GeorgeMichael is out on a concerttour ahead of retirement, but he added a last-minute date to perform in Abu Dhabion Dec.1, lured by a reported $1.7 million fee for the night.
Patent No. 6, 000, 000 was awarded on Dec. 7, 1999, to 3Com for Jeff Hawkins and Michael Albanese's invention of "hot synchronization" technology for handhelds.
Michael Chatman, the supervisor in the federal courts' Pretrial Services Office who filed a petition Dec. 4 stating that Snipes had traveled to Dubai "without permission of the court, " declined to say how Snipes' unauthorized trip was brought to his attention.