Inmate Getting Out for Sex Change

“ROANOKE, Va. (AP) – A transsexual will be granted early release from prison so he can undergo the final surgery to become a woman.”

Copyright law gets a second look
Foes of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act have a second chance to tweak a section of the controversial law.
By Declan McCullagh

“On Tuesday, the U.S. Copyright Office began accepting comments from the public on the law’s ‘anticircumvention’ section, which limits people’s ability to bypass copy-protection mechanisms. Comments are due by Dec. 18. “

Copy Control Complaint Desk Opens
Formal public comment on DMCA invited for one month, then feds will reconsider act.
Michelle Madigan

“WASHINGTON — Frustrated with technological access controls on digital media? Disdainful of the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act? The feds are inviting you to vent.”

‘Net chat’ language leaves teachers lost for words
Kids want to click and run, not sit reading
CHRIS SORENSEN

“After 24 years as a public school teacher, Janice Manson thought she had seen it all.”

“Then one day she received a homework assignment from a high school student that contained bizarre abbreviations where nouns and verbs might have stood. People became ‘ppl.’ And ‘lol’ seemed to mean laughing out loud.”

Lawsuit claims McDonald’s burgers and fries are making kids fat

“NEW YORK (AP) — Are Big Macs hazardous to children’s health?”

I’m so screwed.

Study says patience is more than a virtue
Impatience, urgency can raise risk of high blood pressure
By Debra Goldschmidt

“CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — More bad news for people with hard-charging personalities. Researchers said Wednesday that they have found a correlation between having a sense of time urgency and impatience (TUI) and an increased risk of developing hypertension or high blood pressure.”