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The Mercury News Posted on Tue, Mar. 09, 2004 British girl named Diot Coke in 1379 Associated Press LONDON - Naming your child after a popular soft drink could be seen as a little bit faddish, but the parents of young Diot Coke might be forgiven - they gave their baby daughter the name way back in 1379. Researchers at Britain's National Archives believe that the little girl, born in West Riding in Yorkshire, was the unfortunate victim of the corruption of the name Dionisia. One of the diminutives derived from that name on its path to the modern day Denise was Diot. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/8143676.htm The Guardian BAE's secret vault in Geneva uncovered Papers 'moved out of reach of the law' David Leigh and Rob Evans Monday March 8, 2004 The Guardian The Guardian has discovered a secret vault in Switzerland, where BAE, Britain's largest arms company, is alleged to have hidden filing cabinets full of evidence of covert payments to foreign politicians. Allegations of corruption surrounding BAE's arms sales around the world have been frequently made, but this is the first concrete information that the firm, a large British public company with intimate relations with the Blair government, may be deliberately concealing evidence outside the jurisdiction of its own legal authorities, exploiting Switzerland's secrecy rules. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1164252,00.html e-consultancy E-mail archiving tailored to unregulated and mid-size organisations. Reduce Exposure to Legal Risks with Archive One Policy Release Date: 10 March 2004 Reading, UK. Whether a company needs to archive all or selected emails, indefinitely or for a limited period of time, a new product from C2C Systems ensures that internal rules are followed. Archive One Policy helps organisations enforce long-term e-mail retention and retrieval policies. http://www.e-consultancy.com/newsfeatures/154733/e-mail-archiving-tailored-to-unregul... Belfast Telegraph History's an open book at records office By Gary [log in to unmask] 10 March 2004 ULSTER people will now have easier access to unique documents which reflect historical events over several centuries. Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Angela Smith has opened a new public search room at the Public Record Office in Northern Ireland which has been refurbished at a cost of £250,000. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=499811 Managing Information 11 March 2004 UK Museums Unite To Publish 'A Manifesto for Museums' Museums across the country have joined together to publish A Manifesto for Museums, calling for a five-year programme of investment to sustain their current success and build for the future. http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=2489 Black Information Link Launch of the Bernie Grant Collection The Bernie Grant Trust 12/3/2004 The late Bernie Grant MP (1944 – 2000) led a remarkable life. Over 35 years, he was at the forefront of a furious dialogue about race in British society, as a trades unionist and civil rights activist, as the first ever Black Leader of a local authority in Europe in Haringey, North London, as an outspoken Black Member of Parliament, and as an international campaigner http://www.blink.org.uk/pdescription.asp?key=3061&grp=13 Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask]