NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 28 Apr 2000 - Special issue (#2000-236)
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Topics in this special issue:
1. RESOUR> [netsites] Family Literacy Foundation
2. K12> Just For Kids
3. MISC> CityGuides!
4. MISC> [DUC] INFO: Casey Jones
5. MISC> [netsites] Excite Elections
6. MISC> [netsites] This day in history
7. K12> Time for Kids
8. MISC> TherapistWeb
9. MISC>< WIW Spring Writers Conference, May 12-13, Washington, DC
10. MISC> Who wants 2 be a Millionaire Baseball Fan?
11. K12> Daily Lesson Plan Ticker
12. MISC> The ShopCity Directories
13. K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 4/28/00 -- Copyright permission
14. MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Legal Test of DeCSS Software and Right to Link to
Websites in Litigation Over Links to DVD Movie Download Sites
15. MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: HomeStore.com Questioned by Antitrust Division of
the Federal Government
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:49:34 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Family Literacy Foundation
From: "Airy Zona" <azna...@myrealbox.com>
To: "NetSites" <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 1:01 PM
Subject: [netsites] Family Literacy Foundation
"A non-profit organization which encourages parents and communities to read
aloud with children in order to strengthen family relationships and to build
a solid foundation for children's future success in school."
Airy Zona
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:49:41 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Just For Kids
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 5:33 PM
From: jay...@home.com
http://members.home.net/jaya-a/kids/kids.html
Hey kids, welcome to the Just For Kids page! This page is full of exciting
links to all kinds
of wonderful websites! Fun, games, activities and learning are all here! So
surf on by for
a visit, and bring your friends and family too!
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:49:46 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> CityGuides!
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 7:17 PM
From: webm...@usastar.com
http://www.usastar.com/i95/cityguide/index.htm
CityGuides is your quick travel reference to cities and towns along Americas
East Coast.
Built by travelers, for travelers. No fluff, just basic how to get around
town information
for the first time visitor. Is your hometown or favorite city listed here?
If not, why not
join our online community and build your own CityHuide website. Its easy!
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:49:52 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] INFO: Casey Jones
From: "Karen Ellis" <guava...@earthlink.net>
To: "DUC" <d...@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 6:22 PM
Subject: [DUC] INFO: Casey Jones
Dear Friends,
This Sunday, April 30, a hundred years ago, Casey Jones crashed his
locomotive into a freight train. Hear the story of Casey Jones this week
on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday Morning. Taki Telonidis produced the
story and we are quite pleased with it. Our feature airs in the last ten
minutes of hour one of the show which, at some stations, is aired as the
second hour. In other words, it might end the two hour program or might
be the last piece in the first hour of the show.
regards, Hal Cannon, Western Folklife Center Media Office
P.S. Thanks to Steve Green at the Western Folklife Center in Elko, NV
whose idea it was to honor Casey. Also thanks to several archivists who
sent us a boxcar load of Casey Jones recordings including: Amy Davis and
Jeffrey Carroll at the University of North Carolina's Southern Folklife
Collection; Paul Wells and Bruce Nemerov at the Center for Popular Music
in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Jeanette Casey at the Chicago Public
Library's Music Collection; and Art Shifrin, a member of of the
Association for Recorded Sound Collections. Thanks, also to southern
railroad historian Bruce Gurner in Mississippi and to folksong scholar
Norm Cohen in Oregon."
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USA Today Hot Site & MSNBC.com Hot Site Pick Award
USA Today Best Bets For Educators Award
Philadelphia Inquirer http://education.philly.com/
The crisp and clean playground walks technophobic
teachers and parents through crystal-clear instructions.
Provides teachers, parents, librarians, home
schoolers and regular folks a "webliography" with
over 6000 links to pertinent topics and subtopics.
Cool choice of site maps to browse from.
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:49:57 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Excite Elections
From: "Vod Ka" <vo...@sendmail.ru>
To: "Net Sites" <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 1:23 PM
Subject: [netsites] Excite Elections
Excite.com's guide to US elections.
http://elections.excite.com/
Vod Ka
< vo...@sendmail.ru >
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:50:03 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] This day in history
From: <bl...@blj8.com>
To: "Netsites list" <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 8:36 PM
Subject: [netsites] This day in history
This day in history, April 27th, Xerox introduced the mouse, Samuel
Morse was born, the German forces entered Athens, etc...
