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My last entry about him, I promise.

How To Head Butt Like a Pro [slate.com] on Zizou's technique.

many canadians getting to safer ground, israel there for the long run

"The majority of the passports used crossing the border when I was there were Canadian, followed by Lebanese, Brazilian, American, and Australian in descending order. [...] According to a Syrian border official, almost 100,000 people have fled Lebanon." source

ETA: "The diplomatic process is not meant to shorten the window of time of the army's operation, but rather is meant to be an extension of it and to prevent a need for future military operations," [Israel's foreign minister] told reporters.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday that it's too early to send in such a force.[CBC.ca]

It's too early, because Israel hasn't achieved its objectives yet. Once it has done that, we'll support a stabilization force that will do Israel's work anyway.

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On a different frame of mind: Solar-powered ferries. [CBC.ca] Between that and a large sail, we're set!

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A Letter from Beirut about what it is that the Israelis are destroying in Lebanon. [via aqoul]