University asks former employees to keep documents secret. Ohio University agreed Monday to allow two former information technology employees to keep sensitive documents inadvertently given away byuniversity lawyers.

Recent grant opportunities from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) include... * Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program -- CFDA# 84.016A * Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program -- CFDA# 84.365C

CLEARING UP COPYRIGHT CONFUSION | STATISTICS ON THE STATE OF EDUCATION, U.S. AND WORLDWIDE | EDUCAUSE LIVE! SEMINARS | HALLOWEEN LINKS: GRAVESTONE STUDIES | RECOMMENDED READING

In next week's airing of "Sputnik Declassified," NOVA reveals the political and scientific story behind the 1957 launch of the first satellite, Sputnik 1. (Subjects covered: social studies, world history, space science, technology/engineering)

CIC Statement Congratulating C-SPAN's Brian Lamb Cable in the Classroom Congratulates C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb On Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award Statement from Dr. Helen Soulé, executive director of Cable in the Classroom: “Cable in the Classroom congratulates C-SPAN and Brian Lamb on the announcement that he is to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday.

True Colors of the "Mona Lisa" Revealed | IRS to Launch New National Research Program Study in October [2007]| general advice on the care and conservation of a range of different materials or objects | Nobel Prize Winners' Research Freely Available

Insider Threat Controlling who gains access to what on computer networks is vitally important and devilishly hard. Success stories can help. In February 2001, the FBI arrested one of its own veteran counterintelligence agents, Robert Philip Hanssen, for providing classified information to Russia and the former Soviet Union. Hanssen gave up more than 6,000 pages of documents, most of which he pulled from the FBI's own computers.

New Apple Trojan Means Mac Hunting Season Is Open. The Mac has officially gone mainstream. The proof? On Halloween, professional online criminals were found using Trojan-horse software to target, for the first time, computers running Apple's OS X operating system -- just as they have been doing for years on the more ubiquitous flavors of Windows. "Apple's day has finally come, and Apple users are going to get hit hard," security researcher Gadi Evron said. "OS X is the new Windows 98."

Avoid 104.5, other Clear Channel stations in Philly: It takes a lot to get the blood boiling after seven years of the Cheney/Bush administration, but Clear Channel -- that war-and-Bush lovin' media monopoly that dominates many markets around the nation and six here in Philly -- has got me more worked up than anything in recent weeks. If you care about what's been going in on this counrty -- and happen to love Bruce Springsteen, as I do -- then this should ensure that you never listen to Clear Channel ever again:

The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2007-10-25 - 2007-11-01 This week: 62 advisories

NetHappenings for Nov.2 2007

This is an excellent summary of how English is getting more and more spoken as a lingua franca, in spite of anti-colonialist pride.

Why we curse.

By analysing a version of the gene in Neanderthals, scientists found that they also have sported fiery locks.

Efforts to preserve the Gullah-Geechee creole language and culture in the southeastern United States.

Apple's day has finally come

Native Village News

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To protect the security of their information technology (IT) systems, managers must continually identify and assess the vulnerabilities of their systems.

An Introduction to ICANN, a little History and what ICANN does and does not do.

Teachers and Professors are afraid of violating copyright, "teachers use less effective teaching techniques, teach and transmit erroneous copyright information, fail to share innovative instructional approaches, and do not take advantage of new digital platforms."

Vulnerabilities and VIRUS ALERTS

The software company reportedly bested Google in a bidding war, so Microsoft officials likely view the deal as a significant victory in the ir battle for IT supremacy.

Eleven people and an international organization join the distinguished ranks of Nobel Laureates now numbering 797. The scope of the awarded work ranged from the sub-atomic observations made by the 2007 Physics Laureates to the global risks that the 2007 Peace Laureates are monitoring and publicizing. Find out more about the 2007 Nobel Laureates before they come to Oslo and Stockholm in December to receive the Nobel Prize

Nick Chiles, an education reporter and author, who believe these novels glamorize black criminals.