NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 8 Jul 1999 to 9 Jul 1999 - Special issue (#1999-478)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. RESOUR> Center for Higher Education Policy Studies
2. RESOUR> Internet Library
3. RESOUR> International Studies and Programs
4. RESOUR> Russian Cities on the Web
5. RESOUR> [DUC] RESOURCE: International Advocates for Health Freedom
6. UPDATED> Modemjunkie
7. MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Move Over Linux, Move Over Windows 95/98, Here Comes
PetrOS
8. K12> [DUC] INFO: Funding EDTECH Chicago Schools get a lot of $
9. UPDATED> What's new on "Internet All Stars" this week (9 July 1999)
10. RESOUR> "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 1999"
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:27:54 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Center for Higher Education Policy Studies
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 9:44 PM
Center for Higher Education Policy Studies
http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/
Center for Higher Education Policy Studies
[ Netherlands: University of Twente]
Welcome to the home page of CHEPS.
CHEPS is a research institute that seeks to make a
significant contribution to the understanding of
policy-making, governance and management in
higher education. We have designed this website to
provide you with an informative overview of CHEPS:
our work, our projects and publications, and our
staff.
We also hope that it will give you a glimpse of our
enthusiasm for conducting research on Higher
education policy, which we believe is one of the most
important characteristics of life and work at CHEPS.
If you are interested in our work, would like to
discuss any current higher education policy issue with
us, or have further questions about any of our
research, education and consultancy services, please
do not hesitate to contact us at this address.
Peter A.M. Maassen
director
CHEPS
Center for Higher Education Policy Studies
Universiteit Twente
Postbus 217
7500 AE Enschede
Nederland
Telephone: +31 53 4893263
Fax: +31 53 4340392
email: se...@cheps.utwente.nl
[Calendar] [About Cheps] [Research themes]
[Consultancy] [Courses] [Staff] [Publications] [Links]
[Contact us] [Nederlands]
ż Universiteit Twente 1999
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:28:02 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Internet Library
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 9:45 PM
Internet Library
http://www.phillipsnizer.com/internetlib2.htm
Internet Library - comprehensive and up-to-date collection of
summaries of court decisions shaping the law of the Web,
providing facts, analysis, and pertinent quotes
from cases of interest to those involved in New Media.
Index
COURT DECISIONS
All Decisions
Alcohol
Antitrust
Audio File
Click-Wrap Agreements
Clip-Art
Contract
Copyright
Defamation/CDA
Domain Name/Path
Electronic Communications
Privacy Act
E-Mail/Right of Privacy
Employees
Encryption
First Amendment
Gambling
Jurisdiction
Linking/Framing
Meta Tags
Right of Publicity
Shareware
Shrink-Wrap Licenses
Spamming/Junk E-mail
Trademark
Unfair Competition
Venue
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:28:10 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> International Studies and Programs
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 9:46 PM
International Studies and Programs
http://www.isp.msu.edu/
209 International Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1035
U.S.A.
Telephone: 517-355-2350
Fax : 517-353-7254
E-mail: in...@www.isp.msu.edu
The ISP Brochure Online
Visiting International Professional Program
Thoman Fellows Program
National Consortium for Study in Africa (Project of African
Studies Center)
Canadian Studies | Latin American Studies |
European and Russian Studies |
African Studies | Asian Studies | Japan Center
Center for Advanced Study of International Development
CASID
Center for International Business Education & Research CIBER
Institute of International Agriculture IIA
Women and International Development WID
Institute of International Health IIH (See also: Brief Overview)
If you have any questions about MSU's International Studies
Programs, please send email to in...@www.isp.msu.edu.
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:28:19 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> Russian Cities on the Web
From: nikst [mailto:ni...@orc.ru]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 9:48 PM
RUSSIAN CITIES ON THE WEB
http://www.city.ru/
Russian cities on the Web - Collection of links to many
regional Russian sites. Not absolutely complete, some sites
are in Russian only.
Weather
Phone codes
Renamed
Add URL
Search
Traveling to Russia or within Russia? From this guide to Russian
cities on the Web you can get information on your destination. To
see Russian exotic? Here you will find a growing list of links to Web
sites dedicated to cities throughout Russia.
