ISS Newsletter October 2004: Technology Trick or Treat! ___________________________________________________________ Broadband over Powerline - Spirited support for BPL that will provide ubiquitous service to all Americans at affordable rates. That may sound hauntingly familiar, but keep your eye on this screaming technology. http://www.ferc.gov/press-room/pr-current/10-14-04.asp http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bpl.htm Security Updates - Don't give up the ghost - remember to comment on the draft of NERC Cyber Security Standard 1300 by November 1, 2004. Go to: And the SCADA Protection Profile is beckoning to you. G Information Overload - It can be terrifying. Getting the right information to be effective, finding where you put it, staying up on the new lingo (including those endless acronyms), and keeping your sanity. Try a simple plan to manage your personal knowledge: http://ezinearticles.com/?6-Powerful-Practices-for-Coping-with-Information-Overload&id=3663 Even more information at: http://www.kwork.org/us.html Space Elevator - What do Jack in the Beanstalk and Arthur C. Clarke's, The Foundations of Paradise have in common? They are both used to describe the concepts of a space elevator. But the idea started much earlier than you might think, in 1895, proposed by a Russian scientist who was inspired by the Eiffel Tower. Read more about this fascinating story at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator Halloween freebies - Cool, colorful masks for all ages at: http://h71036.www7.hp.com/hho/cache/370-0-0-225-121.aspx Spooky music at: http://www.theholidayspot.com/halloween/music.htm Election Links - At a glance, state-by-state electoral votes: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6028629/?ta=y How it works: http://people.howstuffworks.com/electoral-college.htm