Mood:  d'oh

Former safe cracker, war time double agent and later journalist, Eddie Chapman

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Youtube has the film/movie made about him in the sixties, and theres been a book out ('Agent ZigZag-Lover, Traitor, Hero, Spy,' by Ben MacIntyre.) ...maybe there'll even be a redux version if you can count on Hollywood chatterboxes

Looks good.

Posted by mach1231 at 1:48 PM PDT

Updated: Tuesday, 9 June 2009 9:33 PM PDT

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Mood:  chatty

Would you ever think that planes and jet airlines could be controlled by remote perhaps in case of hijacking?

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Instead of trying to retrieve black boxes from downed flights, the site Safelander.com

makes a case for real live time flight path/ time transducing of information to be saved the same way space shuttles currently operate. In light of his stated case and comments found here on the WSJ blog (by the safelander sites' progenitor)

and the fact that it has been reported that Air France received recommendations from the manufacturer (Airbus) (note: recommendations not orders eh?)..that speed sensors be changed a week before the jet went missing and presumed crashed into the Atlantic...

.. I'd say the time has passed already.

More support can be found here for better and new technology than solely relying on "post-autopsy" black boxes..

Accidents waiting to happen, who needs them?

Posted by mach1231 at 1:02 PM PDT

Updated: Saturday, 6 June 2009 1:22 PM PDT

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Mood:  cool

Heres an article that suggests theres something akin to the smell of raw fish in our humble yet proud national security "apparatus"..

note the somewhat arresting headline, it bodes well for us as citizens to pay attention to stories like this

even though CSIS has no powers of arrest, they can issue Security Certificates and detain people indefinitely, they are responsible for our nations security. Lets hope the security oversight committee does its job. Otherwise we'll have people begging for a reason for its existence.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Polygraph+results+CSIS+under+fire/1669147/story.html

Whats the problem? Did they want to avoid getting sued?

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Did you know where the terminology 'top secret' comes from btw? Bottom drawer, middle drawer and top drawer. All things filed away for secrecy in a simple filing cabinet...the one at the top?

But heres something else to pay attention to:

 Our Canadian Security Intelligence Service gets a new director on June 27.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/645334

Get busy.

Posted by mach1231 at 12:42 PM PDT

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Mood:  energetic

I am amazed to learn that since the murder rate in Los Angeles has continued to fall and go down,(could this be thanks to one William S. Bratton?) ..that a case from as far back as 1986 can thus be re-opened thanks to the freer time afforded to detectives and investigative officers...amazing as it is, its shocking to learn that evidence in this case over 20 years later  points to none other than a decades long veteran of the Los Angeles Police force..

.. and that the accused in this case (the bars were drawn down on her yesterday) is actually a woman who  jumped from after being quoted less than two months ago in an LATIMES blogged article where her partner crowed:  "This is the only full-time art-theft unit in the country. Hey, even New York (note: Bratton is formerly from City of New York Police Department) doesn’t have one,” ...

..to being the prime suspect in a 20 year old murder investigation.

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The murder rate in Canada has also been declining I have recently read/heard. We can hope there might be requisite results as experienced with LA and the US. We can hope too it is not any current or former police officer all we like.

CNN covered this story too..Bratton sure is uh-,....showing his efforts from his time on the force in the forms of that expression..I knew him (or 'of him' more like it) when his hair was shoe polish brown..he's a good writer/author. Are you busy William?

Posted by mach1231 at 12:10 PM PDT

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Mood:  accident prone

..since last year there has been a book out called :

Dispersing the Fog: Inside the Secret World of Ottawa and the RCMP?

http://www.dispersingthefog.com/

Posted by mach1231 at 1:12 AM PDT

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Mood:  not sure

Actor Sir Roger Moore demanded officials throughout the world to end sexual abuse of children, by persecuting all paedophiles all over the world, even across their own state borders., ..

The actor (81) held a speech in Germany on Tuesday, regarding UNICEF`s new report.

Posted by mach1231 at 12:41 AM PDT

Updated: Friday, 5 June 2009 1:27 AM PDT

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Mood:  crushed out

• Where did passports come from?
• Why did 1930s stewardesses carry wrenches?
• And how did teetotalers shape the modern vacation?

Wanderlust answers these questions and more..

Yes indeed, if you click the pic, you shall see she also wrote a book called Secret Ottawa. In case you want to know where to buy candles and lingerie if ever in the nations capital. You might be surprised to learn has Canadas ONLY cordon bleau cooking school...

Posted by mach1231 at 12:17 AM PDT

Updated: Friday, 5 June 2009 12:26 AM PDT

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Mood:  lyrical

NOT  'The Price is Right'!

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So, what is..........Cobell?

Yes but whats the answer and how much is the prize?:)

http://www.indiantrust.com/

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Posted by mach1231 at 12:45 PM PDT

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Mood:  bright

It is a widely dispersed myth and well adhered to conceit among poets,wordsmiths and writers and other creative ilk that nothing rhymes with: "orange".

Allow me to disspell.

I posit that it is in fact that : 'coriander'; rhymes perfectly well with orange ...

Silver Shadow Cologne by Davidoff, Silver shadow by davidoff was introduced in 2005 for a mature, charismatic scent for men. Silver shadow opens with orange, coriander and cedar the blends into saffron and patchouli that ends with amber and oakmoss. (Of course you will have to buy it and wear it for your self for your olfactory sesnes to confirm. Ask for a sample.)

But as does 'light salmon'. You just wont find this is any creative writing instruction manual, kitchen cookbook or Debbie Travis home renovation show or book. Or even paint swatches!

Only at Machs Cafe. -lol

Yes we are feeling pretty exclusive but unfortunately theres no mood for that from the drop down menu !

In my humble opinion anyway,  phalange rhymes with the fruit of the same name color. Only if spoke with a French accent though...but what the hey, it works.:)

Posted by mach1231 at 12:46 AM PDT

Updated: Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT

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Mood:  a-ok

Warner has made a $33 million bid for the bankrupt Midway Games in an asset purchase agreement that would include Mortal Kombat and Midway's Chicago and Seattle studios.

A greater percentage of Americans play videogames than go out to the movies, according to a new report from chart compiler and research firm NPD Group.

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Theres also a new study out that argues social media has reached its tipping point, with 83% of the online population now using it in some form - and more than half do so on a regular basis.

Social Media Generates Hype; Fails to Deliver Marketing Punch

Posted by mach1231 at 11:28 AM PDT

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