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Here are some more data retention tips and considerations as a follow-up to my Tuesday blog post...

There have been several interesting news reports recently about data retention proposals, plans, practices and laws in the U.K. Currently there are proposals to require emails to be retained for a full year, but critics contend that sloppy data retention practices will result in actual retention periods much longer, if the emails even ever get deleted.

Swiss plane makes emergency landing after bomb threat August 24th, 2008 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS - Email This Post Geneva, Aug 24 (Xinhua) A Swiss International Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing Saturday after a bomb threat, a media report said.The plane was flying over France when the pilot was informed about the bomb threat.

Not much surprises me any more with regard to some of the silly things that organizations do with printed PII that put the involved individuals at risk. However, I was surprised when I watched an ABC News report this morning...

Recent diagnoses of Mad Cow disease in Canadian and American cattle has increased concern for this disease and other TSEs in North America. This presentation provides a quick review of the important features of Mad Cow disease as well as SARS as they might relate to land application and slaughterhouse practices for animal carcasses and animal waste.

The kitchen area of our homes is the last thing we would think about when it comes to applying a green and eco-friendly touch. While we only identify a kitchen as a place where we cook our meals and storage for raw food resources such as meat, vegetables and canned goods, the other aspect of applying the following kitchen practices can be great for making an eco-friendly kitchen setup: 1.

What did you last replace batteries for? >> We just bought new batteries for our old Canon P&S AS710IS so that we can still use it for the upcoming Kadayawan Festival that will start on Sunday, August 17 until 24.

I grew up in the ’70s, with hippie parents who made regular trips to the local recycling center. I remember it as a treasured time spent with my dad, who always let my sister and I jump into the dumpster filled with magazines and rummage for good stuff. So for that reason, recycling is not [...]

This has to be the coolest eco-frienldy device for taking a dump.  It’s an Eco Toilet that works by incinerating your poop to white powder.  Even better, the incinerated poop can be used for adding nutrition to your plants. With the Eco Toilet in the works, we will no longer need long septic pipes to our houses, just one little toilet that does the job for you.