nifer

as if the brown ones werent bad enough, they also have PINK ones?

holy crap haha i was just thinking the same exact thing! those belts were the shit back then... esp. the white ones

last year i placed a bid on priceline about 2 weeks before the conference and got a room at the wyndham (48 and collins) for about 50$ (not including fees and taxes)

http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,905936,00.html http://nyc.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/03/2003-03.html#7608

i'll be heading up there (finally) this weekend. i need sugesstions for good dimsum places in chinatown. thanks edit - oh yeah, and bubble tea cafes as well

Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war Secret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security Council members Talk about it: dirty tricks? Martin Bright, Ed Vulliamy in New York and Peter Beaumont Sunday March 2, 2003 The Observer The United States is conducting a secret 'dirty tricks' campaign against UN Security Council delegations in New York as part of its battle to win votes in favour of war against Iraq. Details of the aggressive surveillance operation, which involves interception of the home and office telephones and the emails of UN delegates in New York, are revealed in a document leaked to The Observer. The disclosures were made in a memorandum written by a top official at the National Security Agency - the US body which intercepts communications around the world - and circulated to both senior agents in his organisation and to a friendly foreign intelligence agency asking for its input. The memo describes orders to staff at the agency, whose work is clouded in secrecy, to step up its surveillance operations 'particularly directed at... UN Security Council Members (minus US and GBR, of course)' to provide up-to-the-minute intelligence for Bush officials on the voting intentions of UN members regarding the issue of Iraq. The leaked memorandum makes clear that the target of the heightened surveillance efforts are the delegations from Angola, Cameroon, Chile, Mexico, Guinea and Pakistan at the UN headquarters in New York - the so-called 'Middle Six' delegations whose votes are being fought over by the pro-war party, led by the US and Britain, and the party arguing for more time for UN inspections, led by France, China and Russia. The memo is directed at senior NSA officials and advises them that the agency is 'mounting a surge' aimed at gleaning information not only on how delegations on the Security Council will vote on any second resolution on Iraq, but also 'policies', 'negotiating positions', 'alliances' and 'dependencies' - the 'whole gamut of information that could give US policymakers an edge in obtaining results favourable to US goals or to head off surprises'. Dated 31 January 2003, the memo was circulated four days after the UN's chief weapons inspector Hans Blix produced his interim report on Iraqi compliance with UN resolution 1441. It was sent by Frank Koza, chief of staff in the 'Regional Targets' section of the NSA, which spies on countries that are viewed as strategically important for United States interests. Koza specifies that the information will be used for the US's 'QRC' - Quick Response Capability - 'against' the key delegations. Suggesting the levels of surveillance of both the office and home phones of UN delegation members, Koza also asks regional managers to make sure that their staff also 'pay attention to existing non-UN Security Council Member UN-related and domestic comms [office and home telephones] for anything useful related to Security Council deliberations'. Koza also addresses himself to the foreign agency, saying: 'We'd appreciate your support in getting the word to your analysts who might have similar more indirect access to valuable information from accesses in your product lines [ie, intelligence sources].' Koza makes clear it is an informal request at this juncture, but adds: 'I suspect that you'll be hearing more along these lines in formal channels.' Disclosure of the US operation comes in the week that Blix will make what many expect to be his final report to the Security Council. It also comes amid increasingly threatening noises from the US towards undecided countries on the Security Council who have been warned of the unpleasant economic consequences of standing up to the US. Sources in Washington familiar with the operation said last week that there had been a division among Bush administration officials over whether to pursue such a high-intensity surveillance campaign with some warning of the serious consequences of discovery. The existence of the surveillance operation, understood to have been requested by President Bush's National Security Adviser, Condoleezza Rice, is deeply embarrassing to the Americans in the middle of their efforts to win over the undecided delegations. The language and content of the memo were judged to be authentic by three former intelligence operatives shown it by The Observer. We were also able to establish that Frank Koza does work for the NSA and could confirm his senior post in the Regional Targets section of the organisation. The NSA main switchboard put The Observer through to extension 6727 at the agency which was answered by an assistant, who confirmed it was Koza's office. However, when The Observer asked to talk to Koza about the surveillance of diplomatic missions at the United Nations, it was then told 'You have reached the wrong number'. On protesting that the assistant had just said this was Koza's extension, the assistant repeated that it was an erroneous extension, and hung up. While many diplomats at the UN assume they are being bugged, the memo reveals for the first time the scope and scale of US communications intercepts targeted against the New York-based missions. The disclosure comes at a time when diplomats from the countries have been complaining about the outright 'hostility' of US tactics in recent days to persuade then to fall in line, including threats to economic and aid packages. The operation appears to have been spotted by rival organisations in Europe. 'The Americans are being very purposeful about this,' said a source at a European intelligence agency when asked about the US surveillance efforts.

i still cant forget the one year i registered and went to the awards ceremony. barbara tucker was presenting an award to him and totally screwed up his name big time. the crowd started BOOing her and she got all bitchy

