NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 28 Aug 1996 - Special issue
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There are 24 messages totalling 679 lines in this issue.
Topics in this special issue:
1. EMAG> The Hook
2. WWW> MusicSearch
3. K12> America's Reading Challenge
4. UPDATED> PE Central
5. K12> Fenster School
6. SOFT> Off-line Web browsing
7. MISC> TechExpo Tech-Calendar
8. LISTS> MISSINGKIDS PRESS RELEASE...
9. MISC> Short Story Contest
10. WWW> Gateway To The Stars
11. WWW> ELA Foundation - disabilities
12. NEWSLTR> Environment and Sustainable Development News
13. WWW> Fwd: Crack cocaine-contra connection website
14. NEWSLTR> Greenwich Village Gazette
15. K12> Free education program on sea turtle migration
16. WWW> Ukrainian Art Galleries
17. EMAG> Health Direct
18. WWW> CAST Web Site - student - disabilities
19. MISC> MassADS Virtual Malls
20. MISC> Welcome to the Heartland - UK
21. K12> ScholaSearch, grants, loans, aid, college!
22. WWW> Amtrak
23. WWW> Announcing New WebSite in Korea
24. K12> electronic mentors needed
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:01:33 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: EMAG> The Hook
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 11:40:39 -0500
From: la...@marketvis.com
The Hook is an on-line arts and entertainment e-zine featuring art, music,
interactive shockwave games, QTVR demos, audio and video clips, band and
music reviews, a complete Urban Fishing, section killer 3d graphics,
aninmation and VRML.Seconds of fun!
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:01:46 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: WWW> MusicSearch
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:01:40 -0500
From: con...@spectrus.com
The Internet's First and Only Music-Only Search Site.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:10:00 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: K12> America's Reading Challenge
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 16:14:35 -0400
From: pkic...@inet.ed.gov (Peter Kickbush)
To: Multiple recipients of list <edi...@inet.ed.gov>
Subject: America's Reading Challenge
TODAY, THE PRESIDENT ASKED ALL AMERICANS to be a part of a
national, bipartisan effort to make sure that every child can
read independently and well by the end of third grade.
Families and communities are the foundation of this effort and
the President is proposing to provide $2.75 billion to support
them in meeting America's Reading Challenge.
Below is a brief summary and background on the new reading
challenge. Within the next few days, you will be able to find
a fuller description of the reading challenge, as well as
examples of successful tutoring and parent involvement
programs in our Online Library at:
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Summary and Background Information on the
President's America's Reading Challenge
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Why a Reading Challenge?
40 percent of all children are now reading below the basic
level on national reading assessments. Children who cannot
read early and read well are hampered at the very start of
their education -- and for the rest of their lives. This will
be even more true as we move into the 21st century. To
participate in America's high-skill workplaces, to cruise,
much less use the Internet, all children need to read better
than ever before.
The President Challenges All Americans to become Involved:
* For every child to be able to read by the end of third grade,
every American will have an important role at play. Parents
are their children's first teachers. By reading to their
children 30 minutes each day, turning off the TV, going with
their child to their library, every parent can set an example
and give their children the firm foundation they need to do
well in school.
* Our nation's schools, libraries, religious institutions,
community and national organizations, the media, universities,
business leaders and millions of our nation's senior citizens
are also essential in helping to meet this reading challenge.
Already 40 different groups have rallied together with
Secretary of Education Richard Riley to create the
Read*Write*Now initiative, and a growing number of states and
communities have started their own reading initiatives. The
President will challenge these groups and the entire nation to
redouble their efforts to ensure the reading success of every
young child. And he will challenge 1 million Americans from
all walks of life to volunteer to tutor young children in
reading.
The President Proposes $2.75 billion to support America's Reading
Challenge:
Recognizing the supportive role the federal government can
play, the President proposes investing $1.75 billion over 5
years in new investment, and $1 billion over 5 years for
National Service which is already in the President's budget,
in the efforts of parents, communities and educators to help
meet the challenge. This $2.75 billion initiative has several
components:
Four Main Components of the President's American Reading Challenge
* Help for Parents to be their Child's First Teacher
through Parents as First Teachers challenge grants for
regional and national networks and for local effective,
proven efforts for helping parents who want assistance to
help their children become successful readers. ($300
million over 5 years)
* A Head Start for One Million 4 and 5 year olds. The
President has already called for an expansion of Head
Start to one million children by FY2002.
* America's Reading Corps: Individualized After-School and
Summer Tutoring for More than 3 Million Children in
Grades K-3 Who Want and Need It -- with the help provided
by one million trained and supervised tutors. Federal
support would be available for trained reading
specialists and tutor coordinators -- including thousands
of AmeriCorps participants and other National Service
volunteers -- to provide instruction, organize school and
community-based reading programs, and recruit and train
volunteers. ($2.45 billion over 5 years)
* Accountability for results based on national and state
progress in the reading performance of 4th graders on the
National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). ($25
million over 5 years)
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:10:10 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: UPDATED> PE Central
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:15:27 EDT
From: KIDSPHERE Mailing List <kids...@vms.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 23:09:42 -0500
From: df...@bev.net (Mark Manross)
Subject: PE Central
PE Central--The Ultimate Web Site for Physical Educators is now officially
open!!!!! :-)))))
The URL address is:
http://infoserver.etl.vt.edu/~/PE.Central/
Make sure you type in that exact address or it won't go thru!
NOTES:
Our e-mail address is:
It may take us a few days to respond to initial postings to that address
but we will get to them asap.
Encourage others to join the USPE listserv because that is where we will
keep folks posted about changes and updates to the site.
Also, my home page (http://infoserver.etl.vt.edu/~/dfour/) will no longer
house "Kids are learning and saying the darndest things in PE." I will do
that from PE Central. We have three weekly activities that will change on a
regular basis--Instant activity of the week, Wellness Idea of the week, and
Kids Quote of the week. Those will change on Saturdays and they hopefully
will be archived on the site in approx. 4-6 weeks. So for the first few
weeks you will not be able to see the previous activities on these sections
of PE Central.
Thanks so much for your patience in waiting for this site. We would like to
specifically thank the reviewers who spent some time at the site. Your
comments were appreciated.
Please let us know what you think and I encourage you to send us things to
publish.
Have a great school year. Cya in Cyberspace.
Best,
Mark Manross
PS. Sorry it isn't Midnite but we got things done a lot quicker than we
thought. :-)))))) And I am TIRED!! :-))
Mark A. Manross
Homepage--http://infoserver.etl.vt.edu/dfour/
Virginia Tech
202 War Memorial Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0313
540-231-7629
df...@bev.net
Guiding Youngsters in the Process of Becoming Physically
Active and Healthy for a Lifetime
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:10:15 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: K12> Fenster School
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 01:02:14 -0500
From: bry...@azstarnet.com
http://www.azstarnet.com/~fenster/home.htm
The Fenster School is committed to educational excellence. We provide a
structured environment conducive to educational success. We also have an
E.S.L. program for international students.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:09:45 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: SOFT> Off-line Web browsing
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 07:16:05 -0300 (ADT)
From: "Liz W. Tompkins" <l...@kersur.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <inet...@nstn.ca>
Subject: SOFT> Off-line Web browsing
InContext FlashSite 1.0
http://www.incontext.com/products/flashsite/
"Lightning fast offline Web browsing" that's free to boot!
FlashSite simultaneously and regularly downloads multiple Web
sites to your hard drive and allows you to view all of them
offline, at your convenience. Other features include a scheduler
for timed downloading, automatic dial-up, the ability to import
Netscape and Internet Explorer bookmarks and efficient organization
of retrieved Web pages.
REQUIRES: MS Windows 95
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< INTERNET >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Freelance Writer/Journalist/Content Developer
Liz W. Tompkins, President NBNSOFT Corporation
Bellingham, MA 02019 Email: l...@kersur.net
NBNSOFT Content Awards -----> http://www.tricky.com/liz/
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:10:20 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: MISC> TechExpo Tech-Calendar
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 22:32:45 -0700
From: "N. Gat" <ok...@CERF.NET>
You may want to post the announcement at the TechExpo Tech-Calendar of
science and technology events at
http://www.techexpo.com
Regards,
N. Gat, Ph.D.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:10:29 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: LISTS> MISSINGKIDS PRESS RELEASE...
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:56:21 -0500
From: yac...@aloha.net
http://www.mmgco.com/riaug96.html
NEW E-mail Discussion list covers the issues of missing children, abducted
children, kidnapping, and runaway children.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:10:49 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: MISC> Short Story Contest
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 17:56:27 -0500
From: arii...@shortstorycontest.com
http://www.shortstorycontest.com
A short story contest for writers of fiction offering $3000.00 in prizes.
$2000.00 for first place, $750.00 for second place and $250.00 for third
place. Writers from every country are welcome to enter, however writing
must be in English.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:10:59 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: WWW> Gateway To The Stars
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 19:00:30 -0500
From: ma...@geocities.com
http://homepage.interramp.com/us033609
An elegant site filled with multimedia astronomy and science fiction links.
