| Bring Identifying Documents if Forced to Evacuate Due to Fire, Urges ...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire / -- The Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC) is urging Southern California residents forced by fire to evacuate their homes to bring along identifying documents, such as social security cards, birth certificates, and passports, if possible. "In a disaster, the first concern is personal safety, but if you have time to make an evacuation plan, protecting your important documents should be part of that plan," said Anne Wallace, executive director of ITAC. "It will be much easier to prove you are who you say you are in the event you need to open new financial accounts, apply for government benefits, or make insurance claims." Individuals who are forced to evacuate high-risk areas often leave behind critical documents used to establish identity, such as social security cards, birth certificates and passports.
Safe Communities by Design conference Nov. 28-30
After watching his best friend bleed to death in his arms, former California gang member Jeremy Estrada turned his life around. Now, in his third-year in medical school at Georgetown University, Estrada will share his compelling story during the Safe Communities by Design conference, sponsored by the N.C. Governor�s Crime Commission, Nov.28-30 at the Sea Trail Conference Center, Sunset Beach. Nearly 450 professionals and officials from the criminal justice community, juvenile and victims� services, the private sector, and federal, state and local agencies will attend the conference. Other speakers include first lady Mary Easley, Director Domingo Herriaz of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance and Texas Rep. Ted Poe, head of the Congressional Victim�s Caucus. The Governor�s Crime Commission�s three-day conference will host workshops on current trends, strategies, and effective practices concerning topics such as gangs, drugs, identity theft, elder crime, and campus and community security.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
ANSI is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and the American quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Its membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations. The Institute currently administers five standards panels in the areas of biofuels, homeland security, nanotechnology, healthcare information technology, and identity theft prevention and identity management. American National Standards Institute (ANSI): CSR News, Events and Reports .
W.Va. Cases Stem From Use Of Social Security Numbers
ELKINS, W. VA. � Six of eleven people arrested on immigration charges at a Pilgrim�s Pride plant in August pleaded guilty to false representation of Social Security numbers in federal court in Elkins, W.Va. Two of the cases were dismissed and three of the suspects failed to appear, according to Fawn Thomas, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney�s Office in Elkins. Jose Luis Perez-Salazar, 26, of Mexico, pleaded guilty Monday to false representation of a Social Security number. Judge Robert Maxwell, presiding in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, sentenced him to one year on probation. Perez-Salazar �may or may not be in the country illegally. That will be determined by immigration court,� said Fawn Thomas, spokeswoman for the U.S.
Todays Letters: He tested limits of human endurance
Soon, all the information we had been given about trajectory turned useless as the chute deployed early and Knievel, still inside the X-2 Skycycle, bumped nose-first along the south edge of the canyon and came to rest in rocks and bushes about 20 feet from the river, about 600 feet down from the rim. We figured he landed no more than 300 horizontal feet from where he took off. But he was cheered by onlookers as the helicopter rose from the canyon and deposited him back on the south side. Some of the estimated 20,000 who paid $25 each to watch the stunt up close (they saw virtually nothing except the rocket's short flight) felt cheated. Still, doubters swallowed hard and admitted that it took a crazy kind of bravery to sit in that 13-foot rocket and push the button that launched it up a 56-degree ramp.
Poll finds many expect to vote for Democratic nominee
As you look toward the November 2008 election for president, do you anticipate you will vote for the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate?• Republican candidate: 32 percent• Democratic candidate: 37 percent• It depends: 16 percent• Not sure: 15 percent .
Phoenix Technologies Launches FailSafe: Built-In Security and Remote ...
MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC) , today announced Phoenix FailSafe(TM) for mobile PCs. With FailSafe, Phoenix PC OEM partners can embed an innovative command and control system into the PC core firmware to track, control and recover lost or stolen mobile PCs. Users can encrypt, lock and even destroy data on lost laptops to protect sensitive or private information. Information on the laptop can also be encrypted to prevent data theft resulting from stolen laptops. As a result, consumers, small business owners and IT managers can remotely manage mobile PCs, much like mobile phones are managed, through an intuitive Web interface. Demonstrations of Phoenix FailSafe will be available in the Phoenix booth A16 at the 2007 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) being held October 15-16, 2007 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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