19 killed in Philippines airport blast One American reported among dead; dozens wounded MANILA, Philippines, March 4 — A powerful explosion ripped through the waiting area of an airport in the southern Philippines, killing at least 19 people, including an American, and injuring scores of others, authorities said Tuesday. With many of the injured in serious condition, officials feared the death toll could rise. THE BLAST ROCKED the Davao airport on the island of Mindanao at 5:20 p.m. local time, said local civil defense chief Susan Madrid. Two other explosions were reported in the area on Tuesday. Local officials told NBC that one person was killed and at least two wounded in Tagum city, which is northwest of Davao city. No one claimed responsibility for the blasts but the military has blamed Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels for a string of attacks, including a car-bombing at nearby Cotabato airport last month that killed one woman. Madrid said the explosion occurred as scores of people waited for a plane to arrive. “It was a very, very loud explosion,†Terry Labado, an airport official said. “I saw bodies flying.†“We rushed out of the building to see where the explosion happened,†she said. “We saw many dead.†An airport security official, who did not want to be identified, said the bomb rocked the front of the terminal building, smashing windows and causing considerable damage. “It happened ... a few minutes after a Cebu Pacific flight arrived and people packed the waiting area. There were many people killed. I saw six persons killed on the spot,†the official said. Madrid said 18 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. One hospital alone reported 91 casualties. The dead included a boy, a girl, nine men and seven women, officials said. There were conflicting reports on American casualties. A U.S. Embassy official told Reuters that four Americans were among those wounded while the Associated Press gave details on three Americans hurt in Davao. Later, the embassy told Reuters that one American man had died from wounds, raising the overall death toll to 19. According to the Associated Press, the injured Americans were Barbara Stevens, 33, and her 9-month-old son Nathan. They were brought to Davao Doctors Hospital, hospital staff said. Another American, identified as William Hyde, was treated for multiple injuries at Davao Medical Center, Dr. Manuel Tan told the AP. It was not immediately clear what they were doing in Davao. BACKPACK BOMB TV footage showed the waiting stand in front of the terminal building wrecked by the blast, metal pieces strewn on the road. The injured included young children. Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte ordered all pharmacies and drug stores to remain open to supply medicine to the victims. National Police Deputy Chief Edgar Aglipay told a Manila radio station that the explosion was caused by a bomb hidden inside a backpack. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo “strongly condemns the Davao bombing as a brazen act of terrorism which shall not go unpunished,†her spokesman Ignacio Bunye said. Arroyo called an emergency meeting of the Cabinet oversight committee on internal security later Tuesday. Flights to and from Davao were suspended. The Moro rebels have been fighting for a separate Muslim homeland in the impoverished southern Philippines for three decades. Despite a 1997 shaky cease-fire, fighting has occasionally flared up.

pink, pink, and more pink is what i see in stores now. that and floral prints out the wazoo. i like the spring and all, but this is getting a tad bit too girly for me

cant you trim your sides yourself? try using styling wax to hold it down

usually marlboro menthol ultra lights i just got a pack of camel mint and camel tropical as a promo... waiting to finish my curent pack and see how these taste

i agree. you can totally find good deals on unused clothing on there

i went to the record release party in San Diego while i was in SoCali this week. very good stuff

since i'm staying for free this year, i plan on spending a lot less than previous years. around 500$ or so for 6 days... food (saving even more $ since the place i'll be staying in has a kitchen ), alcohol,... shopping oh yeah, not including airfare i already paid for

staying at a friend's condo... for freeeeeeeeee

i just flew to SoCali this past weekend. security has really gotten tight the past few months (more so than last year). they might want you to keep the batteries in it, so they can turn it on and see that it actually works and that you're not using it to smuggle crap in with. *shrug* try to bring it as a carryon, because as was said before, its going to take a crapload of abuse being tossed around with the rest of everyone else's baggage.

blehhh.... didnt we already go through this? http://bbs.clubplanet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145168

some fragrances are formulated to have a longerlasting effect. what you smell when you initially spray on your perfume is the topnote which usually dies down and the longer-lasting odor you have is the base note. perfumes are not pheromones (unless you're buying those specific "pheromone perfumes" now being marketed to attact the opposite sex ). perfumes do react to your body's chemistry though, which is why one perfume can smell differently on different people.

tree eats up pollution By Julian Siddle BBC Science A botanist in Brazil has found a plant that he claims may hold the key to reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. Jatoba, or hymenaea, a rainforest tree, has been found to grow much faster in atmospheres with high levels of carbon dioxide. This could be important in fighting climate change, as carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases that is making the planet warmer. Marcos Buckeridge, a scientist at Sao Paolo's botanical gardens, told the BBC World Service's Discovery programme of his findings. We have to have the technology to provide for an emergency Botanist Marcos Buckeridge "We took seeds and grew them in normal air, which has 360 carbon dioxide parts per million, and in parallel grew plantlets at 720 parts per million, which is the concentration expected for 2075," Professor Buckeridge explained. "The first thing we saw was that photosynthesis doubled in the plants that were growing at the higher CO2 concentration." Carbon sink The research has revealed a mechanism which could hold the key to the effectiveness of carbon sinks. These are based on the idea of planting more trees to absorb the huge amounts of atmospheric "pollution", especially carbon dioxide. It is a theory which appeals to the governments of many industrialised nations, as it seems far simpler than the political and economic changes needed to make industry reduce emissions. Simply planting large numbers of Jatoba trees may not be the answer, as they can take a very long time to reach maturity and specimens 500 years old are not unknown. But the finding is significant because Professor Buckeridge believes the mechanism that allows the Jatoba to absorb more carbon dioxide could be isolated and applied to other plants. This in turn could help lower the build-up of CO2. But that idea is controversial, because it would in effect create a large number of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). "It will take years for us to understand how these things work," Professor Buckeridge conceded. "I'm not saying we should have GMOs everywhere. But we have to be prepared. "We should know what genes we have to change in order to increase carbon sequestration. "We have to have the technology to provide for an emergency. We must be thinking of this research now; we do not know how high CO2 levels will be in 75 years' time." Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/2785403.stm Published: 2003/02/24 11:52:12 © BBC MMIII

apparently, theyre back in. they will forever remind me of the 80s, neon clothes, and plastic bracelettes though

someone needs to ask for a refund from those Hooked On Phonics people

is anyone going to this on friday? i'll be on the west coast this weekend and was wondering if any of you people are gonna check it out. how is the venue (aubergine)? what type of crowd usually goes? dress code?