NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 25 Aug 1999 - Special issue (#1999-577)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. RESOUR> State Russian Museum Art Library
2. RESOUR> Zenzibar.com - index of alternative culture sites
3. MISC> Imperial Russian Uniforms
4. K12> Education Site: Nations of the World
5. MISC> Yemen Online
6. MISC> Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont ...
7. K12> hilites> New Tools for Teachers: Project-Based Learning on the 'Net
8. MISC> RESOURCE: Mark Harden's "Artchive" of Graphics
9. MISC> Hackers scanning for trouble (Canada)
10. MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Class Meetings Are Held on the Internet With
Children ofMigrant Workers Children
11. K12> SS & Sci - 7 Continents
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:09:30 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> State Russian Museum Art Library
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 6:14 PM
State Russian Museum Art Library
http://www.rml.org.ru/
State Russian Museum Art Library - collection of rare books and
literasture open to employees of the State Museum and research
workers of other institutions who have special permission.
Information
History
Rare books
Bibliography
Our sponsors
E-mail: r...@spb.org.ru
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:09:18 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Zenzibar.com - index of alternative culture sites
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 5:17 PM
Zenzibar.com - index of alternative culture sites
http://www.zenzibar.com/
[Internet: Web Directories]
Zenzibar.com - index of alternative culture sites. Topics include
the arts, business, health, lifestyle, politics, religion and science
Map of All Categories
About Zenzibar
Arts and Entertainment - art, music, travel, events, 'zines.
Web Design
Business and Economy - economic systems, social investing.
Web Hosting
Health - non-medical models for achieving physical and mental health.
Lifestyles - subcultures, intentional communities.
Link to Zenzibar
Politics - activism, conspiracy theories, political systems.
Policies
Religion and Philosophy - new age, fringe groups, cults, outsider
beliefs.
Science and Technology - paranormal, UFO's, alternative energy
Other - general alternative media, anything that doesn't fit the other
categories.
840 sites listed. 100 sites added last week
Home - About Zenzibar - Arts - Business - Health - Lifestyles - Politics -
Religion - Science -
Other - Policies Web Design - Web Hosting - Link to Zenzibar - Submit
URL -
Contact us
ż1999 Royce Carlson
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:09:36 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Imperial Russian Uniforms
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 6:21 PM
Imperial Russian Uniforms
http://www.mobilixnet.dk/~mob02451/
Imperial Russian Uniforms - also including Russian Monarchy and Orthodox
links
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:09:46 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Education Site: Nations of the World
From: Driggs <beam...@teleport.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 10:48 PM
Newsgroup: k12.ed.soc-studies
The E-Conflict World Encyclopedia site profiles each nation and province of
the world. There are over 1,400 pages of written text on the nations. You
can view maps, flags, world weather or listen to national anthems. You may
want to add it to your list of Internet resources.
The site address is: <<http://www.emulateme.com>>
Thank you,
David Driggs
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia
<<http://www.emulateme.com>>
"Over 1,400 pages of content intended to Eradicate Conflict by building
cultural awareness"
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:09:40 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Yemen Online
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 6:44 PM
Yemen Online
http://yol1.com/
[Yemen: Country Guide]
Yemen Online - guide through local business and investment, tourism
information, news, and more
Yemen Republic
Members Area
Yellow Pages
Opinions
Online Survey
Awards
Downloads
Top 50 Sites List
Our Sponsors
A New Star Website & Rising Fast!
Sanaa.net and YemenNet.com have
joined forces to bring back something that
has been lost for a while now, the "Yemen Internet
Community", but in a BETTER and more professional way.
What is this site about? Well, it mainly focuses on setting up a
search engine that posts your search for any Yemeni
related website (as long as it has been added to the database).
Weekly News Bulletins
copyright ż 1998-99 Paradiso Coporation. All rights reserved
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:09:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont ...
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 11:28 PM
From: j...@normanrockwellvt.com
http://209.91.31.50/nr/BoyScouts.htm
The Boy Scouts of America was founded when Norman Rockwell was 16 years old
and they were his passion. His chance to be a good Scout came in 1924, when
he created his first Boy Scout Calendar.
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:09:53 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> hilites> New Tools for Teachers: Project-Based Learning on the
'Net
From: owner-...@gsn.org [mailto:owner-...@gsn.org] On Behalf Of
Projects
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 10:20 PM
To: hil...@gsn.org
Subject: hilites> New Tools for Teachers: Project-Based Learning on the
'Net
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. Send your replies to the
email address of the project author listed below.
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-- While this is not a project, it is of interest to
teachers that manage collaborative learning projects. --
PLEASE RE-POST AS APPROPRIATE:
Topic: New Tools for Teachers
This message is being sent to all educators who conduct or participate in
Internet-based collaborative projects.
The Global Schoolhouse (http://www.globalschoolhouse.org) is starting this,
its
fifteenth year "online", by developing some new tools and resources to help
make
teacher-organized collaborative project-based learning easier than ever.
In order to do that, we need your help! We're creating a temporary listserv
of
interested teachers who have either conducted or participated in
collaborative
projects on the Internet during the past two years.
We want to hear about your experiences in this medium, learn more about
what is
working best, and also what is causing problems for you and your
colleagues. We
hope to identify problems that might be solved or alleviated with new or
revised
online tools. We'll also genenerally bat around ideas that will help others
in
our profession better appreciate and use this exciting mode of learning.
We also want to get your feedback on some specific project management tools
that
we're designing.
This discussion will last approximately 3-6 weeks and will then quit
clogging your mailbox.
If you'd like to contribute to our profession by participating in this
discussion to improve the resources available for teacher-organized
collaborative projects, simply reply to this message with the word
"subscribe"
on the first line of your message.
In a week or so, we'll launch with a brief questionnaire to get the ball
rolling.
Thanks for your help in building a better professional environment for our
colleagues.
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:10:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> RESOURCE: Mark Harden's "Artchive" of Graphics
From: John Tracy McGrath [mailto:ja...@linux.cowland.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 12:41 AM
To: BestWeb
Subject: RESOURCE: Mark Harden's "Artchive" of Graphics
This site called (do I dare say "artchly"?) Mark Harden's Artchive is an
online collection of over 2200 graphics from cave paintings to abstract
expressionism. They are downloadable only for non-profit eduxcational
use, subject to the fair-use provisions of the copyright laws. No fees are
involved.
<http://www.artchive.com/>
Jack McGrath
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Those concened with the perfectibility of humankind should ponder why
there are so many more classified ads labelled "LOST" than there are
labelled "FOUND."
George Spelvin
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:10:10 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Hackers scanning for trouble (Canada)
From: John Walker [mailto:jwa...@networx.on.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 1:49 AM
Is China preparing a cyber attack to coincide with the expected
Y2K problems at the end of the year?
A special report coming soon...
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Hackers scanning for trouble (Canada)
By Bob Sullivan, MSNBC
August 24, 1999 5:38 AM PT
http://www.zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0,6061,2319298-2,00.html
Dragos Ruiu was just minding his own business, a Vancouver software
startup, when it started. Day after day, relentlessly, someone or
some group out there on the Internet is banging away at his servers,
sneaking in and gaining full access. A security expert, he knows
what's happening: He's being probed. Is this mere sport, or a
"casing," like a bank robber who visits the bank several times to
study its security systems before the heist?
Every day they come, they lurk -- then they leave without doing
damage. And Ruiu is powerless to stop it. Every method he has tried,
they have trumped. They're toying with him. "They must feel like
gods," he says.
They come at him through clients' computers, through Canadian ISPs,
once even through one of the largest Canadian banks. They hack into
Linux boxes, NT boxes, Unix boxes. Hack by day or night. No matter.
And all for no apparent reason. They look, but don't touch.
Ah, the life of a network administrator these days. There are
thousands of ways to break into a computer, and there are now
several downloadable software packages designed to scan the Internet
for Web sites and servers that have just one flaw.
According to Peter Tippett at computer security research firm ICSA,
a new box connected to the Net will almost certainly be "scanned"
before one week goes by. And the amount of scanning activity has
doubled in the past six months.
That's about when the scanning started for Brandon Pepelea, a former
employee at PSINet who says his collection of Web sites has been
scanned systematically several times a week since January. In
another example of a victimless probe, Pepelea thinks someone or
something has been banging through all the Internet addresses between
38.240.x.x and 38.200.x.x, a so-called Class-B range of addresses
that constitute about 16,000 possible computers.
