.

UNCOMMON TRUTHS
http://uncommontruths.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Donate Today!
Today a nice lady from the CPC called me to inform me that "Martin is planning an election after New Year's" and that the CPC needed donations. She also mentioned that since corporate donations are now not allowed, grassroots donations are exceedingly important. Now, as some of my readers may have obviously surmised, I am a student - which also means my own personal funds can sometimes be tight - after all, I am working my way through University, loan free (which I am very proud of). As such, I had to tell her that at the moment I'm unable to donate, but that if ever I'm able I will send money to my local MP (a great man who I'm proud to know). Nonetheless, I still for whatever reason feel kind of guilty that I couldn't just tell her yes over the phone, even if I'm short on funds. I have decided that even though this may be the case, I will be making a donation to the party as a whole as well as to my local Conservative MP. It may mean a bit of sacrifice, but it's a small price to pay for a Conservative government. Besides, we all need to pitch in in order to defeat the Liberals in the next election. This party's grassroots are second to none in fundraising, and I'll be damned if I'm going to let someone else shoulder my load. Conservatives understand the value of sacrifice for the greater good - so I'm urging all of you to make a donation either to the CPC today or to your local Conservative MP or Candidate. We need to fight like hell to bring democracy and truth back to Canada. It starts with us. It starts with you. Even though it will be a bit of a sacrifice, I'm donating.

Are you?

An alarm clock that runs away and hides, repeatedly:
Clocky

Duke:

http://www.movabletype.org/trackback/beginners/

I have something better than this silly turd with wheels.
It's called a cat .. it jumps on me in the morning and then runs away to the same place everytime ... right near the food bowl.
The snooze feature is the door knob leading to the back yard, but only after the food is eaten.
Now that gets you up.

Good post Dante. It made me feel Infernally guilty.

Change topic:
Here's some of the usual paranoia from the Muslim Pubic Affairs Committee - UK:

How Can YOU Do Ramadhan Without (Political) Jihad???

Thanks for the info Sean.

BCer: No intention to be hard on DART itself. The government is the problem as it will not buy strategic transport aircraft for the Air Force. And even replacing the ancient tactical Hercs, which would be useful for deploying DART to, say, the Caribbean, is taking far longer than it should.

Mark
Ottawa

We have a cat who licks your eyelids (luckily usually my wife's) exactly 6 hours after lights out.

The dog is more subtle, and sighs loudly at dawn from under the bed.

Mark et al,

DART's response times vary according to geographical location. Their response time is less than 48 hours to disasters occurring anywhere along the Trenton city bus route. Elsewhere, response time varies according to terrain and the ability of the team to hitch rides. It is not their fault that recent disasters have been out of town.

Something that there was very little MSM coverage on. The Oklahoma suicide bomber. If you have not seen any coverage of this incident it is certainly odd. Odder yet is the virtual media blackout on it. One Blogger dedicating some time to it is Mark Tapscott.

http://tapscottscopydesk.blogspot.com/2005/10/townhallcom-column-notes-hinrichs.html

Stirring Up a Hornet's Nest
No Canadian, American or European leader would likely be as brave - or as stupid - to attempt what Australian Prime Minister John Howard is trying to achieve Down Under...
http://tinyurl.com/aldrn

The strike as kitsch
...I’ve often said that the (Marxist, if I’m not mistaken!) BC teachers union, who are now calling for a general strike, operate as if they are made up of poor, practically enslaved, industrial era trinket makers...

...If it’s not teachers, it’s health care providers. Or civil servants. Or university professors. Or CBC broadcasters. The common denominator in every case is the public sector. Strikes, once common across the economy, have become disproportionately a public sector phenomenon. Public employees account for 18% of the workforce, but half or more of all days lost to strikes in a typical year...
http://tinyurl.com/avtss

The DART would be up and working if the you-know-whos hadn't hamstrung the military. Maybe the Ukrainian tranport aircraft that Canuckistan rents at these times was busy. The rot started with Hellyer and Trudeau. "It's Tommy this, 'n' Tommy that, but it's Mr. Atkins when the guns begin to fire!" thanks to Rudyard Kipling

Somebody, please, sink Sinc Stevens. Martino, old pal, old buddy, please send him to the Senate where all the Red Tories go. BTW, who is funding the legal costs? The Librano$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ? >>>

Old Tory Sinclair Stevens still fighting to overturn merger with Alliance

JIM BROWN 2 hours, 7 minutes ago

OTTAWA (CP) - Old-line Tory Sinclair Stevens is back in court in his one-man crusade to overturn the merger with the Canadian Alliance that created the new Conservative Party of Canada. >>>> more
http://www.rapp.org/url/?P06KRGLS

wednesday, october 12, 2005

Robot Swarm Update

To smash the robot uprising I noted last night, I used sheer brute force. An unrestrained, gratuitous exercise of barbaric power.

I used an .htaccess file.

Here are the magic directives that I invoked, in case any of our readers with web sites are experiencing similar infestations, and need to get out the hammer.

SetEnvIfNoCase Referer “.*(\.get\.to|\.dive\.to| \.move\.to|\.go\.to|\.hey\.to| \.drop\.to|\.switch\.to|\.come\.to)” badbot
SetEnvIfNoCase Referer “.*(adipex|phentermine|hydrocodone).*” badbot

order deny,allow
deny from env=badbot

I could probably add the names of a few other pharmaceuticals to the list in the second line.

UPDATE at 10/12/05 5:21:38 pm:

(Note: I added a few extra spaces in the first line to keep it from expanding our middle column.)
>>>>>> LGF

Please advise CQ's.>>>

Gomery to lift publication ban
MONTREAL (CP) - Secret sponsorship testimony kept under wraps for months may finally be made public on Friday. Justice John Gomery ruled Wednesday that a publication ban on evidence given by Chuck Guite, Jean Brault and Paul Coffin is no longer necessary, but the decision takes effect only at the end of the week.

Apparently PMPM spent the day dropping trial balloons in Ontario. Apparently this is not campaigning but just some good old time Alberta , Klein , and Harper bashing. If the response is positve the election strategy may well look like this : Alberta + Klein = Harper. Based on Lieberal math this adds up to Harper is a bad man! This is quite obviously aimed at capturing the Ontario vote. I hope that Mr Harper is paying close attention to these pre election trial balloons.

ref DART,

The Cdn Military has been underfunded for so long . . its awful.

We should have purchased six C17's years ago and had a fleet of Blackhawks that could be deployed anywhere in the world with 24 hrs. Carry DART & the choppers . . get there fast, be effective.

Notice its always the US military so much hated by the left wingnuts out there, that are always FIRST in, save thousands of lives, while the NGO's hang out in the hotels and argue of over press coverage.

Its embarrassing being Canadian theses days, living on past glories and pretending we matter in the world.

Liberals, NDPers, . . hate the bastards.

robert mcclelland is a grade AAAsshole. IMHO

robert mcclelland... you piss me off
just reading posts @ boundbygravity and realized you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground.
thank God you are a liberal 'cause you sure as hell don't speak for me
aaarrrrghgh!!!!

Hey Dante, maybe the elction should just be awarded to the party that raises the most money.

Horny Toad

I'm always amazed at the lunacy of the politicians AND the burocracy.

In their first announcement for aid to the earthquake victims they proudly announced that they would redirect $300,000 previously earmarked dollars for the Liberanos party. Then when everybody laughed they increased it to 20 mil.

Why don't they wise up and announce 500 million to start with. It will look impressive to the rest of the world and it doesn't really matter what the amount is as they never come through with the dough anyway.

I dislike the yanks for a number of reasons but I admire them for their response to world disasters. They were in the earthquake area faster that in New Orleans.

