TELECOM Digest     Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:11:00 EDT    Volume 24 : Issue 490

Inside This Issue:                             Editor: Patrick A. Townson

    Singapore Bans Gay Web Site; Fines Another (Reuters News Wire)
    Zimbabweans Drown Sorrows in Mobile Phone Humor (Cris Chinaka)
    Microsoft to Withdraw Windows in South Korea (Associated Press NewsWire)
    France Telecom Wins Infovision Award (Lisa Reyes)
    Telecom Firms File Qualcomm Complaint (Associated Press News Wire)
    Cellular-News for Friday 28th October 2005 (Cellular-News)
    Re: More on San Francisco and Oakland Numbering (Wesrock@aol.com)
    Re: British Strowger SxS? (Steven Lichter)
    Re: NJ Students Ordered to Take Down Blogs (Steve Sobol)
    Re: Alger Hiss [was: Re: Privacy Worries? Don't Print in Color] (Henry)

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From: Reuters News Wire <reuters@telecom-digest.org> 
Subject: Singapore Bans Gay Web Site; Fines Another
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:11:47 -0500


Singapore has banned an overseas-hosted gay Web site after receiving
complaints it was recruiting underage boys for sex and nude
pornography, and promoting a promiscuous homosexual lifestyle.

The city-state's media watchdog, the Media Development Authority
(MDA), said on Friday that it had also slapped a S$5,000 fine on a
local gay Web site, titled "Meet Gay Singapore Friends," and warned
the operators to remove offensive content.

"The MDA has always adopted a light-touch approach and encourages the
industry to practice self-regulation. But in this instance, we
received several public complaints and we have to act on the
feedback," MDA spokeswoman Casey Chang told Reuters.

The banned overseas site -- which saw its membership jump over five
times to 330,000 this year from 60,000 a year ago -- contained
pornographic pictures and videos, as well as substantial homosexual
content focusing on Singapore and young boys.

It flashed explicit advertisements recruiting underage boys for sex,
facilitated the trading and exchange of nude photos of underage boys,
listed places to meet others for casual sex and provided information
about organized mass orgies, the MDA said.

The local site had nude pictures and videos of gay men having sex
which have since been removed. The MDA said both sites had violated
the Internet Code of Practice which prohibits Web sites from depicting
"nudity or genitalia in a manner calculated to titillate," and host
materials advocating homosexuality or pedophilia.

Details of the overseas Web site have been referred to the police for
investigations, the MDA said.

The legal age of consent for sex in Singapore is 16 and homosexuality
is illegal in the wealthy Southeast Asian city-state known for its
tough laws and strict social controls.

While the government has said that it does not discriminate against
homosexuals, it has stated repeatedly that it would not tolerate an
open gay culture, such as hosting gay parades or legalizing homosexual
sex, saying that would offend conservative Singaporeans.

The MDA currently has a list of 100 banned Web sites -- of which 98
contain pornographic content and two which are deemed to promote
religious extremism.

Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited. 

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From: Cris Chinaka <reuters@telecom-digest.org>  
Subject: Zimbabweans Drown Sorrows in Mobile Phone Humor
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:13:17 -0500


By Cris Chinaka

Zimbabweans are using mobile phones to spice up their lives with a bit
of humor and take their minds off the daily grind of life in the
shattered economy, scrounging for scant food and fuel.

Behind the veil of a state dominated media, packed with official lines
on the problems facing the southern African country which leave no
room for lighthearted tales, Zimbabwe's urban population is resorting
to the Internet and short message services via mobile phones to spread
some laughter.

At least once a day, a mobile phone user is likely to receive a
humorous SMS, ranging from a dirty joke to a tickle over the lives of
Zimbabwe's rulers.

One joke which has circulated at fuel queues among motorists
struggling with shortages and buying the scarce commodity at
exorbitant black market rates is an invitation to make haste to a fuel
garage which supposedly has copious amounts of the commodity.

"Do you need petrol or diesel? No queue and take some containers if
you wish. COST is pump price," the message begins, leaving the
desperate motorist almost stunned with relief. But of course there is
a catch, as the SMS continues: "RUSH now and see a guy called Al Sayid
at Number 13 Shaduuf Road, Tripoli, Libya."