http://www.historychannel.com/thisday/
It's a very interesting site worth a nice bookmark :)
Another good site to look up historic events and birthdays is this:
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
-=Brian L. Johnson, blj8.com=-
http://www.blj8.com/my-urls
Total Bookmarks in file= 4754
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I am a walrus, riding a flamingo
on a sea of frogs
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:50:09 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Time for Kids
From: Karasic, Shara [mailto:SKar...@classroom.com]
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:17 AM
Contact: Debra Richman at 212-522-6856
TIME FOR KIDS TO SEND KID REPORTERS
TO PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTIONS
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Kid Reporters Will File Daily Stories on timeforkids.com;
Will Travel to Convention Armed with Questions from Online Kids
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"Be a TIME For Kids Convention Reporter" Contest Kicks off Next Week
New York-- In an effort to connect kids to the 2000 presidential
election, TIME For Kids (the classroom division of TIME magazine) and
timeforkids.com (http://www.timeforkids.com, AOL Keyword: TFK) announce a
contest
to find TFK reporters to send to the Republican and Democratic conventions
this summer. The kid reporters will shadow TIME reporters at the
conventions, interview delegates, submit daily journals to appear on
http://www.timeforkids.com and take digital photographs that will be
transmitted
back to the magazine's website.
Of course kids can't vote in the November election. But "Election
Connection 2000," an election-specific mini-site on timeforkids.com, gives
them the opportunity and the tools to make an informed choice by learning
all about the process and this year's big issues. As part of an expansive
relaunch of timeforkids.com, "Election Connection 2000" will multiply its
election features, games, and information tools this summer, including full
coverage of the campaigns, personalized campaign postcards, presidential
speech-makers, and kid-invented bumper stickers and election pins.
timeforkids.com is the only kids election news and information destination
on the Web powered by a major news magazine.
"The goal of 'Election Connection 2000' is to connect kids to the
election in a meaningful way that makes use of their own unique
intelligence, curiosity, and creativity," said Joel Schwartzberg, editor of
timeforkids.com. "Sending kids to the conventions as ambassadors of kids
everywhere is symbolic of the site's ability to empower them with a means to
learn, express themselves and make a difference."
The "Be a TIME For Kids Convention Reporter" contest will be
announced on timeforkids.com on April 3rd and will appear in the April 14
issue of TIME For Kids. The contest is open to every kid, not just TIME For
Kids subscribers. Entrants must be 13 years of age or younger as of July 21,
2000 and need to submit a 500-word statement explaining why they would be
the best reporter for TIME For Kids. They will also need to submit
supporting documentation in the form of an interview transcript, a news
report, a web page or a video clip. Two winners, one for each of the
conventions, will each receive an all-expense-paid round-trip ticket, hotel
lodgings and meals for himself and an adult. Entries must be postmarked by
May 22, 2000. For official rules and regulations, visit Election Connection
2000 at http://www.timeforkids.com (AOL Keyword: TFK) or call toll-free
800-777-8600.
About Time for Kids and timeforkids.com:
TIME For Kids is a weekly news magazine, designed and written for children,
and published during the school year. It reaches 2.8 million students
nationwide through two editions: The World Report edition for 4th through
6th graders (ages 9 to 12) and News Scoop for 2nd to 3rd graders (ages 7 to
8). timeforkids.com (http://www.timeforkids.com; AOL Keyword: TFK) is the
news and information destination for kids on the Internet.
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:50:18 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> TherapistWeb
From: Mark Vardell [mailto:vard...@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:51 AM
con...@therapistweb.net
http://www.therapistweb.net
Navigation Point for the Helping Profession
A new broad based resource site for professionals, students and those whose
interests are in the mental health field or related helping profession. The
purpose of this site is to, through online community sharing, promote more
effective use of Internet.
This site covers a wide range of interests which include: mental health
news, student resources, consumer information, articles links, mailing
lists, professional resources, organizational links, search and reference
engines, webpage design and suggested software downloads.
Mark Vardell, MA, LPC
con...@therapistweb.net
http://www.TherapistWeb.net
Navigation Point for the Helping Profession
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:52:51 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC>< WIW Spring Writers Conference, May 12-13, Washington, DC
From: Ken Reigner [mailto:cbsm...@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 3:22 AM
Washington Independent Writers Announces
Spring Writers Conference, May 12-13
Top Mystery Author and Literary Agents Featured
Washington, DC--Award-winning mystery/suspense author Lawrence Block,
along with literary agents from New York and Washington, lead the lineup of
participants at the 21st Washington Independent Writers Spring Conference,
May 12-13, at the National Press Club here.
Block, who wrote "Telling Lies for Fun and Profit," a best-selling book
for writers, penned a humor-filled column for Writer's Digest for 14 years.
His fiction has won him the Nero Wolfe, Shamus and Edgar Allan Poe Awards
on multiple occasions. Films made from his books include "Nightmare
Honeymoon," "Burglar" and "Eight Million Ways to Die."
Registration for the conference is $125 for WIW members, $175 for
nonmembers, and $210 for a combined membership/conference fee. Prices
increase after May 5.
For more information, contact the WIW office, 220 Woodward Building,
733 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 347-4973,
<mailto:washw...@aol.com> (washw...@aol.com), <www.washwriter.org>.
Washington Independent Writers also sponsors an Internet-based
discussion list called WIW-L. For a free subscription, send an e-mail
message to <mailto:list...@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu>
(list...@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu), and in the body of the message, type
"subscribe WIW-L YourFirstName YourLastName" (without the quotation marks).
Or send a blank e-mail message to
<mailto:WIW-L-subsc...@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu>
(WIW-L-subsc...@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu).
--
Ken Reigner mailto:cbsm...@earthlink.net
Member, Board of Directors List Owner, WIW-L and WIW-JOBS
Chairman, Technology Committee wiw-l-...@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu
Washington Independent Writers wiw-jobs...@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 07:52:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> Who wants 2 be a Millionaire Baseball Fan?
From: Cy Holley [mailto:Minors...@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 1:25 AM
Minors2Majors.com has launched the ultimate sports/baseball contest located
at http://www.Minors2Majors.com. The contest, Pick The Stats, will allow
contestants who can correctly pick these four stats (Hits+Runs, SO, BB, &
Team LOB)
of a MLB game to win the following prizes;
Perfect Score CASH..........................................Up to
$1,000,000.00
Weekly & Monthly Prizes Packages...............Trips to any 3 game series,
All-Star Game, Divisional & League Championships, and The World Series.
Minors2Majors.com also offers an awesome referral program that rewards up to
$ 250,000.00. The contestant with the most referral contest entries
through June 15, 2000 will also receive a trip for 2 to any MLB series of
choice.
Forward this e-mail to all your friends, family, co-workers and anyone else
who would love a chance at these great prizes and you could be packing your
bags for a dream MLB trip with a chance at $250,000.00. Make sure they
include your e-mail when they register and we will keep all participants up
to
date on the leader board beginning next week.
REGISTER – PLAY & WIN TODAY @ http://www.minors2majors.com/
Thanks,
Cy Holley
Minors...@aol.com
http://www.Minors2Majors.com
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:36:00 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> Daily Lesson Plan Ticker
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 2:14 AM
From: webm...@education-resource-center.com
http://www.education-resource-center.com/index.html
Get this great lesson plan ticker to put on your page. A new lesson plan
every day for
your readers.
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:36:10 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> The ShopCity Directories
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 7:51 AM
From: tamm...@hotmail.com
http://www.shopcitydirectories.com/
The ShopCity Directories is a network of local portals and valued business
listingss
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:36:12 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 4/28/00 -- Copyright permission
From: "Kathleen Schrock" <ksch...@CAPECOD.NET>
To: <DCS-S...@LISTS.DISCOVERY.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 4:35 AM
Subject: S.O.S. -- Help for Busy Teachers 4/28/00 -- Copyright permission
________________________________________________________
SOS: Help for Busy Teachers
________________________________________________________
Site-of-the-School Day -
a daily update to Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
on Discovery Channel School - http://www.discoveryschool.com/
April 28, 2000
Copyright Permission Letter
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/copyperm.htm
...one part of the Bellingham (WA) policy pages, this is
a useful sample document for students to use when asking
for copyright permission for republishing of material
Visit this and previous Sites-of-the-School Day by going to the
following page - http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/sos.html
and clicking on a date!
To receive daily updates -
Send an e-mail to LIST...@LISTS.DISCOVERY.COM
Put SUBSCRIBE DCS-SCHROCK in the body of the message
Discovery Channel School
"The Thrill of Discovery in Your Classroom"
http://www.discoveryschool.com/
=================================================
Kathleen Schrock, MLS (ksch...@capecod.net)
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
Technology Coordinator
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District
296 Station Avenue, S.Yarmouth MA 02664
508-398-7660/7620 (FAX 7622)
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:36:18 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Legal Test of DeCSS Software and Right to Link
to Websites in Litigation Over Links to DVD Movie Download Sites
From: "David P. Dillard" <jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
To: "Diversity University Collaboratory" <d...@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 5:42 AM
Subject: [DUC] INFO/NYT: Legal Test of DeCSS Software and Right to Link to
Websites in Litigation Over Links to DVD Movie Download Sites
REGARDING A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE WITH LINK AND EXCERPT BELOW:
Eight movie studios backed by The Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA) are suing to remove linking to sites that have DVD versions
of films online. The links are pared with availability of DeCSS Software
on the site of the linker that enables, according to MPAA, unauthorized
viewing and piracy of motion pictures by bypassing the security system on
these DVD videos. The defense attorneys argue that the software enables
film viewing on computers that are run on the Linux operating system.
Martin Garbus, a first amendment specialist, will be working on the
defense side on this case.
There are a useful set of links regarding intellectual
property and other technology related law on the Educational
Cyberplayground website at this URL:
THE LAW
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/THE_LAW.html
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
jw...@astro.temple.edu
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: CARL S. KAPLAN
Title: First Amendment Lawyer Takes on Movie Studios in DVD Case
Source Date: April 28, 2000
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: DVD, Video Recordings, Internet/WWW, Linking,
Downloading, DeCSS Software, Lawsuit, The Motion Picture Association of
America, First Amendment, Legal Representation, Legal Issues,
Encryption, Intellectual Property Law
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
(Free Registration Required by the New York Times)
April 28, 2000
By CARL S. KAPLAN
First Amendment Lawyer Takes on Movie
Studios in DVD Case
Eight major movie studios are asking a federal judge to order a Web
publisher to stop linking to hundreds of sites carrying a piece of
software that they say threatens their industry.
Martin Garbus is determined to stop them.
Garbus, a well-known New York trial lawyer
and First Amendment specialist, was brought on
board recently to assist the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, a cyber-liberties group, and a small
group of volunteer lawyers in their efforts to
wage an important legal battle. In essence, the
case tests the ability of movie studios and other
content providers to use a new federal law to
restrict access to their digital wares.
Next week Garbus plans to submit legal papers arguing that his client,
Eric Corley, one of three defendants in the case, has a perfect right to
link to sites posting a controversial software program called DeCSS.
Corley, under the name Emmanuel Goldstein, runs a print and Web
publication, "2600: The Hacker Quarterly."
Web Sites Related to This Article:
2600: The Hacker Quarterly
http://www.2600.com/
2600's catalog of DeCSS mirror sites
http://www.2600.com/news/1999/1227-help.html
Motion Picture Association of America
http://nt.scbbs.com/mpaa/mpaa.htm
Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org/
Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Modify
the Order of Preliminary Injunction, from 2600's site
http://www.2600.com/news/2000/0406-motions/motions.html#Memo
Judge Kaplan's memorandum opinion granting a preliminary
injunction, dated February 2, 2000, from EFF's site
http://www.eff.org/ip/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20000202_ny_memorandum_order.html
Check My Articles on Database Searching
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Click on Ringleaders and Then Reference
Diversity University Collaboratory Mailing List (DUC)
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/diversity.html
Full Story May Be Read At:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/04/cyber/cyberlaw/28law.html
MSNBC.com AND USA TODAY HOT SITE PICK AWARDS
The Educational CyberPlayGround <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com>
Diversity University Collaboratory Listserv [DUC]
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/diversity.html>
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:36:24 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: HomeStore.com Questioned by Antitrust Division
of the Federal Government
From: "David P. Dillard" <jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
To: "Diversity University Collaboratory" <d...@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 5:47 AM
Subject: [DUC] INFO/NYT: HomeStore.com Questioned by Antitrust Division of
the Federal Government
REGARDING A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE WITH LINK AND EXCERPT BELOW:
HomeStore.com's legal agreement with the National
Association of Realtors and "exclusive arrangements with local realty
boards" are being questioned and becoming a matter of concern with the
United States Justice Department. Over ninety percent of internet home
sales are controlled by HomeStore.com.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
jw...@astro.temple.edu
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: BLOOMBERG NEWS
Title: U.S. Questioning Online Real Estate Seller
Source Date: April 27, 2000
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: Homestore.com, Real Estate, Online Selling, United
States Justice Department, Market Share, Competition, Questioning
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
(Free Registration Required by the New York Times)
U.S. Questioning Online Real Estate Seller
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
April 27, 2000
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., April 27 -- Homestore.-com Inc., which controls
more than 90 percent of the homes listed for sale on the Internet, said
this week that the Justice Department had requested information about its
business.
The company said the request came from the agency's antitrust unit and
involves its business and how it relates to Internet realty sites in the
United States. The government has not spoken of any violation of law, it
said.
Check My Articles on Database Searching
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Click on Ringleaders and Then Reference
Diversity University Collaboratory Mailing List (DUC)
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Full Story May Be Read At:
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/04/biztech/articles/28home.html
MSNBC.com AND USA TODAY HOT SITE PICK AWARDS
The Educational CyberPlayGround <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com>
Diversity University Collaboratory Listserv [DUC]
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