33 Years of the Digest ... founded August 21, 1981Copyright © 2015 E. William Horne. All Rights Reserved.The Telecom Digest for Jun 2, 2015
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| Clearly, no longer can a dictator count on East-West confrontation to stymie concerted United Nations action against aggression. A new partnership of nations has begun. |
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| Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 11:10:26 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org. Subject: Could wearing a smartwatch behind the wheel land you in hot water? Message-ID: <1794E378-CCE3-4F05-B1C4-36B78FF96555@roscom.com> Could wearing a smartwatch behind the wheel land you in hot water? By Hayley Tsukayama May 29 Smartwatches such as the Apple Watch are designed to keep us from being glued to our smartphone screens all day. But even with their bite-sized messages, are these new gadgets still too distracting for use behind the wheel? Some other countries' police officers certainly seem to think so. A Canadian man was fined $120 for using his Apple Watch while driving earlier this week, Montreal's CTV News reported. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/29/could-wearing-a-smartwatch-behind-the-wheel-land-you-in-hot-water/ Pincourt man fined $120 for using Apple Watch while driving http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/pincourt-man-fined-120-for-using-apple-watch-while-driving-1.2394293 |
| Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 19:20:41 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> To: telecomdigestsubmissions.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org. Subject: Ex-FIFA Official Cites Satirical 'Onion' Article in His Self-Defense Message-ID: <BE3235E0-7E07-4BFD-881F-83210866CE47@roscom.com> Ex-FIFA Official Cites Satirical "Onion" Article in His Self-Defense Jack Warner, arrested last week in connection with a criminal investigation, held up the faux news report as evidence, he said, of an American conspiracy. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/world/americas/ex-fifa-official-jack-warner-cites-onion-article-in-defense.html |
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