Mexican Officers Brought to Book
By Claire Marshall, BBC News
If words are more powerful weapons, then maybe cops would be more effective crime fighters if they wielded books instead of guns. At least that's the thinking behind a new policy in Mexico City's crime-ridden district of Nezahualcoyotl, where mayor Luis Sanchez has decreed that every officer must read at least a book a month. They don't need to turn in their firearms yet. But if they don't read, they lose any chance of promotion. -- Marca Bradt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4332183.stm

Touching the Untouchables
By Chip Chipman, InTheFray.com
Homelessness, one could say, is today's version of leprosy, rendering its victims untouchable except by other homeless people. Mary Ann Finch is mending the rift, and she is using her hands to do so. One massage at a time, Finch enters the exclusive world of the homeless by 'caring through touch,' an act of compassion she learned in India from Mother Teresa herself. As you can see in this photo essay, her patrons are convinced she is heaven-sent. -- Marca Bradt
http://inthefray.com/html/article.php?sid=1028&mode=thread&order=0

Adopt Orphan Works!
By Staff, orphanworks.org
Thousands of creative works -- books, photos, music, and films -- are lost in copyright limbo. Known as 'orphan works,' because the creator can't be found to request permission for licensing, the US Copyright Office is asking for ideas to make it easier for people to access this orphaned intellectual property. The Electronic Frontiers Foundation and Public Knowledge have launched a new website to make it easy for you to send the government your ideas. But act fast. The deadline for public comments is March 25. -- Leif Utne
http://www.orphanworks.org/