Horny Toad

Mark Colin in regard to your post about the sunni bombimg of a mosque.You have spoken the truth and now you have to shove it down the throats of the left wing because they just don't get it.And as long as our PC govt refuses to see the truth that these murdering scum have no morales and will use any weapon attack any target we will be fighting this fight with our arms tied behind our backs.Its pathetic that they attack holy sites on a holy day and we are the badguys.They chop off the heads of their prisoners we put their koran to close to a toilet and we are the savages.It makes you want to shake the left wing media till their teeth fallout.

PMPM mocked Harper (he said Harper wanted to start up an invasion force) for wanting to buy a hybrid carrier during the debate at the last election. In hindsight wouldn't PMPM look pretty foolish now. If we actually had a ship we might be able to sent DART somewhere. I think this could be used against PMPM...wait, we're canadians not war mongers, I forgot.

Good Wall St. Journal editorial: "Zawahiri's Lament:
What our enemy thinks about Iraq", October 13, 2005
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110007397

Note link to full text of Zawahiri's letter.

Excerpts:

'It is a 6,000-word letter from Zawahiri, presumably in hiding in Pakistan, to al Qaeda's commander in Iraq, Abu Musab al Zarqawi...

Zawahiri makes it quite clear that al Qaeda's ambitions extend well beyond the borders of any one country. The goal is a fundamentalist Islamic regime that begins in Iraq, extends into the neighboring secular nations of the region, assaults Israel and moves on from there. And yes, he uses the word "caliphate."

But let Zawahiri speak for himself. The jihadists, he writes, "must not have their mission end with the expulsion of the Americans from Iraq, and then lay down their weapons, and silence the fighting zeal." Plainly said, these boys are in it for the long haul. Just because the U.S. might decide to pull out of Iraq hardly means that al Qaeda will stop trying to kill Americans...

He devotes a large portion of his letter to a critique of Zarqawi's tactics, counseling him to do more to win "public support" among the Iraqi Shiite majority.

Don't attack mosques, he advises. Don't target ordinary people. "Many of your Muslim admirers amongst common folk are wondering about your attacks on the Shi'a," he writes. Such strikes amount to "action that the masses do not understand or approve."..

Amid these lamentations, however, one area emerges about which the terror commander exudes great confidence: the media. The lesson he learned from Vietnam is that "more than half of the battle is taking place on the battlefield of the media." He clearly wants to use the media, in the U.S. and in the Arab world, to induce the U.S. to pull out of Iraq and default a position of strength to al Qaeda.

He actually worries about the possibility that Zarqawi will blow victory on the media battlefield: Toward this end, he gently urges Zarqawi to discontinue his habit of beheading hostages, suggesting that perhaps instead he could just shoot them. "We are in a media race for . . . hearts and minds," he writes...'

Mark
Ottawa

More from Mark Steyn, Daily Telegraph, Oct. 11: " Why is Bush's Christianity so risible . . ."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/10/11/do1102.xml

Excerpts:

'And lo and behold, in that very morning's Daily Telegraph, I find an item that the English flag - the cross of St George - has been banned from prisons because it might be "misinterpreted" as a racist symbol...

The prohibition of England's flag in England's prisons was put in place by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons, Anne Owers, who is concerned about the "lack of cultural understanding" at Wakefield jail...

Thus, Chris Doyle, director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding, already feels Ms Owers's ban is insufficient. The cross of St George, he explains, is offensive to Muslims because it was carried by English crusaders in the 11th century...'

And a useful corrective letter in Mark Steyn's Mailbox:
http://www.steynonline.com/index2.cfm?edit_id=30

'PIG IGNORANT
In some ways I am pleased that I live a long way from the silliness (a euphemism) which I read about in your columns. Piglet being banned, and so on...(Making a pig's ear of defending democracy)

Anyway a few facts as ammunition:

1. Since the first crusade was launched in 1095, took Jerusalem in 1099, and was a predominantly if not totally French affair, to speak of the Flag of St George being used in the crusades in the 11th century is nonsense.

2. The "official" English participation in the crusades began with Richard I of Robin Hood fame, who went to the Holy Land after the sack of Jerusalem by Saladin in 1187 - he departed two years later, hence barely even in the 12th century.

