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RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news from around the world HUGUENOT Historical Society gets federal grant Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA ... will also translate and catalog hundreds of Dutch-American documents, as well ... genealogies, church, cemetery and bible records, wills and deeds, census records ... <_http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/HHS_grant-23Jul05.htm_ (http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/HHS_grant-23Jul05.htm) > PUBLIC records policy disputed Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA ... If that isn'ta public document in today's world, I don't know what is ... Mall said the real problem with e-mail retention isn't saving electronic files, but sorting ... <_http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/12206503.htm_ (http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/12206503.htm) > Bangkok Post, Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:30 AM PDT The favour of strangers _http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Realtime/22Jul2005_real95.php_ (http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Realtime/22Jul2005_real95.php) Dispiriting statistics haunt the National Film Archive of Thailand (NFAT). Given the existing manpower and funding, it'll take another 10 years to inspect and 30 years to restore all the 1,000-plus decaying rolls of film _ from post-war news reels to previous kings' royal movies and old classics _ whose combined length stretch from here all the way to the North Pole. AlertNet, Fri, 22 Jul 2005 2:11 PM PDT Rescued police files hold Guatemala's dark secrets _http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N22636797.htm_ (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N22636797.htm) GUATEMALA CITY, July 22 (Reuters) - Old police files found in a bat-infested ammunition depot last week promise to shed light on decades of human rights crimes in Guatemala and give hope to relatives seeking truth about vanished loved ones News-Herald, Sat, 23 Jul 2005 6:28 AM PDT Judge: Hundreds of records falsified 07/24/05 _http://www.thenewsherald.com/stories/072405/loc_20050724019.shtml_ (http://www.thenewsherald.com/stories/072405/loc_20050724019.shtml) LINCOLN PARK — District Judge David Bajorek has uncovered an alleged crime spree orchestrated by a lawyer who now stands accused of falsifying hundreds of court documents over the last four years. GJ Sentinel, Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:19 PM PDT Search Site/Web enhanced by _http://www.gjsentinel.com/health/content/news/stories/2005/07/23/7_23_Dixon_deposition_WWW.html_ (http://www.gjsentinel.com/health/content/news/stories/2005/07/23/7_23_Dixon_deposition_WWW.html) Rob Dixon erased his computer hard drive before handing it over to authorities. Dixon, the former secretary of the Grand Junction Rural Fire Protection District, also did not receive any paper documentation, receipts or statements from a New York company in which he invested public money. Winchester Star, Wed, 20 Jul 2005 9:59 PM PDT Archives Receives Research _http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/050721/Life_archives.asp_ (http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/050721/Life_archives.asp) Blame it on Ben Ritter. Author Thomas K. Tate is quick to point out that the Winchester historian planted the seed that caused him to spend the last three years of his life working on a book. Bangkok Post, Thu, 21 Jul 2005 7:11 PM PDT Screen savers Thailand's struggling National Film Archive is receiving a professional helping hand _http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Realtime/22Jul2005_real51.php_ (http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Realtime/22Jul2005_real51.php) Despite the popular notion that old films are outdated, irrelevant or just plain boring, there is a wealth of historical and cultural detail to be found in old Thai film footage. FORGOTTEN files cast light on 60 years of oppression Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar ... The archive, which runs from 1930 through to the mid-1990s, is so huge it will take some five years to sift through, archivists say. ... <_http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=45610&vers ion=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56_ (http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=45610&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56) > COURT OKs Destruction of Unused 2000 Ballots Los Angeles Times - CA,USA Unused butterfly ballots left over from the 2000 presidential election are not public records and can be destroyed, a state appeals court ruled in Tallahassee. ... <_http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-briefs23.1jul23,1,755 6450.story?coll=la-news-politics-national_ (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-briefs23.1jul23,1,7556450.story?coll=la-news-politics-nat ional) > LOST Laptops Sink Data RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA ... If an encrypted laptop is stolen, the perpetrators can't access the data or they can't use the machine unless they swap out the drive or reformat it. ... <_http://www.rednova.com/news/technology/183883/lost_laptops_sink_data/_ (http://www.rednova.com/news/technology/183883/lost_laptops_sink_data/) > NEW safe-deposit boxes have greater security risk Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA They include boxes at the new Bank of America branch on Kings Drive in Charlotte ... some of their customer data were stolen or missing from data tapes and computers ... <_http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/12204286.htm_ (http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/12204286.htm) > MARCONI archives may return BBC News - UK Parts of the Marconi Collection may be set to return to Chelmsford, the home town of the radio pioneer. The bulk of the collection ... <_http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/4710797.stm_ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/4710797.stm) > Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va