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SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire -07/24/12)- EdgeWave Inc. (EWVE) (EWVE), a leading provider of Secure Content Management (SCM) solutions, today announced that its iPrism Social Media Security solution can help schools comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules requiring them to monitor and filter student interaction with social networking sites in order to qualify for E-Rate funds. Schools must be in compliance with the new rules as of July 1, 2012, or risk losing access to the funds. In conjunction with its new social media solution for schools, EdgeWave has established a cyberbullying resource center that includes information on cyberbullying and how iPrism can help schools mitigate online threats to students at cyberbullying.edgewave.com.

iPrism Social Media Security allows schools to seamlessly monitor and control user interactions with social networking applications such as Facebook and Twitter and gives educators visibility into student interactions with these sites. The FCC rules pertain to the certification of compliance with CIPA requirements established on August 10, 2011. The Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act revises a portion of the Commission's rules, and requires that a school's "Internet safety policy must also include monitoring the online activities of minors and must provide for educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response."

According to Melody Sheppard, Director of Technology for Warren County Public Schools, "We are very concerned about social media use at our school and our need to comply with the new CIPA rules. Virtually all of our students are using social networking in one way or another and it's something we would like to be able to manage rather than just block completely."

The FCC rules require K-12 schools to initiate policies and training with the goal of teaching minor students appropriate online behavior. It also requires that technology be in place to assure the safety of minors and the protection of their personal information online, including protection from participation in illegal activities, including "hacking." In addition, language in the legislation acknowledges that social networking sites are not inherently harmful and in fact can be a resource for positive learning experiences when used appropriately. According to the FCC, social networking sites "have the potential to support student learning" and can enable users to "participate in online social networks where people from all over the world share ideas, collaborate, and learn new things."

"The new rules reflect the concern of legislators about both the use and misuse of social networking by K-12 students," said Steve Brunetto, EdgeWave Director of Product Management. "EdgeWave assists educators in using social networking safely, without having to employ an all-or-nothing approach. Solutions such as iPrism Social Media Security and YouTube for Schools provide granular control over popular social networking platforms, allowing educators to use social media to enrich the learning experience while providing the tools they need to deal with problems such as cyberbullying."

About EdgeWaveEdgeWave offers iPrism Web Security, a comprehensive Secure Web Gateway solution that includes Hybrid Remote Filtering and iPrism Social Media Security. EdgeWave also offers Email and Web Security products and services including the ePrism Email Security Suite, which includes fully-hosted solutions for Email Filtering, Email Data Loss Protection with DLP and Encryption, Email Continuity, and Email Archiving that can be accessed from a single user interface.

Based in San Diego, California, EdgeWave markets its solutions through a network of value added resellers, ISPs and MSPs, distributors, system integrators, OEM partners and directly to end users. For more information about EdgeWave, visit http://www.edgewave.com

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ScienceDaily (July 24, 2012) New research from North Carolina State University shows that informal social networks play an important role when it comes to finding jobs in both the United States and Germany, but those networks are significantly more important for high-paying jobs in the United States -- which may contribute to economic inequality.

"It is interesting to note that the open market system in the United States, with minimal labor regulations, actually sees people benefiting more from patronage -- despite the expectation that open markets would value merit over social connections," says Richard Benton, a Ph.D. student at NC State who co-authored the research.

The researchers looked at nationally representative survey data from the United States and Germany to compare the extent to which people find new jobs through "informal recruitment." Informal recruitment occurs when a person who is not looking for a new job is approached with a job opportunity through social connections.

The study shows that, on average, informal recruitment is significantly more common in Germany, where approximately 40 percent of jobs are filled through informal recruitment -- as opposed to approximately 27 percent of jobs in the United States.

However, the jobs people find through informal recruitment in the United States. are much more likely to be high-wage managerial positions. Specifically, in the United States, the odds that a job will be filled via informal recruitment increase by two percent for every dollar of hourly wage that the job pays.

For example, the odds that jobs paying $40 per hour ($80,000 per year) will be filled through informal recruitment are about 66 percent better than the odds that a minimum-wage job ($7.25 per hour) will be filled through informal recruitment.

By comparison, the researchers found that wages in Germany did not appear to be linked to how workers found their jobs.

