Those restrictions are included in a bill that limits cities’ ability to pass local anti-discrimination ordinances. The bill, passed in a one-day special session, awaits the governor’s signature. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post N.C. Legislature Passes Restrictions on Transgender Student Restroom…
Arts Integration Lesson: Irish Washerwoman Rules
Overview: Understanding that patterns often include rules and these can be seen in a variety of ways, including through art, music and dance. Grades: 3-5 | Content Areas: Math and Dance With St. Patrick’s Day fast approaching, this lesson comes at just the right time. With celebrations like these, there…
National Groups, Celebrities Tell S.D. Governor to Veto Transgender Student Bill – Rules for Engagement – Education Week
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has until March 1 to decide if he will sign the bill, which would create the first state-level restrictions on which restrooms and locker rooms transgender students use at school. Celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox have urged him to veto it. View full post on…
$21mn contract to protect Chinese hacking victims broke gov’t rules, IG memo finds
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management found “significant deficiencies” in the process for hiring contractors to protect millions of federal employees whose personal information was accessed by hackers linked to China last year. “We determined that the [Office…
Mormon leaders stand behind rules for gays, their children
The Mormon church is standing behind its new rules targeting gay members and their children that generated widespread blowback from members, while providing more explanation about them. The rules issued last week are designed first and foremost to protect kids, following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ’s “tender love of…
ITC rules that Samsung and Qualcomm did not infringe on NVIDIA’s GPU patents
The ITC has ruled that Samsung and Qualcomm did not infringe on patents owned by chipmaker NVIDIA. The suit was filed last year, and revolves around patents on GPU chips owned by NVIDIA. The latter took the issue to the ITC, requesting that Samsung devices using Qualcomm’s Adreno graphic processor,…
Top European Court Rules That NSA Spying Makes U.S. Unsafe For Data
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The European Union no longer considers the United States a “safe harbor” for data because the National Security Agency surveillance exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden “enables interference, by United States public authorities, with the fundamental rights of persons.” The EU’s highest…
European Court of Justice rules the U.S. ‘Safe Harbor’ data-sharing pact is invalid
European Union Court rules that the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor agreement on the transfer of personal data is invalid The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the Safe Harbor agreement on which many businesses depend for the transatlantic transfer of personal data is invalid. The question of privacy…
U.S. District Court rules that your phone’s passcode is protected by the fifth amendment
A District Court in Pennsylvania ruled today, that a passcode that locks a smartphone is protected by the fifth amendment to the constitution. This amendment protects a person from being forced to incriminate him or herself in a criminal case. We’ve all seen those cheesy Perry Mason episodes or movies…
Boulder County’s small businesses unprepared for new credit card anti-fraud rules
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Right now in small shops and restaurants across Boulder County, sales are being made and credit cards handed over in a process that has remained unchanged for more than 45 years, when the first magnetic stripped-card was used at Chicago’s O’Hare…
