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RAIN 10/10: ID Theft, cemetery census, subway maps



There are 11 stories in this posting.


Philadelphia Inquirer 10/09/01
At Merck, an allegation over records
http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2001/10/09/business/PMERCK09.htm

by Joseph A. Slobodzian
Officials at Merck & Co. Inc. called them "records retention guidelines" - routine reminders urging employees to manage and reduce the almost unfathomable amount of paperwork generated by the pharmaceutical giant.


Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Intelligence: Opening the vault
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/tuesday/news_b32cd93a9683004e00f4.html

by Jena Heath
Cox Washington Bureau
That the government keeps secrets during wartime is no secret. In peacetime, however, the debate is about which documents should remain classified. A recent history:



CNN.com 1/08/01
The U.S. meets offshore privacy laws
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/10/08/privacy.laws.idg/index.html

by Patrick Thibodeau
IDG
(IDG) -- Information technology (IT) managers have long known that privacy rules can have a direct impact on database design and customer relationship systems.
Now, they're also learning that international privacy requirements can affect IT in ways that you wouldn't expect. Take the case of Eaton Corporation.



The Indiana Gazette 10/09/01
Olsen: CYS must turn over boy's records
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=2470534&BRD=1078&PAG=461&dept_id=151025&rfi=6

by Chauncey Ross
An Indiana County judge has ordered the county Children and Youth Services to reveal its confidential records of a Blairsville boy who was stabbed in the head.



New Zealand News 10/09/01
Tiny ways to get around data overload
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=221266&thesection=technology&thesubsection=general

by Michael Foreman
If your data files no longer fit on floppy disks or you are lugging a laptop around just to hold Powerpoint presentations, then it could be time to investigate a breed of lightweight storage devices that has just come on the market.
We tested the Ziv portable hard drive, a standard high-capacity notebook drive in a very light casing, and the FlashUSB drive, which stores smaller amounts of data in flash memory.



New York Times 10/09/01
Mapping the movements of altered subway lines
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/09/nyregion/09TUNN.html?searchpv=nytToday

by Randy Kennedy
Maps tend to be pretty static things - at least those of known lands like New York City that were long ago explored and charted and colonized with delicatessens and dry cleaners.



Chicago Sun Times 10/09/01
Park district finds trove of records
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-oldid09.html

by Nancy Moffett
Found: More than 160 original birth and baptism certificates that date to as early as 1890.
They apparently were collected by the forerunner of the Chicago Park District from employees as proof of age, citizenship or residency.
The documents turned up when the Park District moved in June from its McFetridge Drive building, which is being torn down as part of the Soldier Field renovation, to 541 N. Fairbanks.



Poughkeepsie Journal 10/06/01
School renovation yields time capsule
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/saturday/community/stories/co100601s4.shtml

by Mary Witkowski
STAATSBURG -- The Anderson School found a piece of its history while tearing down the 67-year-old main school building.
A time capsule from 1934, the year the building was opened, was found within the school's granite cornerstone last week.



The Sunday Times 10/07/01
Virgin tunes in to digital selling
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/Sunday-Times/stibusnws01016.html?

by Rupert Steiner
VIRGIN MEGASTORE is to be one of the first high-street music retailers to sell singles and albums digitally to customers at home through the internet.
The move will make the need for physical recordings, such as compact discs and tapes, redundant and may be the first step towards the demise of the bricks-and-mortar music shop.



Kentucky New Era 10/09/01
Cemetery census could bring state grant money to county
http://www.kentuckynewera.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/200110/09+Cemetery-10-09-01_news.html+20011009+news

by E.L. Gold
Work by the Christian County Genealogical Society could put the county in line for state grant funds to find, catalog and restore cemeteries across the state, according to county officials.
Betty McCorkle and fellow genealogical society members have worked for several months to list cemeteries -- both active and abandoned -- in the county as part of a statewide effort promoted by state Attorney General Ben Chandler to compile a "census of cemeteries" in the state.



Associated Press 10/09/01
Supreme Court ponders ID theft limit
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/ap/20011009/pl/scotus_identity_theft_1.html

by Gina Holland
WASHINGTON (AP) - An attorney for a California woman whose identity was stolen by her doctor's receptionist urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to give victims time to sue over damaged credit and the computer-age spread of misinformation.
The court's decision could determine how long credit reporting agencies keep files on American spenders and when they can be sued for getting the facts wrong.





Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
pakurilecz@aol.com