29 October 2003 By The Morning News — 29 Oct 2003 New York's currently: drowning U.S. plan in Iraq: Stay the course, faster, perhaps shift intelligence officers from WMD-hunting to counterinsurgency. Improved chances for the end of Sudan's 20-year war. Downing Street says November's elections for North Ireland assembly will proceed, despite no fresh details on IRA's disarmament. Dunkin Donuts dumps the cruller. California firefighters struggle to protect mountain resorts. Related: T.C. Boyle on waiting for the apocalypse in California. Astounding: New York as two things: real city, dream city. Senate adopts Schumer and Clinton's proposal to cut aid to countries with outstanding parking tickets in New York City. America's educators need to learn too--Do not chat online, especially about poking little girls. Man accused of plotting to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge sentenced to 20 years. Related: Former senior member of Aum Shinrikyo sentenced to death. Optimistic explanations for Iran's recent change of heart. Twenty-six Russian inmates sing for freedom--six winners walked free; just another day in the life of Russian jails. Author Safran Foer outed as an electric sign on Flatbush. Smoke your meat at home. DFW on the uniqueness theorem applied to advanced philosophy and pot-talk when considering where numbers come from. Houses now submerged to supply water for Liverpool, just another aspect of Welsh history. [ via things ]