Learn from the mistakes of others

Your romantic partner may have put a lot of energy into your relationship lately, Steven, knowing that you've been overwhelmed by various family and work responsibilities. Now it's your turn to give generously of your affection and passion.

This is a day when a lot of spiritual energy and love is available to you to create better relationships, friendships, and collaborations.

It is a good day for creating flow and ease with others, so you should get a lot done.

Your romantic partner may have put a lot of energy into your relationship lately, Steven, knowing that you've been overwhelmed by various family and work responsibilities. Now it's your turn to give generously of your affection and passion.

This is a day when a lot of spiritual energy and love is available to you to create better relationships, friendships, and collaborations.

It is a good day for creating flow and ease with others, so you should get a lot done.

APR. 5, 2006
Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday unveiled new software that allows Intel-based Macs to run Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP software.

The computer maker said its new "Boot Camp" software is available as a download beginning Wednesday. It allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac computer.

"Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple's superior hardware now that we use Intel processors," Philip Schiller, Apple senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, said in a statement.

Boot Camp makes it easier to install Windows software on an Intel-based Mac, with a step-by-step guide. It also lets users choose to use either Mac OS X software, or the Windows software when they restart their computer.

Users can download the new Boot Camp software from Apple's Web site. A final version of Boot Camp will be available as a feature in the upcoming Mac OS X version 10.5 "Leopard."

Apple shares gained $3.68, or 6 percent, to $64.85 in premarket trading, while Microsoft shares climbed 22 cents to $27.86.

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APR. 5, 2006
Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday unveiled new software that allows Intel-based Macs to run Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP software.

The computer maker said its new "Boot Camp" software is available as a download beginning Wednesday. It allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac computer.

"Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple's superior hardware now that we use Intel processors," Philip Schiller, Apple senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, said in a statement.

Boot Camp makes it easier to install Windows software on an Intel-based Mac, with a step-by-step guide. It also lets users choose to use either Mac OS X software, or the Windows software when they restart their computer.

Users can download the new Boot Camp software from Apple's Web site. A final version of Boot Camp will be available as a feature in the upcoming Mac OS X version 10.5 "Leopard."

Apple shares gained $3.68, or 6 percent, to $64.85 in premarket trading, while Microsoft shares climbed 22 cents to $27.86.

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[JURIST] UK Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer of Thoroton [official profile] who under the UK's traditional governmental structure served three roles as Speaker of the House of Lords, the head of the UK's judiciary, and a minister in the British government, has resigned his judicial post as part of the constitutional reform process instigated by Prime Minister Tony Blair. Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers [BBC profile] has taken Lord Falconer's judicial position.

Read the UK Department of Constitutional Affairs press release on the transition.
BBC News has more.

The ongoing constitutional reforms also envisage the creation of a new independent commission that will take over responsibility from the Lord Chancellor for appointing judges to the bench, and the institution by 2009 of a new national Supreme Court. Also this week the Judiciary of England and Wales has launched a new website [official website] that includes current court rulings, information on the history of the UK's judiciary, and a variety of learning resources intended to educate the public on how the UK court system functions.

The Guardian has more.

[JURIST] UK Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer of Thoroton [official profile] who under the UK's traditional governmental structure served three roles as Speaker of the House of Lords, the head of the UK's judiciary, and a minister in the British government, has resigned his judicial post as part of the constitutional reform process instigated by Prime Minister Tony Blair. Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers [BBC profile] has taken Lord Falconer's judicial position.

Read the UK Department of Constitutional Affairs press release on the transition.
BBC News has more.

The ongoing constitutional reforms also envisage the creation of a new independent commission that will take over responsibility from the Lord Chancellor for appointing judges to the bench, and the institution by 2009 of a new national Supreme Court. Also this week the Judiciary of England and Wales has launched a new website [official website] that includes current court rulings, information on the history of the UK's judiciary, and a variety of learning resources intended to educate the public on how the UK court system functions.

The Guardian has more.

[JURIST] The United Kingdom launched [Home Office press release] its first non-police law enforcement agency Monday - the Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) [official website; FAQ] - modeled after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [official website] in the US. SOCA will have 5,000 employees on staff and its main goals are to tackle organized criminal gangs [JURIST report] such as drug traffickers, people-smugglers who exploit illegal immigrants, criminals involved in trafficking women from eastern Europe to serve as prostitutes, and world-wide pedophile rings.

The agency, created under the Serious Organized Crime and Police Act [text; JURIST report], has been granted new powers to facilitate its work including the use of phone tapping evidence, plea bargaining for witnesses, and an enhanced witness protection program. One of Britain's top police officers, Bill Hughes, was named [press release] as SOCA's director general who said that the agency's creation was necessary to "prevent organized criminals from causing harm and misery to our fellow citizens and to the UK in general."

Reuters has more.
BBC News has local coverage.

[JURIST] The United Kingdom launched [Home Office press release] its first non-police law enforcement agency Monday - the Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) [official website; FAQ] - modeled after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [official website] in the US. SOCA will have 5,000 employees on staff and its main goals are to tackle organized criminal gangs [JURIST report] such as drug traffickers, people-smugglers who exploit illegal immigrants, criminals involved in trafficking women from eastern Europe to serve as prostitutes, and world-wide pedophile rings.