Libya had been Zimbabwe's largest fuel supplier before it cut off the
deal three years ago after Mugabe's government failed to pay its
bills.

And then there is the greeting message designed to poke fun at the
harried motorist with an empty fuel tank: "Greetings from the proud
owner of 50 litres of fuel."

A large chunk of the jokes are brimming with sexual innuendo.

In one such tale, a shopper walks out of a leading Harare supermarket
and stuffs his hand down the front of his pants, prompting the female
security guard at the exit to ask what he has slipped into his
trousers.

Irritated, the man shoots back, "Are you trying to tell me this shop
now sells penises?"

Zimbabwe's political leaders are frequently the butt of some of the
jokes, but people rarely spread these outside their trusted circle of
friends and family for fear of landing in jail for breaching tough
security laws.

Mugabe, 81, and in power since Zimbabwe won independence from Britain
in 1980, approved the punitive legislation three years ago in the face
of serious political challenges and an economic crisis many blame on
government mismanagement.

Scores of people have been hauled before the courts on charges of
contravening the laws, which include a ban on political rallies
without police permission and insulting or undermining the authority
of the president, an offence punishable by a fine or a jail term of up
to a year.

Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited. 

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From: Associated Press News Wire <ap@telecom-digest.org> 
Subject: Microsoft Says Windows to be Pulled in South Korea
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:58:34 -0500


Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said that an investigation by Korea's
antitrust watchdog could lead to the withdrawal of Windows from the
country, or to delays in introducing new versions of the operating
system there.

Microsoft's competitive practices have been under investigation by the
Korean Fair Trade Commission, which is looking into the company's
inclusion into Windows of streaming media and instant messenger
technology.

The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant has faced legal and regulatory
antitrust actions worldwide because of its decisions to include
various services in its operating system.

Earlier this month, Microsoft agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit
with RealNetworks Inc. by paying up to $761 million in cash and
services.

The Korean Fair Trade Commission said at the time that the
RealNetworks settlement wouldn't have any effect on its investigation
into Microsoft.

Seattle-based RealNetworks was among the companies that had filed
complaints against Microsoft in Korea.

In its quarterly report filed Thursday with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Microsoft said the Korean commission could
require the company to remove code or redesign Windows uniquely for
the Korean market.

If that happened, "it might be necessary to withdraw Windows from the
Korean market or delay offering new versions in Korea," the company
said in the filing.

In morning trading Friday, Microsoft shares gained 49 cents, or 2
percent, to $25.34 on the Nasdaq Stock Market.


Copyright 2005 The Associated Press.

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From: Lisa  Reyes <forums_@iec-mail.org>
Subject: France Telecom Wins InfoVision Award for Videotelephony
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:49:39 -0500
Reply-To: lreyes@iec.org


CHICAGO October 28, 2005 France Telecom announced today its receipt of
the InfoVision Award from the International Engineering Consortium
(IEC) for its videotelephony service at the Broadband World Forum
Europe 2005 in Madrid, Spain.

In deployment since December 2004, the service employs an integrated,
fixed-mobile convergence architecture to deliver video communication
integrated with traditional voice communication on both landline and
mobile terminals.

"France Telecom is the worldwide leader for fixed, mobile, and Internet
integrated videotelephony services," said Denis Guibard, vice
president of France Telecom's videotelephony program, during a
plenary session at the World Forum.

"Our strategy with videotelephony is to offer it as an enrichment of
telephony at the same cost as audio-only communications," said
Guibard. "We do not plan to overcharge for video."

The videotelephony offering incorporates three fully interoperable
services: the Livecom service for PC videotelephony, the MaLigne visio
service for videotelephony over a dedicated (DSL) terminal, and the
Orange Intense 3G service for videotelephony over a mobile phone.

When asked by an audience member how successful France Telecom has
been with its videotelephony service over the past 10 months, Guibard
said that the service was developing at a satisfactory pace for such
an innovation in usages. He added, "We have been counting adoptions
of the service in the tens of thousands."

