NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 4 May 2000 (#2000-252)
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1. MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Wyoming Schools Are Internet Wired
2. MSIC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Thomas Jefferson Papers Online Fulltext ....
3. K12> [netsites] Teachers for Life Online
4. MISC> [netsites] Tracking Endangered Animals
5. MISC> [netsites] Star Chefs
6. RESOUR> New e-mail virus
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 07:48:20 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Wyoming Schools Are Internet Wired
From: "David P. Dillard" <jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
To: "Diversity University Collaboratory" <d...@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 5:35 AM
Subject: [DUC] INFO/NYT: Wyoming Schools Are Internet Wired
REGARDING A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE WITH LINK AND EXCERPT BELOW:
Despite Wyoming's rugged landscape and very rural overall
population, the state has set out and succeeded in making its schools
completely wired for the internet. The state government pushed this
program because the government wants to increase the attractiveness of the
state as a place to live and help stem the brain drain from the state.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
jw...@astro.temple.edu
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: MICHAEL JANOFSKY
Title: Rural School Is Now Wired to the World
Source Date: May 4, 2000
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: Internet/WWW, Internet Access,
Elementary-Secondary Education, Wyoming, Schools
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
(Free Registration Required by the New York Times)
May 4, 2000
Rural School Is Now Wired to the World
By MICHAEL JANOFSKY
Unlike most states, Wyoming has not taken a big bite of America's
booming economy. Faced with sluggish job growth and a steady exodus of
college graduates to other states, state officials focused on Internet
access in the classroom as a critical component in equalizing educational
opportunities and developing job skills. As a result, Wyoming this
academic year became the first state to wire all its public schools --
even those as small and remote as Willow Creek, here in central Wyoming.
And there are quite a few others: Among Wyoming's 234 elementary schools,
19 have fewer than 10 students this year. The state average is about eight
students for every computer.
"Every child in Wyoming now has the opportunity to develop to his or
her own potential," Gov. Jim Geringer, who began the push for statewide
Internet access in schools more than five years ago, said in an interview.
"By finding a way to touch every school, the next great leader from
business or government could come from that one place."
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 07:48:25 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MSIC> [DUC] INFO/NYT: Thomas Jefferson Papers Online Fulltext ....
From: "David P. Dillard" <jw...@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
To: "Diversity University Collaboratory" <d...@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 5:39 AM
Subject: [DUC] INFO/NYT: Thomas Jefferson Papers Online Fulltext Along With
Tupperware Online Sales and Microsoft Ownership of Christies Art Auction
Digital Pictures and More
REGARDING A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE WITH LINK AND EXCERPT BELOW:
Thomas Jefferson's complete papers are online through the
auspices of the American Memories project of the Library of Congress and
Microsoft is planning to purchase, for its Corbis Division, Christies
Digital Art Images. But the big news at the top of the hour is that you
no longer need to attend those Tupperware parties to buy your Tupperware,
as Tupperware may now be purchased from the MyTupperware website. There
is also a fax and photocopy machine that you can take with you when you
travel and video game glasses. The New York Times managed to put this all
in one moderately sized article, can you imagine what might get included
if they decided to do a book (forgive me for this quip Arno Press).
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204-4584
jw...@astro.temple.edu
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Source: New York Times (NYT)
Author: IAN AUSTEN and BRUCE HEADLAM
Title: Papers of Jefferson Can Be Viewed Online
Source Date: May 3, 2000
Resource Type: News Article
Description/Keywords: Thomas Jefferson, Online Documents, Papers,
Library of Congress, American Memories, RCA Docuport, Faxing,
Photocopying, Reduced Cost, Video Game, Tupperware, Online Sales,
Corbis, Microsoft, Acquisition, Christies, Online Art Aution, Digital
Images
URL: Listed Below Article Summary
(Free Registration Required by the New York Times)
May 3, 2000
NEWS WATCH
Papers of Jefferson Can Be Viewed Online
The Library of Congress is marking its
bicentennial in part by honoring Thomas
Jefferson. Congress bought Jefferson's
collection of 6,487 books after the British
burned the first Library of Congress in 1814.
(About two-thirds of Jefferson's books went
up in flames during another fire in 1851.)
As one of its Jefferson projects, the Library
has posted online images of all its Jefferson
papers, about 83,000 items, at
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjhome.html
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IAN AUSTEN
For Business Travelers Who Still Use Paper
The RCA Docuport, made by Thomson, is a way for business travlelers to
bring the fax and photocopier along for the trip, and it adds a scanner
for good measure. With a thickness of just 1 1/4 inches when folded and a
length of 12 inches, the device should fit into most briefcases or laptop
cases. It contains a rechargeable battery and also runs from standard wall
outlets.
IAN AUSTEN
New Video Game Glasses Do Your Blinking for You
Elsa Technologies has tried to introduce
another dimension into the video game
experience with the 3-D Revelator. The
glasses use L.C.D. shutters that open and
close over alternating eyes 120 times per
second. That creates the mental effect of
seeing the video image from two angles.
(Otherwise the imageappears out of
register.)
BRUCE HEADLAM
Buying Tupperware Online Lets You Skip the Party
With a new service called My.Tupperware.com, you can do business with
your neighborhood Tupperware representative while keeping your evenings
free.
At the company's new site, 75,000 United States sales representatives
can create personal home pages using preformatted designs. Besides listing
Tupperware parties and Tupperware bingos, the personal pages can include
Tupperware testimonials and recipes.
IAN AUSTEN
Corbis's Archive of Images Will Add Christie's Images
Corbis, the image archive company owned by
William H. Gates, Microsoft's chairman, is
adding to its collection yet again. The
company announced today that it planned to
put online thousands of digital images owned
by Christie's, the art auction house.
The Christie's images include all the works
that have been sold through the auction house
in the last 20 years: more than 500,000
transparencies, ranging from Asian and
African art to Old Master paintings, and from
modern and contemporary art to Hollywood
memorabilia. The non-exclusive licensing
arrangement between the two firms will provide
Corbis's customers with a selection of those images.
http:// www.corbis.com (.)
Web Sites Related to This Article:
American Memory: The Library of Congress
The Thomas Jefferson Papers
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjhome.html
Corbis
http:// www.corbis.com
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 07:48:31 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: K12> [netsites] Teachers for Life Online
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <ASHa...@MASTNET.net>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 6:09 AM
Subject: [netsites] Teachers for Life Online
"The Teachers for Life Association (Western Australia) seeks to provide
teachers with information that will enable them to enlighten students
about the value of human life."
Alan
ASHa...@MASTNET.net
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 07:48:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Tracking Endangered Animals
From: "Alan S. Harrell" <asha...@ashlists.org>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 6:13 AM
Subject: [netsites] Tracking Endangered Animals
Space Today Online - Tracking Threatened Birds and Animals by Satellite
http://www.spacetoday.org/Satellites/Tracking/SatTracking.html
"A wildlife-tracking satellite looking down on a wide area of the globe
from its high vantage point is a useful tool for biologists,
naturalists and conservationists working with animals, birds and fish
in their natural environments."
Alan
asha...@ashlists.org
http://www.ashlists.org/
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 07:48:42 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] Star Chefs
From: "Pierre Borochaults" <pie...@borochaults.com>
To: <nets...@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 6:15 AM
Subject: [netsites] