Talk of the Towns 5/23/08

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Making connections: two examples of schools linking to their communities:  Isleboro Central School—Education in an Orchard and Deer Isle – Stonington High School – Looking Out for Teens (LOFT)

Guests: John Pincince, Horticulture instructor, Central School, Isleboro; Students from Central School; Kim Hutchinson, LOFT program, Deer Isle – Stonington High School;  Students from Deer Isle – Stonington High School

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 5/15/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Topic: In these days of electronic communication, we hear a lot of talk about encrypting messages to keep their contents safe from the prying eyes of government and corporate eavesdroppers. But just what is encryption, and where did the idea come from. Here’s a little cryptography 101 primer to help us understand how encryption works.

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