Jul 26 2005
From an Australian website.
The family of a Brazilian electrician shot dead by London police who mistook him for a suicide bombing suspect has rejected the apologies of British authorities and is considering filing a lawsuit against them, a family member said.
“We cannot accept (the apologies),” Patricia Silva y Vivian Menezes, a cousin of deceased 27-year-old [...]
Jul 22 2005
I’m contamplating whether I should buy a Tablet PC. I’m looking at the LE1600 from Motion Computing and at the Tatung TTABB12D. There is about a €1.000 difference between the two of them, which is largely due to the Motion Computing name.
The first time a worked with a Tablet was about two years ago when [...]
Jul 22 2005
I want panic, drama, blood and people screaming! That what I imagine what the guy is shouting who is responsible for the Dutch news on the Television. The coverage of the bombing in June 21th is appalling!
Yesterday a Dutch reporter was talking with a police representative and with an eyewithness. Instead of just listening what [...]
Jul 18 2005
In the news:
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is widely expected to cut thousands of jobs next week as part of a long-expected restructuring that will attempt to bring the computer maker’s costs in line with business and its rivals’ numbers, according to industry analysts.
The exact timing and number of layoffs isn’t known, though observers speculate layoffs could range [...]
Jul 11 2005
Discussions are flaring up in the Netherlands with the remembrance of the fall and massacre at Srebrenica. Questions of guilt and responsibility are being asked again. The Dutch government holds the position that we were send out on a peace keeping missing and were not in a position, nor had the mandate, to do anything [...]
Jul 11 2005
The Dutch government is considering to increase the allowed maximum speed fro caravans from 80 to 90 km/hour. The agrument is that by increasing the maximum speed the trucks won’t have to overtake the caravans that much, resulting in a better traffic flow. By-the-way, the maximum speed for trucks also is 80 km/hour.
Jul 04 2005
The New York Times has a good article about the American workweek. In a poll 75% of the people asked on the New York Times indicated they wanted a shorter workweek.
The citizens of France are once again taking a pasting on the op-ed pages. Their failing this time is not that they are cheese-eating surrender [...]