3. The original English crusader flag was a white cross on a red background. The present Flag of St George was commonly used in England only from the 15th century onwards.

4. St George became patron saint of England in the 14th/15th century, long after the main crusades were finished. In effect, the patron saint of England during the crusades was St Edward, King and Martyr (who was at least an Englishman!), with three feast days (February 18th, March 18th, and June 20th) long before St George had one - after the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

Conclusion: Mr Doyle needs an elementary history lesson.

My position is a bit odd, since I lived in Iran for five years in the 1970s, have visited many Muslim countries and admire many features of Islam. But I would never defend idiocy, and suspect that many of the people involved in "defending" Islam like Mr Doyle really don't understand much about it - except the sensitivity of rather untypical Muslims in places like Dudley and Wakefield, which are a long way from the Islam of Umayyad Damascus and Abbasid Baghdad.

As always, what we need is more education. Perhaps we could send a visiting lecturer around the prisons to provide some "cultural understanding" for the prisoners - after a first stop at the office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons (with a special invitation to Mr Doyle)?

Finally, a question: when will you turn your sights on China?

Edward Burman
Beijing, China'

Mark
Ottawa

Eye On The UN

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the UN, Anne Bayefsky

After all the lights of the UN "reform" summit had gone out, the UN General Assembly moved back into the basement of its Headquarters and assumed a different character. This is the UN forte. One picture for the cameras carefully orchestrated through UN press releases and photo ops of world leaders smiling beside Kofi Annan. Quite another reality - like the terrorism discussions which ended yesterday.

The problem with the optics is that the war against terrorism is for real. And the UN proclaims that it is entitled to be at the helm.

UN press release – now on the UN website – and the Secretary General's new mantra:

The outcome document adopted by the Summit contained clear and unqualified condemnation - by all governments, for the first time - of terrorism "in all its forms and manifestations, committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever purposes."
Stage left, UN conference room, October 6, Ambassador Abdullah Alsaidi, from Yemen, on behalf of the 56 member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference:

The OIC Group...believes that terrorism and the struggle of people who fight for self-determination against foreign occupation...should be differentiated.
October 10, Somaia Barghouti, Palestinian Observer

Palestine joins...opposition and condemnation of all forms of terrorism and attacks on civilians by whomever, whenever and wherever...This unequivocal position should not in any manner undermine the legitimate right of peoples under foreign occupation to struggle for their right to self-determination..."
Ditto the speeches of a bevy of other ambassadors.

In short, blowing up Americans, or Israelis, or the citizens of a host of other offending nations, is not terrorism. >>>
http://www.eyeontheun.org/

And this from the Daily Telegraph: " Diplomat held in oil-for-food inquiry", 12/10/2005
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0OB3CU5QTH22XQFIQMGCM54AVCBQUJVC?xml=/news/2005/10/12/woil12.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/12/ixworld.html

Excerpt:

'France's former ambassador to the UN, Jean-Bernard Mérimée, has been detained in connection with an investigation into the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal, French officials said yesterday.

Mérimée, 68, who is suspected of having been allocated oil vouchers by Saddam Hussein's regime, will be questioned by an investigating judge in Paris today...'

Mark
Ottawa

U.S. Central Command, General John Abizaid, Commanding.

ZAWAHIRI-ZARQAWI COMMUNIQUÉ

Key Themes

11 October 2005

We note seven critical themes from the Zawahiri-Zarqawi letter. The first four confirm al-Qaida’s long-term strategy and core beliefs; the latter three reflect new information about how senior al-Qaida leader Zawahiri views developments in Iraq – and elsewhere – turning against them.

