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RAIN 11/28: E-cheques, Ventura Co. artists, Mexican codices



There are 24 stories in this posting


Asheville Citizen 11/27/01
Global records management company enters Asheville market
http://cgi.citizen-times.com/cgi-bin/story/front/1930?storytemplate=business

by Tim Reid
ASHEVILLE - Iron Mountain Inc., a global leader in records and information management services, is entering the Asheville market with the purchase of the assets of Smith Records Management, a division of Smith Dray Line & Storage.



Charlotte Observer 11/27/01
Bank data sharing raises security issue
http://www.charlotte.com/observer/business/pub/banks1127.htm

by Marcy Gordon
AP
WASHINGTON -- Consumer and privacy advocates are voicing concern over a data-sharing agreement being considered by the government and major banks to track terrorists through their use of U.S. financial institutions.



BBC News 11/27/01
BadTrans computer virus strikes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1678000/1678578.stm

A sneaky Windows computer virus is circulating that tries to install software that monitors what users are typing and passes it to the malicious program's creator.



El Paso Times 11/27/01
Las Cruces school board thinks ex-chief has his file
http://www.borderlandnews.com/stories/borderland/20011127-156112.shtml

AP
LAS CRUCES -- Las Cruces school board officials say former Superintendent Jesse L. Gonzales apparently has his personnel file.
Board members and school district officials say they have not seen the file since Gonzales took it from the district's human resources department in 1994.



Boston Globe 11/27/01
Lawmaker proposes restricting public access to blueprints
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/331/region/Lawmaker_proposes_restricting_:.shtml

AP
BOSTON (AP) Calling it ''a reasonable exception to a very broad law,'' a Holliston lawmaker has proposed legislation restricting public access to potentially sensitive documents, such as blueprints for the state's bridges, tunnels and airports.



Chicago Tribune 11/27/01
Chicago's hidden temple of esoterica
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0111270010nov27.story?coll=chi-leisuretempo-hed

by William Hageman
Looking for a volume of Britain's House of Lords' daily records from 1509? How about a copy of India's 1961 census?
Or maybe Albert Einstein's doctoral dissertation?


The (Boulder) Daily Camera 11/27/01
Citizens group wants digital records
http://thedailycamera.com/news/county/27lvote.html

by Chris Barge
A citizens' group attempting to review the results of Boulder County's recent mail-in ballot election has run into a quagmire of the information age.
The group, Citizens for Accurate Mail Ballot Election Results, wants the county clerk's office to release records in a digital format.


CNN.com 11/27/01
Police search in identity case uncovers thousands of records
http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/11/27/identitytheft.ap/index.html

AP
HILLSBORO, Oregon (AP) -- A preliminary inspection of computer discs seized in an identity theft investigation indicates that more than two-thirds of the state's residents could have been targeted, authorities said.


Christian Science Monitor 11/27/01
Does reading grades aloud invade privacy?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1127/p1s2-usju.html

by Warren Richey
WASHINGTON - It happens thousands of times each day in classrooms across the United States. Students grade the papers of their fellow pupils and then announce aloud the results to the teacher.



Fulton County Daily Report 11/27/01
Finders Keepers: Record Exec loses bid for Golden Oldies
http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=law/View&c=Article&cid=ZZZKGA8ZIUC&live=true&cst=1&pc=0&pa=0&s=News&ExpIgnore=true&showsummary=0

by Richmond Eustis
When Capricorn Records founder Philip M. Walden left artifacts from Georgia's music history to gather dust in his company label's abandoned studio, he lost them for good, the Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled.



Philadelphia Inquirer 11/27/01
Inquiry grows with N.J. subpoena
http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2001/11/27/front_page/JJCA27.htm

by Maureen Graham and George Anastasia
An ongoing state investigation into potential political corruption has expanded to include one of the most expensive and ambitious development projects in South Jersey.


Las Vegas Review-Journal 11/27/01
County recorder set to step aside
http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Nov-27-Tue-2001/news/17534456.html

by Jane Ann Murchison
Clark County Recorder Judy Vandever, who weathered a tough re-election campaign in 1998, said she won't run for a third term in 2002, joining the list of Nevada politicians who voluntarily are leaving their jobs.



