links for 2008-02-14

• Australia apologizing to Aborigines - International Herald Tribune
  GZE2 - At the top of the agenda for the new liberal gov't...apologize and sign the Kyoto Treaty...don't you think there are other more pressing issues in Australia??
  (tags: australia news)
• FT.com / In depth - Spielberg quits Beijing Olympic role
  Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg withdrew on Tuesday as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing over China’s policy on the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region.
  (tags: china olympics)
• The Hockey News: Headlines: Feisty Alex Burrows not worried about losing friends around the NHL
  "Those Russian guys, they don't like that kind of stuff," Burrows said with pride. "Normally they shy away from it."
  (tags: canucks nhl hockey)
• FOXNews.com - 'Ponytail Bandit' and Husband Identified, Reported Fled to Thailand - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
  GZE2 - Never thought of this as a means to pay for my trip to Thailand...
  (tags: usa news thailand)
• The Weekly Standard: Another Bear Intercept
  A U.S. military official says that one Russian Tupolev 95 buzzed the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz twice, at a low altitude of about 2,000 feet, while another bomber circled about 50 nautical miles out.
  (tags: military russia usa)
• globesports.com: Malarchuk still haunted by his own gory accident [Anonymoused]
  "I have a hard time if I see a slasher movie," he said.
  (tags: hockey nhl)
• Danica Patrick reaches new milestone, SI's Swimsuit Issue - Autoblog
  Danica Patrick appears in the most recent issue, but it's not for winning a race. Rather, her hot bod has landed the IndyCar driver in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
  (tags: cars)
• Developer sues city for $8 million
  GZE2 - Why does this not surprise me? Wonder if they'll paint the houses blue??
  (tags: oregon)