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Bob Morris @ Jan 7th 2003 09:52 - Category: Unfiled ;
Archive for January 7th, 2003
Maybe a big INS protest…
Bob Morris @ Jan 7th 2003 00:26 - Category: Unfiled ;
Maybe a big INS protest in L.A. this Friday
Friday is the deadline for certain Arab immigrants to register with the INS. Last month 25% of those registering were arrested for little or no reason, without warrants, with some still being held without bail or allowed counsel.
A protest is planned for this Friday, all day, at INS headquarters (300 N. Los Angeles Street at Temple) for this final deadline day for Group 2 men and boys.
“Group 2″ men and boys are those from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates or Yemen.
Volunteers are training to be monitors, to walk in with those registering, to observe if arrests occur. Some volunteers are considering handcuffing themselves to those being registered.
I expect a sizable crowd at the protest. Many immigrants groups are genuinely (and quite reasonably) scared by what the INS is doing. Hence Latino, Filipino, Asian, as well as Arab and Muslim groups are joining together on this.
Then, the very next day, at the same location, a probable tens of thousands marching against an Iraq War. Methinks that supposedly apathetic Los Angeles is showing itself to be not apathetic at all.
News shocker from Britain!
Bob Morris @ Jan 7th 2003 00:23 - Category: Unfiled ;
News shocker from Britain!
“The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, yesterday pinpointed for the first time security of energy sources as a key priority of British foreign policy.
The US and British governments officially deny that oil is a factor in the looming war with Iraq, but some ministers and officials in Whitehall say privately that oil is more important in the calculation than weapons of mass destruction.”
What a tired, corrupt game. Officially deny something, then leak the truth to the press.
Long Beach goes wireless
Bob Morris @ Jan 7th 2003 00:21 - Category: Unfiled ;
Long Beach goes wireless
NY Times: “The city of Long Beach, Calif., plans to announce on Friday that it will make free wireless Internet access available in its downtown area as part of an effort to attract visitors and companies to the business district.” [Scripting News]
This is way cool. Just turn turn on your suitably equipped laptop anywhere in downtown Long Beach and you’ll be on the Net for free.
My quest for the perfect…
Bob Morris @ Jan 7th 2003 00:14 - Category: Unfiled ;
My quest for the perfect text editor
Yes, I believe I’ve found it. After years of searching too. This search has been for a really good, intuitive, easy to use, and powerful Windows text editor. And now I believe it’s here.
It’s called Texturizer. It has all the powerful features like macros and syntax highlighting, as well as handy useful functions like upper/lower/capitalize. Plus it’s simple to use. The price is a deeply cheap $9.95.
And, joy of joys, for $9.95 more, you can get a spellchecker that works in Texturizer, NotePad and WordPad!