New Zealand Herald 11/27/01
Clark denies subterfuge with MP's Army record
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=230305&thesection=news&thesubsection=general

by Francesca Mold
Prime Minister Helen Clark has scotched suggestions that information gleaned from New Zealand First MP Ron Mark's military file by the head of the Army was passed on to Government ministers for political point-scoring.



The Australian 11/27/01
Aussie trial for e-cheques
http://news.com.au/technology_story/0,6257,3321115%5E15318,00.html

by Jennifer Foreshew
AUSTRALIA will provide the international launch pad for a high-assurance authenticated online payment infrastructure.
ECheque Worldwide, in conjunction with the US Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) and non-profit e-commerce operator CommerceNet, has completed an Australian pilot - the first outside the US.



CNEWS 11/27/01
Nfld. Revamps access-to-information law after years of criticism
http://www.canoe.ca/NationalTicker/CANOE-wire.Legis-Nfld-Access.html

CP
ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) -- The Newfoundland government, responding to criticism it is too secretive, introduced revamped access-to-information legislation Tuesday.
The new act, which should become law by early next year, is an improvement over the 20-year-old Freedom of Information Act because it revives the mandate for an independent ombudsman.



Los Angeles Times 11/27/01
Project provides air time for artists
http://www.latimes.com/editions/ventura/la-000094476nov27.story?coll=la-editions-ventura

by David Kelly
As the cameras readied to roll, Donna Granata took the stage.
"If you'd like to enjoy a candy, please unwrap it now," she told the audience at Ventura's Laurel Theatre. "The microphones pick up everything." The crowd sat quietly in the darkened room. This was not just another interview with a local artist, it was the start of a new documentary series and a dream come true for Granata.



The Age 11/27/01
Media to be fined over report leaks
http://www.theage.com.au/news/state/2001/11/27/FFXSC664HUC.html

by Ewin Hannan
Journalists and media outlets may be fined for publishing information from proposed auditor-general's reports before they are tabled in parliament, under changes to the State Audit Act proposed by the Bracks Government.



Dallas Morning News 11/27/01
Historians ready to fight Bush order
http://www.dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/STORY.ea6c8ca096.b0.af.0.a4.364ce.html

by Kelley Shannon
Associated Press
AUSTIN - President Bush's executive order allowing former presidents to limit the release of their White House documents is a setback for studying history and likely will result in a court fight, prominent historians said Monday.



TheNewsMexico.com 11/27/01
Mexican scholars prepare catalog of Indian manuscripts
http://www.thenewsmexico.com/noticia.asp?id=13643

EFE
MEXICO CITY - Mexican scholars are preparing a catalog of the Indian manuscripts preserved by the Instituto de Antropologia e Historia de Mexico to encourage the study of the country's indigenous cultures.


Seattle Times 11/27/01
Cantwell proposes ID-theft law
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134371416_identity27m.html

by Peter Lewis
Flanked by two people whose lives were turned upside down by impostors, Sen. Maria Cantwell yesterday promised to amend federal law to help other identity-theft victims reclaim their lives.


Seattle Times 11/27/01
Lewis and Clark camp is elusive
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134371376_campsite27m.html

AP
ASTORIA, Ore. - Lewis and Clark slept here, somewhere, at the 125-acre Fort Clatsop National Memorial.
Bob Cromwell wants to find the exact spot.
He's the latest in a long line of archaeologists looking for the precise location of Lewis and Clark's 1805-06 winter encampment.


Los Angeles Times 11/27/01
The Web never forgets
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000094419nov27.story?coll=la-headlines-business

by David Colker
Within days of the Sept. 11 attacks, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry rushed to pull a suddenly sensitive report from its Web site titled "Industrial Chemicals and Terrorism." The agency eliminated all traces of the document and its description of sources for home-brew nerve gases and improvised explosives.


ZAWYA.com 11/27/01
Canon Research shows UAE offices will become more efficient through technology
http://www.zawya.com/planetarabia/Story.cfm?id=ZAWYA20011127111824&Section=Main&page=Home&channel=All

Dubai, UAE - Extensive use of printers and photocopiers in the modern office has resulted in exponentially increasing paper usage, but not necessarily in more efficient workers. New Canon research in the UAE shows that the corner may have been turned towards the "paperless office", where managers are increasingly using technology such as document imaging and e-mail to cut paper consumption, while making staff more effective.





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