"Ultimately, this suggests that U.S. economic institutions offer greater rewards to sponsorship and nepotism than what we see elsewhere, which could help to explain why inequality is so extreme here." says Dr. Steve McDonald, an associate professor of sociology at NC State and lead author of the paper.

The paper, "Dual Embeddedness: Informal Job Matching and Labor Market Institutions in the United States and Germany," was published online July 19 in the journal Social Forces. The paper was co-authored by Dr. David Warner of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The research was supported by NC State's College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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CHICAGO (CBS) The West Nile virus is back. State health officials have confirmed two human cases in the northwest suburbs.

Both cases are women in their 60s. One is from Des Plaines, the other from Rolling Meadows.

CBS 2s Mike Parker reports officials have been spraying pesticide to kill off West Nile-carrying mosquitoes in several areas.

The Chicago Department of Public Health sprayed in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood in the 18th Ward, as well as the neighboring 21st Ward.

Public Health Commissioner Dr. Bechara Choucair said, when our mosquito traps indicate that the West Nile virus may threaten human health, its time to take decisive action.

Tuesday and Wednesday night, city crews will spray a chemical called Zenivex, an EPA-approved killer of the northern house mosquito, which can carry West Nile.

For weeks now, scientists have been noticing that mosquitoes infected with the virus have been turning up in their traps, often bred in standing water.

Now, for the first time this year, there are people in the hospital being treated for the disease. Normally, the first human cases of West Nile arent seen in Illinois until August.

Dr. Linda Rae Murray, the chief medical officer for the Cook County Public Health Department said, The only reason to hospitalize them is if theyre feeling so ill, and if they have headaches, and theyre having trouble breathing, and we want to be supportive of them in the hospital.

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By The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) - Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

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LONDON'S EYEFULL TOWER

A writer at Building Design magazine branded it "a contorted mass of entrails". The BBC said: "a catastrophic collision between two cranes." Others, though, are giving it a thumbs-up. Will the ruby red steel tower that rises above the Olympic Park - conceived as London's answer to the Eiffel Tower in Paris - win over the public? Remember this: The Eiffel Tower, one of Europe's most loved landmarks, was once loathed. It was built in the 19th Century as a temporary structure for a world fair. And Parisians weren't impressed.

-Rob Harris - Twitter http://twitter.com/RobHarris

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THE O-WORD

Stores and pubs around London are getting in the spirit of the Games - but don't call 'em the Olympics. With concerns running high about running afoul of Olympics branding rules and confusion over what is or isn't allowed, locals are getting creative in promoting their Olympic offerings. One pub in Camden placed chalkboards on the sidewalk saying "the torch with no name will pass us by" and "can you guess why we'll be open Thursday," highlighting their hours and specials for the torch relay day. Bartender Georgie Fisher said she'd written the boards for the Lyttelton Arms after hearing she might not be allowed to use the O-word. "My boss said specifically not to use it and instead to try to think of something sassy," she says.

-Cassandra Vinograd - Twitter http://twitter.com/cassvinograd

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July 24, 2012 06:35:31 GMT The daughter of Sarah Palin says 3-year-old Trip didn't say anti-gay slur, but 'sadly, he used a different 'f word'.'

denies her son Tripp dropped an anti-gay slur in a recent episode of her reality show "Life's a Tripp". The kid was caught on camera saying a bleeped-out word believed to be "f****t," but the daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin clarifies on her blog that her little boy actually said the other F-word.

"As I've said before, I sometimes struggle to raise Tripp. However, he does NOT use slurs. This is not true. On the most recent episode of Life's a Tripp, the Huffington Post is reporting that my son said the word 'f-gg-t'," the single mother states. "Let me be clear. I'm not proud of what he did say. Sadly, he used a different 'f word'."

Explaining whom the 3-year-old possibly heard the word from, Bristol says, "Tripp is always surrounded by adults - around the campfires with cousins and their friends, at the shop with my dad and his snowmachine buddies. He's apparently picked up some language that I'd prefer he not use. On national television or at home."

The "F-word" her son spat out was quickly linked by the media to her own belief about same-sex marriage. "I do oppose gay marriage," she admits, but she's not happy that the press reported false story about her son. "I guess the temptation to label my three year old son is just too great for the lefty papers to resist," she slams.

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