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RAIN 8/08: Jewish archives, cashing out members, zero political e xpenses



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Associated Press 8/7/01
Newspaper files notice of appeal in Earnhardt case
http://www.al.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?s0288_BC_CA
R--Earnhardt-Autops&&news&newsflash-sports

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The Independent Florida Alligator will appeal a
judge's decision keeping the Dale Earnhardt autopsy photos from being made
public.
The newspaper will argue in its notice of appeal that the Florida
Legislature violated due process by creating a retroactive exemption to the
state's open records law for autopsy photos.


CNET News.com 8/7/01
Apple settels with 'worker bee'
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6804697.html?tag=lh

by Ian Fried
Apple Computer has quietly settled a lawsuit against a former worker who
allegedly posted company secrets on the Internet under the pseudonym "worker
bee."
According to documents filed at California's Santa Clara County Superior
Court, Apple reached a deal in April with Juan Gutierrez, a former temporary
worker whom Apple alleged was responsible for the "worker bee" postings.


The Record 8/7/01
Archivist seeks taker for treasures of Jewish history
http://www.bergen.com/psouth/pmhistor200108077.htm

by Scott Fallon
Jerry Nathan walks slowly up a creaky staircase crowded with shopping bags
full of old, tattered photographs and newspaper clippings.
He sidesteps even more bags in the second-floor hallway of his West Paterson
frame shop. Nathan unlocks a door and flicks a switch to light a stuffy
20-by-35-foot room, nearly every inch stacked with dusty boxes.
"This," he says, "is the mess."


Chicago Tribune 8/7/01
Casino-rich tribe cashing out members
http://chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0108060147aug06.story?coll=ch
i%2Dnewsnationworld%2Dhed

Associated Press
DETROIT -- Some members of one of the nation's wealthiest Indian tribes say
their leaders are trying to expel them to avoid sharing casino profits.
Saginaw Chippewa Indian leaders are trying to remove up to 270 of the
tribe's 2,700 members because they don't meet membership requirements, The
Detroit News reported.


Associated Press 8/7/01
France's official documents revamped
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010807/wl/france_speaking_in_tongues_1.htm
l

by Elaine Ganley
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) - French tax forms and other official correspondence once came in
Latin. Today, they are written in the complex language of state bureaucracy
- which for many is just as bad.
But not for long. For the first time since 1539, when King Francois I did
away with documents in Latin, French officialdom plans to make its
administrative forms more readable - all 1,600 of them.



Houston Chronicle 8/6/01
Rare portrait of James Bowie unveiled at Capitol
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/994172

AP
AUSTIN - A rare 19th century portrait of Alamo defender James Bowie was
unveiled today at the Texas Capitol, where it was declared the state's
"newest historical treasure."
The Texas Historical Commission and State Preservation Board purchased the
oil painting in June for $321,875 at an auction in California.



Lincoln Journal-Star 8/7/01
City Council: Bad communications caused 911 billing woes
http://www.journalstar.com/local?story_id=4270&past=

by J. Christopher Hain
Forced to choose one word to describe billing problems faced by the Lincoln
Fire Department's ambulance service, consultant Russ Bayer said he would
select "communication."



Naples Daily News 8/7/01
Miami Herald gives copies of electronic vote files to Palm Beach
http://www.naplesnews.com/01/08/florida/d544459a.htm

AP
MIAMI - The Miami Herald has turned over electronic copies of computer files
of ballots cast in last year's disputed presidential election to the Palm
Beach County elections office.
The move came after the Chicago Tribune reported last week that the county
erased the so-called "bal" files when it prepared for a local election this
spring.


National Post 8/7/01
Ottawa blocks MPs' access to civil servant
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/national/story.html?f=/stories/20010807/638
215.html

by Ian Jack
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will not allow civil servants to appear
before an all-party committee of MPs examining federal access to information
legislation, says Don Boudria, the House Leader.


Associated Press 8/7/01
Despite campaign activities, union report zero political expenses to IRS
http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0421_BC_Un
ions-Politics&&news&newsflash-washington

by John Solomon
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eager to help Democrats, unions have spent millions on TV
ads and voter guides portraying the party favorably, and worked
neighborhoods to get voters to the polls. But they routinely report zero
political expenses to the IRS, a review of union documents shows.
IRS officials told The Associated Press that it appeared the unions were
obliged to disclose at least some of the activities on their tax forms.
Failure to report taxable political expenses can result in back taxes and
fines for tax-exempt organizations like unions.



New York Post 8/7/01
Levy warns new teach imports: no files, no job
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36900.htm

by Carl Campanile
August 7, 2001 -- As the Board of Education scrambles to fill more than
1,000 vacant teaching slots, Schools Chancellor Harold Levy's office is
warning recruits from foreign countries that they have to bring original
copies of their credentials.
If they don't show up with their diplomas, degrees and college transcripts,
they won't get the teaching jobs they were promised - and won't be able to
remain in the country.



New York Times 8/7/01
Alabama bureau to identify with biometrics
http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_0-1005-200-6796804.html?searchpv=cnet

by Gwendolyn Mariano
CNET New.com
Visionics (news/quote), which provides identification technologies and
systems, said it is working with the Alabama Bureau of Investigation to
provide a biometrics technology to identify fingerprints.
The New Jersey-based company said the live scan technology, dubbed
FingerPrinter CMS, eliminates the hassle of using ink to capture
fingerprints.



