Saturday January 27, 2007 8:00 am Lethbridge Sunrise 8:11 Sunset 17:17 Hours of daylight: 9:06

A. Morning Musings

8:00 am It is -14 C at the moment with a high of +3 C forecast.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: U.S. Refuses to Take Arar off Watch List

Even though Canada has given Arar an official apology, the U. S. has different criteria for how it reviews individuals as potential terrorist threats. The U. S. says Arar's travel history and associations are such that he should remain on their list. Harper has indicated that he will continue to press for a review of this situation. This may well be a diplomatic stand-off. Arar has also launched a legal lawsuit against the U.S. Clearly any country has the right to establish its own criteria for its own policies. All Canada can do is indicate its disagreement with the U. S. stand.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Palm Cop to Face Charges

An unprecedented review by a former NSW chief justice has contradicted the Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions. There is enough evidence to warrant a manslaughter trial. This does not mean he will be found guilty, but it does mean that the death of an aboriginal in police custody will be officially reviewed. This seems to me to be the right decision. When there is a reasonable doubt it is necessary for the judicial system to take all necessary steps to ensure that the correct judgement is made.

Reviewing yesterday's list of items to be attended to, I completed 3 out of 6. I continue to set unrealistic goals. I will shorten the list further today. The wind is down so I will keep the walking on the list. I will begin with the other 2 items that I failed to look at: 3rd Planit tutorial and look at the manual settings for my digital camera. I will keep the item about assembling the coaling tower and will also do some recreational reading from "A Spot of Bother". My mathematics activity will be postponed. I now have 5 items for today.

From rear window	South patio
Both images taken at 12:50 PM

 

B. Plan

Immediate
Health	Walk & exercise	1 hr
Model Trains	Follow tutorial for 3rdPlanIt (Manual p. 8 - 13)	1 hr
	Continue assembly of coaling tower	1 hr
Technology	Digital photography - learn about using the various manual settings	1 hr
Literature	Continue reading "A Spot of Bother" by Mark Haddon	1 hr
Later
Chores	Investigate water softeners for home
Technology	Read manual for cell phone
	Make notes for chap. 4 of "Switching to the Mac"
	Begin reading "iPhoto"
	Burn backup of images onto DVD
	Edit iPhoto images	1 hr
Mathematics	Make notes for "Mathematics: A Human Endeavor" ch 1
	Read "Fearless Symmetry" chap 9: Elliptic Curves
Model Trains	Add ground cover to oil refinery diorama
	Purchase DCC system
History	Read Watson "Ideas"
Philosophy	Read & make notes for "Breaking the Spell"
GO	Complete reading "Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go"
Puzzles	The Orange Puzzle Cube: puzzle #10

C. Actual/Note

D. Reflection