France Telecom, as other major carriers, has made forays into
videotelephony in the past without turning it into a commercial
launch, Guibard said, and there are three main reasons why the company
is doing this again. With the pervasive deployment of broadband and
the dramatic reduction in the cost of equipment and terminals,
videotelephony can now be offered as a true mass-market service. Also,
there has been increased 'image pervasiveness' in society over
the past few years, meaning people are more used to having their
images on display. And finally, the drive into videotelephony is an
effort by France Telecom to provide its customers with increased value
over fixed and mobile broadband access.

The InfoVision Award program recognizes corporations and individuals
for pioneering developments in technologies, applications, products,
advances, and services judged to be the most unique and beneficial in
the telecommunications industry.

The IEC's Broadband World Forum Europe
http://www.iec.org/events/2005/bbwf/ , unparallel to any other
communications event, hosted more than 90 exhibitors, drew nearly
6,000 industry professionals to register, and presented more than 40
sessions over four days at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos de
Madrid. The two-day WiMAX Global ComForum also took place at the
event, addressing technology and business challenges associated with
WiMAX wireless broadband networks. Encouraging professionals to learn
and share information, both events fulfilled the IEC's commitment to
catalyzing positive change in technology, business, and academia.

For more information, please contact Lisa Reyes at +1-312-559-3325 or
mailto:lreyes@iec.org.

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From: Associated Press News Wire <ap@telecom-digest.org> 
Subject: Telecom Firms File Qualcomm Complaint
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:17:39 -0500


Six telecommunications equipment makers said Friday they filed
antitrust complaints with European regulators against Qualcomm Inc.,
claiming the California-based wireless technology company was refusing
to license essential patents on fair terms.

Nokia Corp., LM Ericsson, Broadcom Corp., NEC Corp., Texas Instruments
Inc.  and Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. asked the European
Commission to investigate and stop Qualcomm's alleged abuse of EU
competition rules.

"The companies believe that Qualcomm's anticompetitive behavior has
harmful effects for the mobile telecommunications sector in Europe, as
well as elsewhere, because carriers and consumers are facing higher
prices and fewer choices," they said in a joint statement.

They said Qualcomm was making it harder for rival mobile phone
chipmakers to compete because it was refusing to license essential
patents on the latest cell phone technology on reasonable terms and
offered lower royalty rates to handset customers who only buy Qualcomm
chips.

The companies also claimed that Qualcomm was charging "excessive and
disproportionate" royalties by asking the same rate for two types of
3G handset. Third-generation, or 3G, mobile technology offers faster
data speeds that allow people watch video on their mobile phones. Both
the high cost of handsets and the slow rollout of services so far has
prevented 3G from becoming as popular as expected.

The European office of San Diego-based Qualcomm had no immediate
comment on the complaints.

Qualcomm shares fell $2.33, or 5.4 percent, to $40.72 in morning
trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

The EU head office said it had received the complaints. "We will
examine the complaints carefully to see if there has been any
violation of EU competition rules," EU spokesman Jonathan Todd told
Dow Jones Newswires.

If EU regulators open a formal investigation and find Qualcomm guilty
of breaking EU law, they can force it to change its licensing
practices and fine the company up to 10 percent of its annual
turnover.

Broadcom made similar complaints about Qualcomm's licensing practices
when it filed a lawsuit in the United States, alleging Qualcomm was
breaking U.S.  antitrust rules. Broadcom has asked the U.S. District
Court in the state of New Jersey to stop Qualcomm's alleged unfair
business practices and order it to pay monetary damages.


Copyright 2005 The Associated Press.

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Subject: Cellular-News for Friday 28th October 2005
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:56:25 -0500
From: Cellular-News <dailydigest@cellular-news-mail.com>


Cellular-News - http://www.cellular-news.com

Further Decline in the Handheld Market
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14602.php

The worldwide market for handheld devices experienced its seventh
consecutive quarter of year-over-year decline in the third quarter of
2005. According to IDC's Worldwide Handheld QView, device shipments
decreased 16.9% year over year and fell 8.8% s...

Erm - a NOT "Safe for Work Message" about SMS and Bluetooth
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14601.php

The Toy is a novel use for Bluetooth from a British company. ...

Brits to Spend Over US$7,000 on Ringtones Over 15 Years
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14600.php

The British youth of today will spend on average US$7,765 on
downloading ringtones to their mobile phones over the next 15 years,
according to new research from Xingtone. A poll of over 1,000 people
aged 10-25 years by Xingtone has dissected the ring...

WAP Browser Developer hits One Trillion Data Transactions
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14599.php

Openwave Systems says that it's software solutions have now delivered
over a trillion mobile data transactions to consumers. The mobile data
market is experiencing dramatic growth with the increasing consumer
uptake of services such as email, web bro...

Motorola and Intel Jointly Promote WiMAX
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14598.php

Motorola and Intel have announced plans to collaboratively foster
greater industry momentum for WiMAX and to advance the use of mobile
WiMAX technology, based on the proposed IEEE 802.16e standard, for
both fixed and wireless broadband applications. ...

USA Messaging Market Set For Rapid Growth
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14597.php

Mobile messaging revenue in the USA increased by 106% in 2004 and is
expected to continue to grow strongly over the next five years from
its current low base, according to a new report published by
Analysys. In 2004, mobile data accounted for just 4....

Intec Wins Brazilian Mediation Contract
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14596.php

Intec, a provider of business and operations support systems
(BSS/OSS), has announced that Brazilian telecom operator CTBC has
selected its mediation platform, Inter-mediatE v5, for multi-service
mediation of its fixed, mobile and long distance traff...

First 3G Handset from Chinese Vendor
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14595.php

China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology, a handset
application software and handset solution provider based in China,
says that it has released its first 3G phone. The phone is available
in Italy and features Qualcomm's 6250 chipset, with W...

Embedding Security into Handsets Would Boost Data Usage - report
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14594.php

Bluefire Security Technologies has released findings from a survey of
wireless device and network users suggesting that concerns about the
security of mobile devices and data are common. Bluefire's Mobile
Device and Network Security Survey confirmed ...

Telecom Italia Combined Fixed-Mobile Phone Launch In 06
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14593.php

Telecom Italia SpA said Thursday it will launch its first combined
fixed line-mobile handset in 2006 along with other new services. ...

Russia's Yeniseitelecom user base rises to 800,000 
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14592.php

The subscriber base of Russia's regional mobile operator
Yeniseitelecom has increased since the beginning of the year to
800,000 users as of now, the company said in a press release
Thursday. ...

Russia's MTS launches services in Jewish Autonomous District
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14591.php 

Russia's largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems, or MTS, has
launched its services in the country's Jewish Autonomous
District, MTS said in a press release on Thursday. ...

Swiss court freezes Turkey's Cukurova shares in Turkcell
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14590.php

[Premium] The Arbitration court of the International Chamber of
Commerce in Geneva has frozen the shares of Turkey's Cukurova Group in
Turkey's leading mobile operator Turkcell, a source close to the
hearings told Prime-Tass on Thursday. ...

Belarus' mobile subscriber base up to 3.6 mln Oct 1
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14589.php

The aggregated subscriber base of Belarus' mobile operators has
increased 48.4% since the beginning of the year to 3.605 million users
as of October 1, Belarus' Communications Minister Vladimir Goncharenko
said at a ministry meeting Thursday. ...

Verizon's Quarterly Profit Gains On Wireless, Data
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14588.php

Verizon Communications reported Thursday third-quarter profit rose
4.1%, boosted by continued strong gains in wireless service and record
additions of high-speed Internet customers. ...

Nextel Partners Earnings Jump On Tax Benefits, Wireless
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14587.php

Nextel Partners Inc. said Thursday that third-quarter profit topped
$400 million, as the company benefited from a large tax benefit and
added a record number of new wireless-phone customers. ...

Russia's Parma Mobile subscriber base up to 70,000
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14586.php

The subscriber base of Parma Mobile, which is based in Russia's Komi
Republic and operates under the Indigo GSM brand name, rose to 70,000
users at the end of October, the company said in a press release
Thursday without providing an exact date. ...

Nokia To Establish New Research Center With MIT
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14585.php

Finnish mobile communications company Nokia Thursday said it has
initiated a research collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory. ...

SK Telecom CFO:Invest Talks With Indian Telecom Co End
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14584.php

SK Telecom Co. held talks with a telecommunications company in India
for a potential investment, but discussions were ended due to
differences over terms, the South Korean company's Chief Financial
Officer Sung Min Ha said Thursday. ...

EU Court Grants Orange Rights To Mobilix Trademark
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14583.php

The European Court of First Instance Thursday granted Orange, the
mobile telecommunication arm of France Telecom, the rights to the
trademark Mobilix used by the company's former Danish operations. ...

Ericsson To Expand GSM Network In Ukraine For $45 Million
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14582.php

Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson
Thursday said it has signed a $45 million contract with Ukrainian
national mobile operator Astelit. ...

Ericsson To Supply Mobile Network In Slovakia
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14581.php

Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) said Thursday mobile operator T-Mobile
Slovensko AS (TMSV.YY), a mobile operator in Slovakia, has selected
Ericsson as sole supplier of its 3G/WCDMA network. ...

France Telecom Trims 05 Revenue Growth Target
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14580.php

France Telecom SA Thursday trimmed its revenue projection for 2005,
just four months after publishing the target, as sales growth in the
third quarter was dampened by weakness at the corporate networks
business. ...

Alcatel 3Q Net Profit +36%, Cuts Operating Target
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14579.php

Alcatel SA (ALA) Thursday said third-quarter net income rose 36%, but
the company cut its full-year margin target slightly after every
division posted a decline in operating profit in the latest
period. ...

Telstra Could Buy Hutchison Telecom Australia - Citigroup
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14578.php

Telstra Corp. could look to buy Hutchison Telecommunications Australia
Ltd. to stem the impact of migration to lower-margin mobile services
from its core fixed-line phone business, say analysts at Wall Street
brokerage firm Citigroup. ...

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From: Wesrock@aol.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 20:08:31 EDT
Subject: Re: More on San Francisco and Oakland Numbering


In a message dated Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:48:21 -0000, 
bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi) writes:

> In article <telecom24.485.11@telecom-digest.org>,  <Wesrock@aol.com> wrote:

>> The standard nationwide time for making changes was 3:01 a.m. Eastern
>> Standard Time, which would be 12:01 a.m. Pacifc Standard Time, still
>> on Sunday.  (A day does began at 12:01 a.m.; it's not just a style
>> issue.)

> What if you're keeping track of time to seconds?

> Is "one second after midnight" _really_ part of the previous "day"?

> What about the middle of the day?

> Is "one second after mid-day" (12:00 noon) really still part of the
> 'morning'?

> I'll agree that there is an ambiguity about whether 'midnight' is part
> of the preceeding or succeeding day.  I will, however, argue that if
> it is any interval _past_ "midnight" -- be it a minute, a second, a
> millisecond, a micro-second, a femto-second, or any smaller interval
> -- that there is no question that the time-tick is in the 'new', not
> the 'old' one.

There is certainly no argument from me on this point.  For most things, 
12:01 a.m. is sufficiently accurate.  But when greater accuracy is needed, 
you are quite correct.

Because of the ambiguity you cite, for most purposes 11:59 p.m. or
12:01 a.m. is sufficiently accurate.  Many businesses where safety or
operations are concerned, prohibit the use of any instructions
involving 12 midnight or 12 noon.  They only allow the use of 11:59
p.m. or 12:01 a.m., or in the case of noon, 11:59 a.m. or 12:01 p.m.
      

Wes Leatherock
wesrock@aol.com
wleathus@yahoo.com

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From: Steven Lichter <shlichter@diespammers.com>
Reply-To: Die@spammers.com
Organization: I Kill Spammers, Inc.  (c) 2005 A Rot in Hell Co.
Subject: Re: British Strowger SxS?
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:21:20 GMT


Dave Hunter wrote:

> Hi Pholks:

> I am looking for either parts to build an SxS demo switch, or for a
> small GEC or other British Strowger PAX for the Telephone Museum of
> Prince Edward Island.

