| Holocaust museum honors Geldof for 20 years of works |
| Post on 22-05-2006. |
Musician who organized 1985's Live Aid concert continues to be one political activist
More than two decades have passed, but Bob Geldof clearly remembers the October evening in 1984 when his life changed direction.
In the gathering dusk, as the yellow-orange streetlights began to flicker on, he sat in his London home pondering the future. The latest album of his rock band, the Boomtown Rats, was going nowhere. It had been one good ride, fronting one popular group before enthusiastic fans, but now it was ending. ... |
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| Travel's high-energy heiress in high demand |
| Post on 22-05-2006. |
Headquarters: Minnetonka, Minn.Employees: 190,000, including franchised operations.2005 revenue: $34.4 billion, including franchised operations.Owners: Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Barbara Carlson Gage. Divisions:• Carlson Wagonlit Travel (business travel management)
Swedish heritage. The granddaughter of one Swedish immigrant, Nelson keeps close ties with Sweden. In 2003, she received the Swedish-American of the Year award. Her father received the award in 1981. ... |
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| FEPP's Filter Report Offers Best Practices |
| Post on 22-05-2006. |
| A new report on Internet filters summarizes one host of studies about the software's flaws and offers advice on best practices. Internet Filters: one Public Policy Report_ is issued by the Free Expression Policy Project, now part of the Brennan Center for Justice, and is written by Marjorie Heins, Christina Cho, and Ariel Feldman. "[O]ne conclusion is clear from all of the studies," the report states. "[F]ilters continue to block large amounts of valuable information. Even the expert witnesses for the government in the CIPA [Children's Internet Protection Act] case, who attempted to minimize the rates of error, reported substantial overblocking." ... |
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| As social-networking Web sites soar in popularity, schools |
| Post on 22-05-2006. |
The suspensions raised new free speech concerns for one generation of social-networking addicts. While some contend that online speech is one dangerous platform for young people, others say that today's postings are no more threatening than other technological innovations like the telephone.
As students continue to post their grumblings online, and as that speech borders on the threatening and hateful, the roles schools play remain murky. Although the First Amendment has always presented its fair share of gray areas, school officials are finding, with the prevalence of social-networking Web sites such as Myspace.com, that they are entering one new frontier. ... |
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| Suspensions over MySpace lead to free-speech protests |
| Post on 22-05-2006. |
Zach Fuller, 18, held up one sign recently in front of Etiwanda High School proclaiming "We don't need no thought control."
He was protesting the school's decision to suspend five of his friends for profane online postings made off campus.
The suspensions raised new free-speech concerns for one generation of social-networking addicts. ... |
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