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Wednesday September 27, 2006
Sunday September 24, 2006
A mini guide to the Alhambra
Note with great care the sections on ticketing - and buy yours in advance! ¶
The 50 Worst Things Ever to Happen to Music
Some strange, like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, some predictable, like Ms. Spears... ¶
Saturday September 23, 2006
Todos
Like its definition in Spanish, Todos will show you everything. Todos shows you all your applications in a complete dock. ¶
Thursday September 21, 2006
Fareeda's fate: rape, prison and 25 lashes
Up to 80 per cent of women in Pakistan's jails are charged under rules that penalise rape victims. ¶
Financial future bleak for the iPod generation
The iPod generation is insecure, pressurised, over-taxed and debt ridden. Lovely. ¶
A practical guide to interpreting RGB histograms
The sort of thing digital photographers should read... ¶
Thursday September 14, 2006
After 17 years, history repeats itself: Gunman killed after [yet another] college shooting in Montreal
At least no students or staff were killed this time...
UPDATE: one student has died, three more are in critical condition. ¶
Cyclists wearing helmets are 'more likely to be hit'
Drivers drive closer to men [and further away from women] and drive closer to riders who are wearing helmets ¶
Tuesday September 12, 2006
Saturday September 9, 2006
US "Journalists" paid to criticize Fidel Castro
Ten South Florida journalists were reportedly paid thousands of dollars by the US government for broadcasts aimed at undermining Cuban President Fidel Castro. Pablo Alfonso, who reported on Cuba and wrote an opinion column for El Nuevo Herald -- the Miami Herald's Spanish-language sister paper -- was paid almost $175,000 since 2001 by the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting to host shows on Radio and TV Marti, according to government documents obtained by The Miami Herald... ¶