Ready to go? Then click on the desired area in the map above or in
the links below.
[North-West] - [Central Russia] - [South]
[Ural] - [Siberia] - [Far East] - [Complete list]
NOTE:
Some Russian Cities are renamed to pre-Soviet titles now.
Take a look at LIST of Russian cities names which were changed.
For other info follow these links:
All Regions Of Russia by Pictures
The server links hundreds photo collections with pictures of all major
Russian cities, rural places and wild nature. All pictures are
arranged
by regions.
The List of Russian Web Servers
An oldest list of the Russian Webs, -- by city, category. Advanced
seach, add and edit URL features and much more...
City.Net - Russia
Maps, city information, and links to other Russian pages
Yahoo - Russian Cities
Yahoo's Russian Cities Index
Travel information and Hotels
Country and cities general and travel information. Catalogue of 150
hotels in the CIS with online booking.
Last updated: 18 June 1999
Mail to: w...@city.ru
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:28:26 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [DUC] RESOURCE: International Advocates for Health Freedom
From: David P. Dillard [mailto:jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu]
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 3:25 PM
To: Diversity University Collabertory
Subject: [DUC] RESOURCE: International Advocates for Health Freedom
International Advocates for Health Freedom
http://www.iahf.com/index1.html
This consumer advocacy group's website provides information about
corporate attempts to control access to alternative medical and other
health information.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jw...@astro.temple.edu
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:43:39 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: UPDATED> Modemjunkie
From: Leonard Grossman [mailto:gros...@mcs.net]
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 4:41 AM
Announcing the July, 1999 Edition of "Reflections of a ModemJunkie"
http://www.mcs.net/~grossman/mjnk/mjnk9907.htm
It is July Fourth. Hot and steamy. As the summer deepens, people turn
to
outside pursuits, hits on my web pages decline, the in-box in my
e-mail
reader is uncluttered, but still the Web beckons, if in a gentler way.
So
in this lighter mood, I will share with you a new find, a new trend
and a
new problem: a new site which amazes and delights, Weblogs, and
copyright
problems. All that and cereal boxes, too.
The complete ModemJunkie Archive is at:
http://www.mcs.net/~grossman/mjnk/
Leonard Grossman <mailto:gros...@mcs.net>
The ModemJunkie's Portal
http://www.mcs.net/~grossman/
Genesis in Glass - The Gropper Windows
http://www.mcs.net/~grossman/gropper.htm
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:43:45 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Move Over Linux, Move Over Windows 95/98,
Here Comes PetrOS
From: David P. Dillard [mailto:jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu]
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 5:55 AM
To: Diversity University Collabertory
Subject: [DUC] INFO/NYT: Move Over Linux, Move Over Windows 95/98,
Here
Comes PetrOS
A new operating system that will work seamlessly with Windows 95/98
applications is being placed on the market by an Australian startup
software manufacturer according to a New York Times article that is
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: Malcolm Maclachlan
Title: Start-Up Trumpeting New OS
Source Date: July 9, 1999
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: Start-Up, Software Company, Operating System,
PetrOS
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
July 8, 199
Start-Up Trumpeting New OS
Filed at 7:55 p.m. EDT
By Malcolm Maclachlan for TechWeb, CMPnet
People who say they'd rather run anything than
Windows are going to get a chance to prove their
sincerity.
Next month, Australian company Trumpet
Software will release an alpha version of its new
operating system called PetrOS, designed to act
as a substitute for Windows 95/98 and NT.
Unlike Linux and other competitors, the company
said, PetrOS will be able to seamlessly run 32-bit
Windows applications.
This will offer a smooth changeover and let the company
aggressively go after the workstation market, said Simon
Milburn, U.S. manager for Trumpet.
An abstracted citation for this story will be archived in an edition
of
E-Carm News at http://www.ecarm.org
The Full Story May Be Read At:
http://www.nytimes.com/techweb/TW_Start_Up_Trumpeting_New_OS.html
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:12:31 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [DUC] INFO: Funding EDTECH Chicago Schools get a lot of $
From: Karen Ellis [mailto:guava...@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 7:50 AM
To: DUC
Subject: [DUC] INFO: Funding EDTECH Chicago Schools ge a lot of $
EDTECH
from Benton Com-policy
GRANT TO HELP CITY SCHOOLS BOOT UP COMPUTER SKILLS
Issue: EdTech
Chicago public schools on the south side of the city will receive $35
million in cash and in-kind donations over the next five years through
the
US Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant
program.