Updated frequently. Stunning fantasy/surreal gallery. Good music. You must
see this one!
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:11:03 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: WWW> ELA Foundation - disabilities
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 19:06:22 -0500
From: e...@ela.org
A place where people with disabilities can build a community online, share
experiences and ideas, meet people. There's also a calendar of events &
useful links.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:10:53 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: NEWSLTR> Environment and Sustainable Development News
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 18:52:13 -0500
From: bi...@snell-associates.com
The Earth Times, the world's leading newspaper on the environment and
sustainable development, proudly announces the launch of its new Online
Edition. This makes The Earth Times the first full-scale environmental
newspaper to be available on the Internet.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:11:08 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: WWW> Fwd: Crack cocaine-contra connection website
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 19:49:29 EDT
From: Elliott Parker <3ZL...@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Subject: Fwd: Crack cocaine-contra connection website
To: Multiple recipients of list CARR-L <CAR...@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU>
=================== Forwarded Message ===================
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 08:34:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Angela Wilson" <wil...@teleport.com>
Subject: Crack cocaine-contra connection
URL: http://www.sjmercury.com/drugs/
The San Jose Mercury News and Mercury Center has published a series
documenting a yearlong investigation exposing the hidden history of
America's crack cocaine explosion. Using recently declassified FBI reports,
court records both here and abroad. The three-part series reveals how a
covert effort to arm a Latin American guerrilla army flooded black
neighborhoods with cheap cocaine and helped touch off a drug epidemic that
still ravages urban America.
Web site features documents, audio clips and photographs.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:11:15 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: NEWSLTR> Greenwich Village Gazette
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 21:43:11 -0500
From: gilf...@thecore.com
http://www.greenwichvillageny.com/
Dynamic articles and literature featuring art and writing from New York
City's vast storehold of talent.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:11:20 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: K12> Free education program on sea turtle migration
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:15:41 EDT
From: KIDSPHERE Mailing List <kids...@vms.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 09:52:14 -0500
From: David Godfrey - CCC/STSL <st...@cccturtle.org>
Subject: Free education program on sea turtle migration
RE: SEA TURTLE MIGRATION-TRACKING EDUCATION PROGRAM
The Sea Turtle Survival League (STSL) is a program of the nonprofit
Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC). The mission of the STSL is to
protect sea turtles by reducing threats to them and preserving their nesting
habitats through a program of public awareness, advocacy and education.
Starting the first week of September, the STSL will begin offering an
exciting new educational program based on the satellite-tracked migration of
sea turtles that nest in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, located
on Florida's east central coast.
This message is YOUR INVITATION to use this exciting and FREE education
program during the upcoming school year.
The Archie Carr Refuge, named after our organization's founding scientific
director, attracts more nesting loggerhead turtles than any place in the
Western Hemisphere and more endangered green turtles than any place in North
America. Researchers in partnership with the STSL will attach satellite
transmitters to the backs of four green turtles in order to track their
mysterious and unknown migration after leaving the nesting beach. The STSL
will use the stream of data sent back by satellite in an education program
distributed on the Internet's World Wide Web.
In addition to a full range of information about sea turtles and the Carr
Refuge, the Web Page will include a map that is regularly updated with the
most recent migratory movements of the participating green turtles. The
migration will start from the east coast of Florida and cover hundreds or
even thousands of miles. Where the turtles will go is anyone's guess.
Scientists conducting the research will offer weekly observations, and
students will have an opportunity to have their questions answered by
e-mail. We will even start a contest where students can use clues to guess
where the turtles are going.
Teachers wishing to include the program in their curriculum can sign up one
of two ways: (1) over the phone (352-373-6441) or (2) through a registration
form on our web site (located at http://www.cccturtle.org). Participating
educators will be sent a free Educator's Guide on the program, which
includes an array of information and diagrams about sea turtle biology, a
full description of the satellite research, a migration-tracking map
suitable for the classroom and ideas for classroom activities targeted to
different grade levels. The Guide is also designed so that relevant
sections can be easily photocopied for distribution to students.
Through this program, people around the country, especially school
children, will learn as researchers learn about the migration of turtles,
the global range of the species and the importance of protecting all coastal
waters and habitats. The program will also add to students' general
awareness about marine conservation, sea turtles, geography, research
technology and the critically important Archie Carr National Wildlife
Refuge. The new information on turtle migrations discovered through the
research will also allow the STSL to
focus conservation efforts on as yet unknown geographic regions critical to
U.S. sea turtle populations.
As part of the program, participants will be given the opportunity to
"adopt" one of the satellite-tagged sea turtles with a $25 donation.
