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The U.S. Commerce Department has rejected bids to manage the Internet's address and domain systems, instead extending the contract for six months and saying it would try again.

Its not clear whether the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, had submitted a bid. The group, which was chosen by Commerce to manage the domain name system for the Internet, didnt say. But other groups said that the announcement looked bad for ICANN.

We are canceling this [request for proposal] because we received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community. The department intends to reissue the RFP at a future date to be determined so that the requirements of the global internet community can be served, the Commerce Departments National Telecommunications and Information Administration said in a statement.

This RFP cancellation, announced as ICANN convenes its March 11-16, 2012, meeting in Costa Rica, can only be seen as a clear message to ICANN that it must seriously address concerns by NTIA and multiple global stakeholders, Douglas Wood, general counsel to the Association of National Advertisers and a partner with Reed Smith, said in a statement.

These include federal policymakers, the Association of National Advertisers, Internet security experts, the Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight,and other stakeholders that have criticized ICANNs expansion of the domain name system with hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of new generic top-level domains, Wood added.

ICANN has been moving ahead with a controversial plan to open up a whole new range of top-level domain names--the dot-com and dot-net suffixes. Just about any word could be used, offering the possibility of .Apple, .shoe or even .internet.

This action by NTIA speaks volumes on how serious the problems are with ICANN and its continued need to respond responsibly to the clear demands of the stakeholders it purports to represent, Bob Liodice, president and CEO of the ANA, said in a statement.

"Think of this as NTIA showing 'tough love' for ICANN, since it reduces the risk of ICANN approving really controversial new [top-level domains] in this expansion program," added Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice. "Any controversy between ICANN and governments would be an opening for the United Nations and the [International Telecommunication Union] to close down ICANN's model of private sector leadership in a multi-stakeholder organization."

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CMS won't spend $10 million on iPads

by ANN HELMS / The Charlotte Observer

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Posted on March 12, 2012 at 2:41 PM

A few days after saying a teacher iPad project had $10 million in county money behind it, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials told the school board theyll spend less than half that amount.

Last week, CMS notified teachers they can apply for innovation kits that include an iPad for each teacher and up to 10 per classroom. Its part of the districts push to use digital technology for learning in 2012-13, when all schools will have wireless internet access.

When the Observer asked about the cost of the teacher iPad project and the source of the money, spokeswoman Tahira Stalberte said Wednesday it was approximately $10 million, which would include training and technology infrastructure upgrades. But in a weekly report to the school board Friday, interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh said the $10 million will cover five technology projects, with the iPad project expected to get less than half.

The memo said the other areas are upgrading computer labs in middle and high schools, maintaining classroom LED screens, installing wireless internet and creating a projection system for science classrooms. It said Hattabaugh will notify the board when his staff decides how to spent the $10 million in one-time technology money.

The money is part of the 2011-12 budget. Hattabaugh will present his plan for a 2012-13 budget Tuesday.

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ANAMOSA For much of the day, Deshawn Bullock sits in his cell in the Anamosa State Penitentiary and passes the time. There are books. He can watch TV or write letters. And then theres his music.

I had to have it, Bullock, 40, said about the option of buying a CD player when he was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison on drug and escape charges. I have to keep myself out of trouble.

Bullock is one of many inmates in Iowas prisons who use CD players for entertainment, comfort and to relax.

Juston Gruner of Cedar Rapids (left) and Deshawn Bullock share their thoughts on new computer kiosks that will be unveiled soon across the state prison system, during an interview at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Iowas prison system is on the verge of unveiling new computer kiosks that will allow inmates to send virtual grievances and questions to prison staff, along with a new MP3 player system that will allow inmates to download music to personal players rather than buying CDs. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Inmates are limited in the number of CDs they can have, but the Iowa Department of Corrections is rolling out a system in the next several months that will change that by enhancing inmates musical options through digital technology.

Music kiosks are being installed in all of Iowas nine prisons that will let inmates download songs onto MP3 players they can buy through the prison commissary. The move will keep inmates, to some degree, up to speed on todays fast-moving technology while also cutting down on the amount of property that has to be searched.

Prison officials believe its important to offer inmates music because, for starters, it can keep them out of trouble. Many of the states younger offenders, for example, became comfortable using electronics as a stress-reliever on the outside, said Sheryl Dahm, assistant deputy director for the Iowa Department of Corrections eastern region.

It is their relaxation, she said. We have to, at some point, reach out to where theyre at in their generation.

Offering MP3 players also addresses a safety issue.

We want to offer things that you cannot use to hide contraband, said Dahm, An MP3 player is smaller in size and you cant take it apart as easy.

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