ZDTV VIDEO:
Snooping made easier for hackers
In his case, the scans were unsuccessful. Whoever or whatever it is,
they haven't been able to break into Pepelea's computers. Still, the
relentless, systematic nature of the probe has him spooked. He's
been demanding that PSINet, which owns all the addresses in the
38.x.x.x range, chase down the scanner and prosecute.
"I don't think they understand how serious it is," Pepelea said.
"The threat not so much being the nature of the scan but the scope of
the scan... If you're between 38.240 and 38.200 you've had the scans.
They've walked through and gotten to you."
Nose for trouble
The attack itself involves use of the Simple Network Management
Protocol, frequently used on network routers. Pepelea owns machines
between the 38.240 and 38.200 address range, and concluded scans
spanned that range by studying patterns of hits to his own and his
client's machines.
This is not the first time Pepelea, now CEO of a small security
company he calls "Designer's Dream," has done a hefty amount of
personal cybersleuthing. Last December, he compiled information on a
virus writer named VicodinES, and shared it with the FBI, the CIA
and other law enforcement agencies. His tips fell on deaf ears, and
VicodinES, who the world now knows as Dave Smith, went on to release
the Melissa virus. Pepelea's hell bent on being heard this time
around. "Once again, nobody cares," he laments.
PSINet said early last week the scans were being generated by an
account serviced by the company, and that it had dealt with the
matter by canceling the account. But by Friday, the company had
canceled three more accounts in an effort to stop the probes. While
officials there say they take the matter seriously, they are not
convinced it's an organized hacker attack.
"It's not possible to characterize whether this is a mistake, a
malicious event, was planned, or it just happened," said Cole Libby,
Director of Network Engineering. For example, it could a wrongly
configured piece of hardware searching a section of the Internet for
a new printer. "There are lots of examples of technology out of
control in the world."
No harm, no foul?
Scanning, the cyberspace equivalent of walking down Main Street and
jiggling handles to see who leaves the front door unlocked, brings
up murky legal issues. Entering someone else's computer is illegal,
but scanning, which amounts to asking a computer how it's been set
up, probably isn't. Pepelea says PSINet told him to pursue legal
action against his cyberpest -- but for what? Meanwhile, Pepelea
thinks PSINet should be liable if any real trouble ever comes from
his suspected hacker, particularly since the Net provider was warned.
That's not likely, says Internet law expert Dorsey Morrow. PSINet
would almost certainly face no criminal liability for the actions of
a hacker on their network, and wouldn't likely face civil liability
either.
"As long as they can show 'We were doing everything we can. We've
got security policies in place. We're using the latest software.'
That mounts up to a pretty good defense," Morrow said.
So there's no consequences for scanning, either to the hacker or the
company that provides the means. But what of Ruiu's hackers, who go
just one step further than Pepelea's scanners? They scan, then
enter, lurk around, and leave. Dancing tantalizingly over the edge of
the law, they show an ability to do far more damage.
Their methods are painstakingly deliberate, designed to avoid
detection. They launch attacks from multiple sites, sometimes
sending no more than a packet per day from any site, in order to hide
the kind of suspicious activity protective "sniffer" programs look
for.
"We saw one new machine coming at us every five minutes," Ruiu said.
"They must have felt like gods because they could break into any
machine they wanted."
That includes a collection of Canadian ISPs, and even one major
Canadian bank, the hackers broke into. When he called, Ruiu often
had a tough time convincing victimized ISP administrators they'd been
hacked.
"The reaction of ISPs was disbelief," he said. "One didn't believe
us until a marketing guy had his laptop taken out and it started
sending weird packets."
Ruiu is convinced the hacks are coming from a coordinated team,
because of their speed and variety. But while the cat-and-mouse game
continues, he can only speculate on motive. His company, a 15-person
startup called Netsentry.net, is hardly a big target. So Ruiu thinks
his outside efforts in the security community are likely to blame.
He recently worked on project called "Trinux," which aimed to create
a security-enhanced version of Linux that fits on one floppy disk.
Among his partners was Ken Williams, who until recently ran Packet
Storm Security, perhaps the most popular reference site in the hacker
community.
"I suspect these guys are targeting security software," he said, but
added they have not revealed their intentions. "This is really
bugging me. The lack of a motive really disturbs me…it gave me the
creeps."
The attacks have also been humbling for Ruiu, who has spent a lot of
time chasing the hackers when he could be working to get his
business off the ground.
"There are a lot of assumptions we're all making about Internet
security that we shouldn't," he said. "There's a lot of things we
don't know."