Through the satellite-tracking program and the optional turtle adoptions, it
is hoped that children and adults will take a personal interest in sea
turtle preservation, learn about the natural history of sea turtles, and
become aware of numerous issues impacting the species. In addition, because
the program will be available on the Internet, this fun new communications
tool will be used and promoted in the schools and to the general public.
We look forward to hearing from you!
*********************************************************************
*
* David Godfrey, Program Director Phone: 352-373-6441
*
* Sea Turtle Survival League (STSL) Fax: 352-375-2449
*
* STSL is a program of the non-profit Caribbean Conservation Corp.
*
* 4424 NW 13th Street, Suite A-1 E-Mail: st...@cccturtle.org
*
* Gainesville, FL 32609 Web Page: http://www.cccturtle.org
*
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:11:26 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: WWW> Ukrainian Art Galleries
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 10:29:20 +0200 (ukr)
From: Vlad Gorbunov <vl...@ukraine.org>
http://www.ukraine.org/art.html
Ukrainian Art Galleries include travel to Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
and a number of ukrainian painter's works.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:11:31 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: EMAG> Health Direct
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 18:50:37 -0500
From: ch...@healthdirect.com
Consumer health news and information on drugs, diseases and common
conditions. A check list of diseases we all have a higher risk of getting.
Health hotlines. Plus a consumer guide to getting better healthcare.
Updated daily.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:11:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: WWW> CAST Web Site - student - disabilities
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 15:32:23 -0500
From: dmc...@cast.org
CAST is nonprofit organization based in Peabody, MA that works to improve
education for all students, especially those with disabilities. We do this
through a combination of software developement, teacher training, and
student evaluations.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:11:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: MISC> MassADS Virtual Malls
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:58:34 -0500
From: td...@mads.com
Virtual Malls For The Rest Of Us.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:12:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: MISC> Welcome to the Heartland - UK
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 19:26:34 -0500
From: pub...@heartland.co.uk
Heartland Publishing is a small independent publisher based in Kent,
England. Our site contains original new writing and interviews and
information on our authors, plus the only weekly online guide to music and
cultural events in Kent.
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:12:09 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: K12> ScholaSearch, grants, loans, aid, college!
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 20:50:57 -0500
From: fyv...@prodigy.com
Complete database search for Scholarships, Grants, Loans, and Aid for
College. Low fee..honest..quality searches. Members of the Frederick Chamber
of Commerce in Frederick, MD. Contact Mike..
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:12:13 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: WWW> Amtrak
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 15:29:10 -0500
From: rbor...@w0.amtrak.com
All Aboard Amtrak-America's Railroad! Find out everything about our trains,
schedules, on-board accommodations, special travel fares, reservation
information, vacations, news and much more!
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:12:19 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: WWW> Announcing New WebSite in Korea
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:11:47 +0900
From: Lee Hanphil <no...@SOBACK.KORNET.NM.KR>
Subject: Announcing New WebSite in Korea
To: Multiple recipients of list BESTWEB <BES...@VM.EGE.EDU.TR>
Hi
The New Web Site, netQuest 21 is opened.
We Service,
1. Site of Korea
(All Web Resource in korea like yahoo)
2. Web Hunting
(Multimedia Hunting Festival, contested Every week)
3. Shareware
(Internet and Windows Shareware - Fast and Excellent File Info)
4. Windows Info Zone
(Tip & Technic, Review, News, Network...)
Site address is
http://www.netQuest21.com
** All contents of netQuest are written in Korean.
Make sure that you can read Korean(Hanguel)
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 12:12:24 -0500
From: Gleason Sackman <sac...@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject: K12> electronic mentors needed
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:16:56 EDT
From: KIDSPHERE Mailing List <kids...@vms.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 17:30:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: jbs <j...@nsn.scs.unr.edu>
Subject: electronic mentors needed
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C A L L F O R C O L L A B O R A T I O N
WHO: Elementary Science Methods Students at the
University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV
WHO NEEDED: Practicing elementary teachers on the Internet
WHAT: Needed as 'electronic mentors' via the Internet
WHAT TO DO: Email with methods students four times this semester
answering questions such as safety in the classroom,
discipline issues, etc., but JUST FOUR TIMES!!
WHEN: Now till December, 1996....only 4 TIMES!!!
Kidsphere Subscribers:
If you would like to be an 'electronic mentor' with a group from
my elementary science methods class this semester, please e-mail
me. I want to have my students see the value of this technology.
Time needed to respond to their questions should be VERY MINIMAL.
Glad to have you if you can join in. Want to keep this short so...
please e-mail me with responses or questions.
T H A N K Y O U !!
Please respond to jca...@unr.edu
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