| Simon's Big Give
He's been tagged as "Mr Nasty"... But Simon Cowell is actually a big old softy at heart. Forget everything you thought you knew and listen to his latest news... He's been doing a lot of soul-searching of late. Yes, he's still got one, he didn't sell it to the little red man with horns. He's decided to donate a mahoosive amount to charity - but not £1m or £5m. Nope, he's said to be handing over a whopping £90m. Si, thought to be worth £100m, will donate to a mix of children's and animal causes. It seems his mum, Julie, got his cogs turning over on his hol in Barbados at Christmas. He told The Sun: "Mum asked, 'Have you ever made a will?' I said, 'Thanks a lot.' But it got me thinking." But his family will still have a little something handed over.
September 2003
Do your staff know your corporate policies? Patent obstacle lifted for cheap drug imports Teenage MSBlaster suspect arrested Apple sued over Rendezvous trade mark 192.com in database rights dispute with Royal Mail Overbroad subpoenas sent to ISPs may be criminal Vote on EU software patents delayed – again Court refuses 192.com access to full electoral register Palm's PDA patent decision upheld Coalition to fight on-line identity theft HMV and OD2 sued over European download patent Teleworking guidelines for employers from the DTI SCO to invoice commercial Linux users AT&T files racketeering suit against WorldCom Air passenger details won't travel to US, says EU Business process outsourcing – reality strikes ID theft hit 9.9 million Americans last year, says FTC Mousetrapping typosquatter faces criminal trial Workplace monitoring needs EU regulation, says study Wholesale broadband prices to drop again, says BT Microsoft settles antitrust case with rival OS company Global privacy report is the most comprehensive ever Amnesty for file swappers expected from RIAA Regulatory framework gets easier for mobile operators Pop-up ad success was down to consent Music industry sues 261 file-swappers IBM sued by 200 for workplace injury and death delete me National DNA database proposed by police Hacker Lamo surrenders WorldCom reaches deal with opposing creditors First UK ruling under new rules on e-mail marketing Worm suspects charged by UK police P2P in the dock over child porn file-sharing RIAA settles file-sharing suit with 12 year old Law seeks 'deposit' of web sites with UK libraries Jamming camera phones to create Safe Haven Windows flaws du jour; patches served Microsoft ordered to recover deleted e-mail Anti-spammers get richer than spammers Data retention: Government ignoring feedback? Enterprise Act corporate insolvency changes now in force Snoopers' Charter diluted; critics unconvinced Fraudsters go 'phishing' at Barclays Beatles' Apple sues Jobs' Apple over iTunes Microsoft rethinks Explorer after patent ruling Electronic contracts need voluntary rules, says ICC Cabinet reluctance on ID cards Verizon begins appeal over RIAA subpoenas Legal barriers to e-commerce – EU consultation Director personally liable for company patent infringement Community trade marks hit language barrier Data retention: ISPs voice concerns US grants three year extension to ICANN VeriSign attacked for profiting from typo monopoly Digital TV is not accessible to the disabled Europeans comfortable with electronic payments Hard drive makers sued over size deception Spam and cookie rules in UK law from December ISP sues apartment block for Wi-Fi sharing Will file-swappers be sued in UK? “Hopefully not," says BPI OUT-LAW wins top legal industry award EasyJet reservation system on trial ICANN asks VeriSign to suspend Site Finder service delete this page First jury conviction under US digital copyright law Decision time for European software patent directive Microsoft kills chat to protect children Passengers sue US airline for privacy violations Software patents limited by European Parliament vote Streaming patent holder disables adult sites Fonts need a licence – industry campaign begins HP offers Linux indemnities to customers Congress overrules court on Do-Not-Call Registry Game blamed for murder, $100 million lawsuit likely World's toughest spam laws may be invalid Lloyds TSB faces £100 million bill over mis-selling Electronic evidence – new guidelines for police IBM expands counterclaim against SCO London lawyers in trouble over unfit e-mail Grid computing switches on, making history or hype .
Student Views: snow days, snacks
UW-Madison education major Sarah Young, who is student teaching at Madison's Jefferson Middle School, used the Wisconsin State Journal's Forum section in her newspaper unit as a model for writing opinion pieces. The letters below are from students in Young's eighth-grade language arts classes. Schools should better plan for snow days A terrible blizzard blew into southern Wisconsin on Dec. 10. The roads and sidewalks were dangerous for cars, buses and walkers. There were many car accidents and at least two people died as a result. In addition, buses needed to drive safely and slowly, therefore most were late and people were tardy for work and school. This storm followed an earlier one, and sidewalks and streets were already a mess. Madison schools should have closed.
Peach Buzz
As luck would have it, when the University of Georgia junior made it onto the television quiz show, the hardest questions came from the blues music category. "That tripped me up the most," said Rolader, 21. The 2005 Brookwood graduate taped the show in October, and it aired last week. "I had a bunch of friends over [to watch the show]. It was a blast," said Rolader, who is studying history and sociology and does a little part-time catering on the side. He says he was just a question away from winning, but got $2,000 for his trouble. "That's not too bad," said Rolader, who is considering law school or maybe politics. "It was just so much fun playing." Passing the torch at WSB On Jan. 31, WSB newscaster Jovita Moore will take over the 5 p.m.
Sound off: AC360 Blog
I still believe little children will some day live in a world where they are judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.But "some day" is not here. Not yet. And that is the Last Word. Check out more Jami Floyd blogs on 'In Session' .
Death of a family
Another officer was her attendant; he stood on the bank holding her lifeline and directed the search. Caskey would tell the court, "I am the monkey on the end of the rope, if you like; I just go where he tells me." She entered the black water at 10.35pm. Black water is water with zero visibility, and this water was also cold - 10.1 degrees. Caskey dived to the bottom and searched in the darkness by feel alone. She swept in an arc: her attendant would let out her lifeline and she would go from one side to another while keeping it tight. Once she cleared a sweep, he would let her out another arm's length and she would sweep back the other way. This method systematically covered the search area. There was no point in taking a torch with her, she said: "Torches don't work because there's so much sediment in the actual water itself." And because the vehicle would have sunk, there was no point in searching higher up in the water: "Ninety-nine per cent of our searching is grovelling around in the mud on the bottom." She found some metal and plastic debris and felt she was close.
Third-Market Dentistry
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