For example, these hackers made a habit of hijacking machines Ruiu's
computers normally talked to, then initiated attacks from these
supposedly "friendly" computers. That made them almost impossible to
detect.
"If they get a machine that's close to your machine, that's almost
as bad as taking over your Web server. It's a great place to launch
an attack on your firewall," he said.
Nothing about Ruiu or Pepelea's stories surprised ICSA's Tippett,
who expects security problems to get worse before they get better.
"It's the wild, wild West out there," he said. "The tools are
pervasive and so common. The chance of getting caught is pretty
slim… Our neighbors are now very close and enough of them don't have
a great social conscience."
A more extensive report on the one of these attacks, written by
Ruiu, can be found at www.securityfocus.com .
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:10:17 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Class Meetings Are Held on the Internet With
Children ofMigrant Workers Children
Reminder: You need a login and password to view articles from the New York
Times.
There is no charge to register.
From: David P. Dillard [mailto:jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 4:38 AM
To: Diversity University Collabertory
Subject: [DUC] INFO/NYT: Class Meetings Are Held on the Internet With
Children ofMigrant Workers Children
The classroom for some migrant farm worker's children is a
computer screen as their school is a computer screen and their lessons are
transmitted over the internet reports the New York Times article excerpted
and linked below.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jw...@astro.temple.edu
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: PAMELA MENDELS
Title: Children of Migrant Workers Keep Up Studies on the Internet
Source Date: August 25, 1999
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: Migrant Workers, Children, Education,
WWW/Internet
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
August 25, 1999
By PAMELA MENDELS
Children of Migrant Workers Keep Up
Studies on the Internet
GOSHEN, N.Y. -- While other teen-agers were enjoying the
dwindling vacation days of late summer, Mario Rangel was sitting in front
of a laptop computer, trying to memorize the capitals of Europe for an
on-line geography class.
Mario's father is a migrant
farm worker, one of many
who travel each year from
southern Texas to Orange
County, N.Y., areas rich in
black-dirt fields of onions,
lettuce and other crops. For
youths like Mario and his
siblings, the stay up north,
about an hour and a half
from Manhattan, is an
exciting time to renew
summer friendships cultivated
over the years.
But the migrant life can take
a heavy toll on their
educations.
An abstracted citation for this story will be archived in an edition of
E-Carm News at http://www.ecarm.org
Full Story May Be Read At:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/08/cyber/education/25education.html
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:01:15 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> SS & Sci - 7 Continents
From: owner-...@ready.cpb.org [mailto:owner-...@ready.cpb.org] On
Behalf Of jeanne snyder
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 4:53 PM
To: wwwedu
Subject: K-12: SS & Sci - 7 Continents
Subject: CMomS Homework! "Seven Continents Around the World!"
Hello Everyone,
Thought some of you could use a link to my latest CMomS Homework Request:
Seven Continents Around the World!
http://missnetty.com/schools/tx10/prairetrail/vaughan/cont1.html
Requested by my daughter's 4th Grade Social Studies teacher, however I
had a lot of fun researching and collecting different data links. So, I
hope this is a CMomS "bookmarkable" page for K-12.
The page has links to Continent information for both Social Studies and
Science classes. I added lots of fun links that will provide additional
information for all learners. Such as printable maps, research data
information, how far, a earth view link, weather information, cool cam
views and animals from around the world. Also, posted some great links
to other helpful sites I cruised by along my journey.
Hope it helps, and if you like it or can use it let me know. Please
feel free to share the resource with others! Also, if you need some
CMomS research some time this year drop me a line. We will see if a
CMomS member is in your area, or maybe we can find one for you.(smile)
CMomS try to fill the gap in technology support in elementary schools
throughout the country, however, we are also spilling over into middle
and high school.
If you would like a post of all the CMomS "bookmarkable" homework
assignments when they are completed (by the CMomS) please "subscribe" at
cmoms-...@missnetty.com This group is only active when we have
something to say, however, we also try to provide CMomS electronic
support via this list - mentors are welcome. Thank you.
Hope it helps someone. See you around in Cyber Space!
Jeanne
--
Jeanne Snyder, CMomS
Founder and CEO of the Cyber Mom Society
Author of Miss Netty's World
je...@ashder.com
972-539-8693
http://www.missnetty.com
We "CMomS" for everything else - Why not Technology!
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