Schools will receive $7.8 million for staff training and up to 16 new
computers in each of the 87 elementary and high schools in the area of
the
city covered. An additional $27.5 million in cash and in-kind
donations will
come from 29 partner companies and universities.
[SOURCE: Chicago Tribune (Sec 2, p.5), AUTHOR: Margaret O'Brien]
(http://chicagotribune.com/news/metro/chicago/article/0,2669,SAV-99070
80226,
FF.html)
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:44:33 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: UPDATED> What's new on "Internet All Stars" this week (9 July 1999)
From: Ananyeva Elena [mailto:len...@stars.ru]
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 8:39 AM
Date: 9 July 1999
Total No. of links 5814
No. of links added: 24
URL: http://rank.stars.ru/index.htm
Search Service and Catalogues
http://rank.stars.ru/cgi-bin/edecad.pl?search.htm
Search Engines
1. Asiaco - Asia Search Engine
Catalogues of Sites
2. Japanese Listed Companies
Computers and Technologies
http://rank.stars.ru/cgi-bin/edecad.pl?it.htm
Telecommunications
3. JSC "Murmanelectrosviaz"
Economy and Business
http://rank.stars.ru/cgi-bin/edecad.pl?biz.htm
Production
4. Packaging Network
5. State Enterprise "Germanium"
Products and Services
6. Hi-End Collection
7. Department for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Support
Real Estate and Building
8. Parquet from "KOROBOV-LT"
Culture and Art
http://rank.stars.ru/cgi-bin/edecad.pl?art.htm
Cinema, Photo and Architecture
9. "MOST-CINEMATOGRAPH"
10. The Unique Beauty of Hollywood!
Culture, History and Museums of the World
11. The Battle for Stalingrad
Engineering and Transport
http://rank.stars.ru/cgi-bin/edecad.pl?tech.htm
Cars
12. AUTOBANK OF KOREA
Transport Service
13. Russian Weapons Catalog
Medicine and Health
http://rank.stars.ru/cgi-bin/edecad.pl?med.htm
Alternative Medicine
14. Teacher Ivanov
Medical Information
15. ARMENICUM
16. Hepatitis Central
Holiday and Entertainment
http://rank.stars.ru/cgi-bin/edecad.pl?hobby.htm
Travels and Countries
17. Hotel COSMOS
18. Hotel Yalta
19. Novosibirsk: Cronicle Business Culture
20. Australian Travel Marketing
21. All Russia For You
Hobby
22. National Organization of Russian Scouts
23. BKP - Russian Rock Band
Games and Quizes
24. Crossword Builder
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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 14:41:41 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being,
1999"
From: owner-...@inet.ed.gov [mailto:owner-...@inet.ed.gov] On Behalf
Of Kickbush, Peter
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 1:55 PM
To: Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education publications
& more .
Subject: "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 1999"
"AMERICA'S CHILDREN: Key National Indicators of Well-Being,
1999" was released yesterday. It's the third annual report on
the condition of America's children.
Below is an excerpt from the "hightlights" section of the
report. The full report is at:
http://childstats.gov/ac1999/toc.asp
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Highlights from "America's Children: Key
National Indicators of Well-Being, 1999."
Produced by the Federal Interagency Forum
on Child & Family Statistics. July 8, 1999
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"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 1999"
is the third annual report to the Nation on the condition of our
most precious resource, our children. Included are six contextual
measures that describe the changing population and family context
in which children are living, and 23 indicators of well-being in
the areas of economic security, health, behavior and social
environment, and education. This year, a special feature is
presented on Children Who Have Difficulty Performing Everyday
Activities.
Part 1: Population & Family Characteristics
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* America's children continue to grow in racial & ethnic
diversity. In 1998, 65% were white, non-Hispanic; 15% were
black, non-Hispanic; 15% were Hispanic; 4% were Asian/Pacific
Islander; & 1% were American Indian/Alaska Native. Hispanic
children slightly outnumber black, non-Hispanic children.
