| Charges dismissed in juvenile's death
A judge dismissed the charges against five counselors in the death of an East Baltimore teen at a Carroll County school for juvenile offenders, saying yesterday that a failure to call for help does not constitute reckless endangerment.
Carroll County Circuit Judge Michael M. Galloway ruled that although counselors are accused of waiting 41 minutes to call 911, reckless endangerment charges should be dismissed because that law applies to acts, not failure to take action.
The ruling outraged the mother of 17-year-old Isaiah Simmons, who died at the privately run Bowling Brook Preparatory School, and led her to renew her call for federal charges.
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Obama cuts Rezko ties
Blagojevich and other politicians before his indictment in October 2006. Obama isn't accused of any wrongdoing. And there's no evidence Obama knew contributions to his Senate campaign could have been tainted. But Rezko still has proven a political headache for Obama. The Syrian-born businessman helped raise money for Obama's political campaigns beginning in 1995, when Obama was first running for the Illinois Senate. At the time, Obama was working for a law firm that helped Rezko's company rehab 15 of 30 buildings that Rezko's company managed for low-income tenants using government funds. Of the 30 buildings, 11 were in the state Senate district Obama represented. Many of the 30 ended up in foreclosure, with tenants living in squalid conditions, the Sun-Times reported last year.
I Met the Walrus fresh take on Lennon's message of peace
A six-minute animated film in which John Lennon talks about global conflict and the need for peace has caught the imagination of Hollywood. I Met the Walrus, directed by Toronto's Josh Raskin, on Tuesday earned an Academy Award nomination for best animated short. Jerry Levitan, as the 14-year-old Beatles fan who hunted down John Lennon in a Toronto hotel room and recorded his message of peace.(I Met the Walrus) "I am stunned," said film producer Jerry Levitan. "We knew we'd been shortlisted — out of tens of thousands of films we made a short list of 10, but you're not supposed to let anyone know." The Hollywood buzz over the film has been significant, he said, in part because of the style of film, but also because of the appeal of a story involving former Beatle Lennon being kind to a 14-year-old Toronto kid.
Burley hits out at Pompey
Here we go again the the Pompey fans that can spell (almost] have come out of the woodwork. I couldn't care less what Pompey do, all I'm interested in is how Saints are getting on. We had nearly 30 years in the top division while they went up and down the lower divisions. Now it's their day in the sun, until the money runs out. As for Dyer after his performance against Cardiff they can have him. He gave the ball away so often I wondered who he was playing for! .
China can build things. Why can't India?
India has much more developed financial markets and independent regulatory systems. Indian companies are generally far more competitive and have much deeper managerial resources than the Chinese companies. They are much more innovative, unlike the Chinese who excel in copying western products and designs. It is unfair to expect Indian cities to have the same facilities as in China, just after 15 years of opening up. And in these 15 years, infrastructure has been a focus area only for the last 5 years maybe. If India can achive 8% growth with all these constraintts, it can defenitely do better in the longer term. India is not in any race with China. She needs to focus only on her on growth - a more equitable and balanced growth than the Chinese model - while ensuring the basic human dignity, liberty and freedom to all her people.
Cyber bullying crackdown kicks off
The government has launched a campaign to help schools tackle cyber bullying. The campaign will cost 200,000 and features guidance and a short film to help schools deal with people who use the internet or mobiles to bully other children or abuse their teachers. The guidance includes tips on preventing cyber bullying, including: not responding to malicious text or emails, saving evidence of cyber bullying, reporting incidents, keeping passwords safe and not giving out personal details over the web. silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the PS newsletter today! Ed Balls, secretary of state for the Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), said cyber bullying is a "particularly insidious type of bullying" because it can follow young people wherever they go while the perpetrator can remain anonymous, making it even more stressful for the victim.
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