New York Times 8/7/01
Russian in digital copyright case is released on bail
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/07/technology/07HACK.html

by Jennifer 8. Lee
Dmitri Sklyarov, a Russian programmer whose arrest in Las Vegas has incited
international protests against an American digital copyright law, was
released on $50,000 bail yesterday, after three weeks in custody.
The case is one of the first criminal prosecutions brought under the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act, a 1998 law that has been criticized as overly
restricting the ability of computer users to gain access to and distribute
digital media material.



New York Times 8/7/01
Time of growing pains for information age
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/07/science/physical/07INFO.html

by Dennis Overbye
Bethlehem Conn. -- These would seem to be heady times to be a computer
scientist. This is the information age, in which, we are told, biology is
defined by a three-billion- letter instruction manual called the genome and
human thoughts are analogous to digital bits flowing through a computer.
And, we are warned, human intellect will soon be dwarfed by superintelligent
machines.



New York Times 8/7/01
Translating New York's history into English
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/07/opinion/07TUE3.html?searchpv=nytToday

by Andres Martinez
History ought to be revised in a way that reinstates the contributions of
peoples overlooked by victors, and American history is no exception. The
irony is that Dutch colonialists find themselves on the list of such
aggrieved outcasts clamoring for scholarly affirmative action.



New York Times 8/7/01
Web merchants turn to offline mail
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/06/technology/ebusiness/06ECOM.html

by Bob Tedeschi
Ever since e-commerce executives had their allowances yanked by the capital
markets and venture capitalists, e-mail marketing has been hailed as a
savior of sorts - a low-cost way to reach consumers and bring customers back
for more.
The only problem, of course, is that the more time people spend on the Web,
the more weary they grow of e- mail marketing.



Sacramento Bee 8/7/01
Scam Alert: Consumers shred ID-theft risk
http://www.sacbee.com/news/news/local08_20010807.html

by Edgar Sanchez
Janine Lendl, a mother of five who values her privacy, has taken action to
help protect it.
She bought a $190 paper shredder for her Roseville home.



Sydney Morning Herald 8/8/01
MP in hacking affair steps aside
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0108/08/national/national15.html

by Geesche Jacobsen, Robert Wainwright and Les Kennedy
The controversy surrounding the alleged hacking of an Opposition MP's
computer deepened yesterday as the Carr Government politician at the centre
of the allegations was forced to stand aside from his parliamentary
positions.



The Daily News 8/7/01
West Overton celebrates flight
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1282&dept_id=182114&newsid=2185087&PA
G=461&rfi=9

by Melissa Spangler
Almost 100 years ago, the Wright Brothers took their first flight. A museum
in Scottdale -- West Overton Museums -- is celebrating that anniversary with
an aviation exhibit.
"There is a lot of aviation history in Scottdale," says Rodney A. Sturtz,
the museum's executive director.


The Financial Express 8/8/01
DPC warns MSEB of legal action if documents are released to NGO
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe20010808/eco2.html

Mumbai, Aug 7: The Dabhol Power Company (DPC) on Tuesday warned the
Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) that it will have to face a legal
action if it releases "confidential" papers with regard to Dabhol project to
the Pune-based non-government organisation, Prayas.



The Daily Leader 8/7/01
Oral history put in spotlight at upcoming writer's retreat
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=2182071&BRD=1377&PAG=461&dept_id=1
72922&rfi=6

by Scott Tyners
MONTICELLO -- Before there was literacy, there was voice. In centuries past,
whole cultures would remember their traditions and heritage by rote, the
passing of information through stories and memorization.
Today, most historical information is gathered and stored by the written
word or as bits of electronic data. Oral history, however, is not forgotten
and still serves as a valuable tool not only in the search for knowledge of
ancient civilizations, but also as a means to research present generations.



Naples Daily News 8/7/01
Woman told her DCF records request would cost nearly $500,000
http://www.naplesnews.com/01/08/florida/d650890a.htm

AP
STUART - A woman who asked the state Department of Children & Families for
child abuse records was told her request would fill more than 2 million
pages and would cost her nearly a half-million dollars.
The Department of Children & Families also told Desere Clabo-Vandevender, a
flower shop owner from Stuart, that her request for child death records and
abuse reports would take about 1,100 hours of work. The agency estimated the
total cost at $481,118.



Washington Post 8/7/01
FBI defends surveillance operation
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43142-2001Aug7.html

AP
NEWARK, N.J. -- The Justice Department claims that revealing details about
how it bugged the computer of an accused bookie could threaten national
security.
Disclosing material about the "key logger system" the FBI installed on the
computer of Nicodemo S. Scarfo Jr. would hurt ongoing investigations of
foreign intelligence agents and endanger the lives of U.S. agents, according
to court documents filed by the government.



Wall Street Journal 8/7/01
Retailers attempt to get a leg up on markdowns with new software
http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB997129731937029295.htm

by Amy Merrick
It's one of the great nail-biter decisions of retailing: just when to hit
the markdown panic button.
Discount chain ShopKo Stores Inc. got nervous this spring, as shopper after
shopper shunned its stretchy nylon track pants. They had a comfortable
elastic waist. They had bright, contrasting stripes down the sides. But they
simply weren't budging at their original price of $16.99.




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Manager, Records Management Group
Woodside Summit Group Inc
Midlothian, Virginia
Office: 804-744-1247 x23
Fax: 804-744-4947
mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com

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