Further confirmation of al-Qaida’s long-term strategy/beliefs:

· Iraq is becoming the central battlefield for al-Qaida senior leaders in Pakistan . Zawahiri views Iraq as the bridgehead for the creation of a new Islamic caliphate – their ultimate objective. The letter makes clear al-Qa'ida intends to wrest control of Iraq from the Iraqi people so they can use the country in pursuit of other goals.

o Quote: “I want to be the first to congratulate you for what God has blessed you with in terms of fighting in the heart of the Islamic world, which was formerly the field for major battles in Islam’s history, and what is now the place for the greatest battle of Islam in this era….”

· Al-Qaida’s ambitions do not stop at Iraq ’s borders. Establishing the political dominance of Sunni militants in Iraq is only a first step—a means to an end—in realizing al-Qaida’s ambitions of imposing its control over the broader Middle East. In fact, al-Qaida’s focus on Iraq has nothing to do with Iraqi nationalism, but is purely instrumental as a beachhead for al-Qaida’s broader agenda. Under al-Qaida, Iraq will serve as a terrorist haven and staging ground for attacks against Iraq ’s neighbors and quite possibly Western nations -- all those judged to be ruling in violation of their distorted interpretation of Islamic law – and clearly destabilize the region. According to Zawahiri:

o Quote: “…the Jihad in Iraq requires several incremental goals: The first stage: Expel the Americans from Iraq . The second stage: Establish an Islamic authority or amirate, then develop it and support it until it achieves the level of a caliphate over as much territory as you can spread its power in Iraq, i.e., in Sunni areas. . . . The third stage: Extend the jihad wave to the secular countries neighboring Iraq . The fourth stage: …[This is ] the clash with Israel , because Israel was established only to challenge any new Islamic entity. . . . [T]heir ongoing mission is to establish an Islamic state, and defend it, and for every generation to hand over the banner to the one after it until the Hour of Resurrection.” >>> more
http://www.centcom.mil/extremistssay.asp

Now for a bit of good news. Carolyn Parrish (we all remember her, don't we) has apparently decided to not run in the next election. I guess that means she's locked into her MP's pension.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051013.wparrish1013/BNStory/National/

Blogs do not get any respect??? MSM reports.>>>>

Student's Suicide
Sets Off Explosion
Of Theories by Blogs

>>>
Brian Eckert, News 9's managing editor, said the channel doesn't use blogs as sources in reporting and stands by Ms. Pratt's report. >>>
http://www.rapp.org/url/?9OGGTLPI
wsj.com

The tragic thing about Parrish leaving politics is that she could end up back as a teacher influencing our children.

And while I'm in the mood to type I thought I'd spread some lunacy. Tuesday's National Post contained an article written by Tasha Kheiriddin (Ontario director) & John Williamson (federal director) of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. In so many words this article suggested The Liberals stop messing around with bureaucracy creating vote buying scemes like the Surplus Allocation
Act, and just give us an accross the board tax cut and let us get on with our lives.

In response to this aricle the following letter appeared in Wednesday's paper.

Tasha Kheiriddin & John Williamson seem to be under the illusion that Canadians can handle their money better than the Government. Surely the vast sums spent on Lotteries is proof that most Canadians do not know how to handle their money.
Would the $20-million sent to Pakistan have been as quickly produced if it had ben left to individuals? I gladly pay taxes and expect no direct return because I know the money is being wisely spent for the public good by people who know what their doing. Their actions are scrutinized; in comparison, who scrutinizes the average Canadian when he wastes his money on beer and cigarettes?
Instead of continually complaining about the level of taxation, the directors of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation would do far more for Canada if they limited themselves to suggesting how the government shoild properly disburse public funds; simply handing the money back to Canadians would be counterproductive.
Paul Jones, Mont St Hilaire, Que.

Please somebody tell me this is a joke - or if not a joke what planet this Moonbat is from. God it's scary to think that there are actually people who believe this drivel.

From Norman Spector's "What's On My Mind PM", Oct.13:

'In the New York Times, David Brooks has been reading Harriet Miers’ law review articles (Ouch):

"More and more, the intractable problems in our society have one answer: broad-based intolerance of unacceptable conditions and a commitment by many to fix problems."

Or this: "We must end collective acceptance of inappropriate conduct and increase education in professionalism."