> http://www.islandregister.com/phones/museum.html

> Now the reason for the preference of British Strowger, is that Prince
> Edward Island's first automatic switch was British Strowger built by
> Automatic Telephone and Electrical of Liverpool, England. The 1200
> line switch was delivered late in 1949 and placed into service on
> February 9, 1950.

> I would like to stick by this theme if possible, though certainly
> wouldn't exclude North American Strowger equipment.

> When children visit the museum, most have never seen a dial phone, and
> don't have a clue how to use them. What a wonderful thing if I could
> have a demo set up so they can actually see the connection taking
> place in the switches. That is why a modern switch wouldn't help - the
> act of their seeing the equipment move through its steps and make the
> connection. The fascination watching as the process happens.

> Now, if we do find a small switch (i.e. PAX), it would have to be
> located in the Maritimes, due to the cost of shipping such an item,
> but parts are another matter -- a bit easier to ship.

> I have been searching for some time on P.E.I. with no luck. It appears
> I am some 20 years too late to find anything locally, but the search
> continues here, too.

> Companies such as GEC, Plessey and others manufactured suitable
> products and exported them to Canada and the U.S. North American
> companies also made small PAX's which would be suitable. I am open to
> anything at this time.

> Anyone know the location of one of these units or parts to construct a
> demo switch in the Maritimes?

> Thanks,

> Dave

The Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif. has one, but I don't think its 
for sale.  Some 25 plus years ago I was on a crew that hooked it into the 
GTE switch in Long Beach.

The only good spammer is a dead one!!  Have you hunted one down today?
(c) 2005  I Kill Spammers, Inc.  A Rot in Hell Co.

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From: Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net>
Subject: Re: NJ Students Ordered to Take Down Blogs
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:20:41 -0700
Organization: Glorb Internet Services, http://www.glorb.com


Wayne Parry wrote:

> By WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press Writer

> A Roman Catholic high school has ordered its students to remove
> personal blogs from the Internet in the name of protecting them from
> cyberpredators.

> Students at Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta appear to
> be heeding a directive from the principal, the Rev. Kieran McHugh, to
> remove personal postings about the school or themselves from Web sites
> like myspace.com or xanga.com, even if they were posted from the
> students' home computers.

I'm not convinced the issue is safety. Did any of the blogs speak
negatively about the high school?

> Students could be suspended if they flout the rules

Nice.

> Thompson said parents of students who enroll in the schools sign
> contracts governing student behavior, including responsible Internet
> use.

Which, I'm sure, doesn't apply at home - such agreements usually apply
to Internet use AT THE SCHOOL. I'd like to see one such agreement from
this school.

Steve Sobol, Professional Geek   888-480-4638   PGP: 0xE3AE35ED
Company website: http://JustThe.net/
Personal blog, resume, portfolio: http://SteveSobol.com/
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From: henry999@eircom.net (Henry)
Subject: Re: Alger Hiss [was: Re: Privacy Worries? Don't Print in color]
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:51:23 +0300
Organization: Elisa Internet customer


<hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote:

> A single person from Syracuse NY, who owned some grocery stores,
> somehow managed to terrify the film/radio/TV business into firing
> fingered communists. 

Oops, you've lost me now. Who's this, then?

> McCarthy eventually got censured by the Senate for his antics.  He
> died soon after.

Two and a half years = 'soon after'? It was more than 5% of his life.

By the way, one web-bio of Sen. McCarthy

http://www.apl.org/history/mccarthy/biography.html

includes the following tidbit:

> In July, 1942 ... McCarthy took a leave of absence from his [judgeship]
> and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Marines.  ... stationed in
> the Pacific, he participated...

> ... In April, 1945, having resigned his military commission, McCarthy
> was re-elected without opposition to the circuit court.

In the spring of 1945, the war in the Pacific was far from over. I'm
curious as to how/why he was allowed to 'resign' from the service
while millions of other men were committed to 'the duration plus six
months'.

Cheers,

Henry

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