The agency, created under the Serious Organized Crime and Police Act [text; JURIST report], has been granted new powers to facilitate its work including the use of phone tapping evidence, plea bargaining for witnesses, and an enhanced witness protection program. One of Britain's top police officers, Bill Hughes, was named [press release] as SOCA's director general who said that the agency's creation was necessary to "prevent organized criminals from causing harm and misery to our fellow citizens and to the UK in general."

Reuters has more.
BBC News has local coverage.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006
California federal judge bans public release of information on executioners
Krystal MacIntyre at 11:59 AM ET

[JURIST] US District Judge Jeremy Fogel [official profile] has authorized lawyers to obtain information on executioners at San Quentin Prison, but has banned the release of any details about them to the public. Lawyers for convicted murderer and death row inmate Michael Morales [NCADP profile; JURIST news archive] are seeking to substantiate claims that the lethal injection method used by the California Department of Corrections [official website] and San Quentin Prison is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment [text]. Fogel allowed the limited disclosure of information on prison staff Monday after a review of recent execution records raised concerns as to whether the drugs were being administered properly. Reuters has more.

Morales' execution, originally scheduled for February, was indefinitely postponed [JURIST report] when two anesthesiologists withdrew their agreement to monitor the injection of a three-drug combination widely used for capital punishment and Fogel imposed further conditions to reduce the chance of a botched and potentially painful execution. A full hearing on the constitutionality of California's lethal injection method is scheduled for May 2 in San Jose.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006
California federal judge bans public release of information on executioners
Krystal MacIntyre at 11:59 AM ET

[JURIST] US District Judge Jeremy Fogel [official profile] has authorized lawyers to obtain information on executioners at San Quentin Prison, but has banned the release of any details about them to the public. Lawyers for convicted murderer and death row inmate Michael Morales [NCADP profile; JURIST news archive] are seeking to substantiate claims that the lethal injection method used by the California Department of Corrections [official website] and San Quentin Prison is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment [text]. Fogel allowed the limited disclosure of information on prison staff Monday after a review of recent execution records raised concerns as to whether the drugs were being administered properly. Reuters has more.

Morales' execution, originally scheduled for February, was indefinitely postponed [JURIST report] when two anesthesiologists withdrew their agreement to monitor the injection of a three-drug combination widely used for capital punishment and Fogel imposed further conditions to reduce the chance of a botched and potentially painful execution. A full hearing on the constitutionality of California's lethal injection method is scheduled for May 2 in San Jose.

[JURIST] A US military judge presiding over one of the military commission proceedings [US DOD backgrounder; JURIST news archive] that resumed [JURIST report] at Guantanamo Bay Tuesday appeared unsure of exactly what body of law would be applied in the case against Abdul Zahir [JURIST report], one of ten detainees who have been charged with war crimes. When asked by Zahir's military counsel, judge Col. Robert Chester said "Obviously military law is going to have some application. I suppose we will look at military criminal law and federal criminal laws and procedures." Asked to be more specific, he later shot back "I'm not going to speculate as to what is or what is not controlling." No trial date was set, and Zahir did not enter a plea.

The Guantanamo tribunals are the first military commission proceedings since World War II; last month the US Supreme Court heard arguments in Hamdan v. Rumsfield [Duke Law Backgrounder] on whether such tribunals are legal as currently constituted. Legal scholars have argued that the US government has confused matters by trying terrorism cases under the law of war, in the process alleging crimes by some detainees - such as "conspiracy to commit war crimes" - that do not exist under either US or international law.

Read a JURIST op-ed by former US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues David Scheffer on the Hamdan case and the choice of laws issue.
AP has more.

"we're supposed to be making it up as we go along! stop rushing me!"

[JURIST] A US military judge presiding over one of the military commission proceedings [US DOD backgrounder; JURIST news archive] that resumed [JURIST report] at Guantanamo Bay Tuesday appeared unsure of exactly what body of law would be applied in the case against Abdul Zahir [JURIST report], one of ten detainees who have been charged with war crimes. When asked by Zahir's military counsel, judge Col. Robert Chester said "Obviously military law is going to have some application. I suppose we will look at military criminal law and federal criminal laws and procedures." Asked to be more specific, he later shot back "I'm not going to speculate as to what is or what is not controlling." No trial date was set, and Zahir did not enter a plea.

The Guantanamo tribunals are the first military commission proceedings since World War II; last month the US Supreme Court heard arguments in Hamdan v. Rumsfield [Duke Law Backgrounder] on whether such tribunals are legal as currently constituted. Legal scholars have argued that the US government has confused matters by trying terrorism cases under the law of war, in the process alleging crimes by some detainees - such as "conspiracy to commit war crimes" - that do not exist under either US or international law.

Read a JURIST op-ed by former US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues David Scheffer on the Hamdan case and the choice of laws issue.
AP has more.

"we're supposed to be making it up as we go along! stop rushing me!"