Or this: "When consensus of diverse leadership can be achieved on issues of importance, the greatest impact can be achieved."

Or passages like this: "An organization must also implement programs to fulfill strategies established through its goals and mission. Methods for evaluation of these strategies are a necessity. With the framework of mission, goals, strategies, programs, and methods for evaluation in place, a meaningful budgeting process can begin."

Or, finally, this: "We have to understand and appreciate that achieving justice for all is in jeopardy before a call to arms to assist in obtaining support for the justice system will be effective. Achieving the necessary understanding and appreciation of why the challenge is so important, we can then turn to the task of providing the much needed support."

I don't know if by mere quotation I can fully convey the relentless march of vapid abstractions that mark Miers's prose. Nearly every idea is vague and depersonalized. Nearly every debatable point is elided. It's not that Miers didn't attempt to tackle interesting subjects. She wrote about unequal access to the justice system, about the underrepresentation of minorities in the law and about whether pro bono work should be mandatory. But she presents no arguments or ideas, except the repetition of the bromide that bad things can be eliminated if people of good will come together to eliminate bad things.'

Sounds like a perfect Liberal minister of justice.

Mark
Ottawa

Spector URL:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/nspector4/#WHAT%92S%20ON%20MY%20MIND%20NOW

Mark
Ottawa

"...simply handing the money back to Canadians would be counterproductive."

OMG! This moonie has been brain washed when only a light rinse was needed. Be afraid Canada, be very afraid.

Oh yeah, welcome back Kate.

Canucks Hockey Blog

There are links to other fan blogs. Check out the new NHLPA logo in the Wed. October 12th entry.

Split screens? >>>>>

EU says internet could fall apart
Posted by postaldave
On 10/13/2005 3:08:55 PM PDT · 36 replies · 361+ views

guardian ^ | Wednesday October 12, 2005 | Richard Wray
.Developing countries demand share of control ·US says urge to censor underlies calls for reform A battle has erupted over who governs the internet, with America demanding to maintain a key role in the network it helped create and other countries demanding more control. The European commission is warning that if a deal cannot be reached at a meeting in Tunisia next month the internet will split apart. >>>
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1502029/posts

The above-mentioned/cited Moonbat types live in this Black Hole: born in a black hole on the side of an active volcano in a maternity ward? Oh, no; there are baby moonbats, too? A Big Star in his own mind?>>>

Big stars are born near Milky Way's black hole
Posted by NormsRevenge
On 10/13/2005 2:56:59 PM PDT · 5 replies · 93+ views

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 10/13/05 | Deborah Zabarenko - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of massive stars, destined for a short but brilliant life, were born less than a light-year away from the Milky Way's central black hole, one of the most hostile environments in our galaxy, astronomers reported on Thursday. On Earth, this might be a bit like setting up a maternity ward on the side of an active volcano. But researchers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other instruments believe there is a safe zone around black holes, a big dust ring where stars can form. Black holes, including the one at the center of our galaxy, are...

It seems a lot of people, like myself until recently, are unsure as to what exactly trackback is and how it works.

Well, I use Haloscan commenting and trackbacking, available from haloscan.com. Trackbacking is basically linking one's posting on a topic to another blogger's posting on same topic. I just click on where it says trackback under the post, then see the URL to "ping", meaning trackback. Then I insert that URL into the appropriate place in my trackback management application window, plus the URL of my post, plus other info. Then it's a go.

I've done this with Michelle Malkin's coverage of suspected terrorist-oriented activity recently and have received many American hits from that particular post.

Good to see you back, Kate.

BTW, check out my latest post shredding to pieces a WSJ article's "reporting" on the still-sizzling Norman, OK bombing case.

http://thecanadiansentinel.blogspot.com

Maybe Ms Parrish can convert to Islam, win the election, become Canada's first mayor in purdah and wear a burkha. Then we would not have to view her visage.

"You say purdah
I say burkha
Let's put the whole thing on."

Mark
Ottawa