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...last week looked bad for Bill Gates ?a judge ordered him to hand over the heretofore secret blueprints for Microsoft Windows?this week may be even worse. For starters, he?ll be spending at least two days with a pack of federal prosecutors, who will grill him on Wednesday and Thursday about Microsoft?s alleged anticompetitive practices. He?ll also spend some of the week batting back accusations that the firm?s new Windows 98 operating system was ?undercooked? and rushed to market before it was ready. Though the software has been selling briskly, critics have been compiling an increasingly...
...comprehensive safety net yet. Last year, in the spirit of Colin Powell's summit on volunteerism, Congress passed the Volunteer Protection Act providing immunity for Good Samaritans so long as their conduct is not criminal or does not constitute "gross negligence." So, if someone trips and burns on your grill at the church barbecue, the law protects you. Just don't stick his hand in the fire...
Predictably, there are murky areas. Setting up the grill near an obstacle course, for example, could be seen as gross negligence. And don't forget, even if you are blameless, you can be sued and incur legal expenses. So before giving your time to a community board--and especially if you are affluent and perceived to have deep pockets--be sure you are insured. Your biggest risk is that an organization run by volunteers busy with their own lives will simply neglect to renew coverage...
More changes are in the cards for the Square. Friday's American Bar and Grill, an off-shoot of T.G.I. Friday's, is set to open next year in the Eliot Street space formerly occupied by California Pizza Kitchen. And a 7-Eleven will be replacing the Christy's convenience store on JFK Street...
Before we head into the station, Officer Derosiers sorts out a motor vehicle accident, deftly mediating between five teenagers whose car's front grill is missing and a woman in a new Jeep whose license has expired...