* The percentage of children living with two parents declined
from 77% in 1980 to 68% in 1996, & has remained stable since
then. There are large differences across racial & ethnic
groups, however. In 1998, 76% of white, non-Hispanic children
lived with two parents, compared to 36% of black children &
64% of Hispanic children.
* The percentage of births that are to unmarried women
stabilized since 1994 at about 32%, after rising sharply from
18% in 1980.
Part II: Indicators of Children's Well-Being
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Economic Security Indicators
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* The poverty rate of children was at 19% in 1997, about the
same as it has been since 1980. The proportion of children
living in families with high income increased from 17% in 1980
to 25% in 1997, while the proportion of children living in
extreme poverty grew slightly from 7 to 8% over the same
period. These shifts reflect a growing income disparity among
children.
* The percentage of children living with their parents who had
at least one parent working full time all year increased 5
percentage points to 76% from 1993 to 1997. A large share of
this increase was due to the increase in the percentage of
children living with employed single mothers, which increased
from 33% in 1993 to 41% in 1997.
* Most American children & adolescents had a diet that was poor
or needed improvement in 1996. As children get older, the
quality of their diet declines: 24% of 2- to 5-year-olds had a
good diet, compared with only 6% of teenagers ages 13 to 18.
* Teenagers are also less likely than younger children to have a
usual source of medical care. In 1996, 8% of all adolescents
ages 12 to 17 lacked a usual source of care. Over 27% of
uninsured adolescents in this age group lacked a usual source
of care.
Health Indicators
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* The percentage of infants born with low birthweight (weighing
less than about 5 1/2 lbs.) continues to rise. In 1997, this
percentage was the highest in over 20 years, at 7.5%. The
increase in low birthweight is partly due to the rising number
of twin & other multiple births.
* The percentage of children in families living in poverty who
have received the combined series of vaccines has increased
between 1996 & 1997, from 69 to 71%.
* While the mortality rate for almost all groups of children
continues to fall, it has fallen most dramatically among black
children ages 1 to 4, from 67.6 per 100,000 in 1996 to 59.2 in
1997, according to preliminary data. This rate, however,
remains almost twice the rate for whites, at 31.5 per 100,000
according to 1997 preliminary data.
* Death rates among adolescents, particularly among black males,
have dropped dramatically after rising rapidly during the
early 1990s. In 1996, the adolescent firearm mortality rate
was at the lowest point since 1989 for both blacks & whites.
The rate among black males dropped from 120.3 per 100,000 in
1995 to 108.7 in 1996, & the rate among white males dropped
from 27.9 per 100,000 in 1995 to 23.1 in 1996.
* The birth rate for teenagers ages 15 to 17 dropped from 1991
to 1997, after rising during the late 1980s. In 1997, the
rate was 32.1 live births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 17,
down from 38.7 in 1991.
Behavior & Social Environment Indicators
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* The percentage of 10th- & 12th-grade students who reported
smoking daily dropped in 1998 after generally increasing since
1992. Among 10th-graders, the percentage dropped from 18% in
1997 to 16% in 1998, & among 12th-graders it dropped from its
recent high of 25% in 1997 to 22% in 1998. This rate is still
high compared to previous years, however.
* Youth ages 12 to 17 were victims of serious violent crime at
the rate of 27 crimes per 1,000 in 1997, down from 44 per
1,000 in 1993. Juveniles were identified as perpetrators of
serious violent crimes at the rate of 31 crimes per 1,000 in
1997, down from 52 per 1,000 in 1993.
Education Indicators
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* A higher percentage of children were enrolled in preschool in
1997 than in 1996 -- 48% compared to 45%. Preschool
enrollment particularly increased among black, non-Hispanic
children, from 45 to 55%, & among children living in poverty,
from 34 to 40%.
* In 1998, about 8% of the Nation's 16- to 19-year-olds were
neither enrolled in school nor working, a significant decrease
from 9% in 1997.
Special Feature
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* About 12% of children ages 5 to 17 have difficulty performing
one or more everyday activities, including learning,
communication, mobility, & self-care. Difficulty with
learning is the most common of these four types of
limitations. Children in families with lower socioeconomic
status are at greater risk than other children of having
difficulty performing everyday activities.
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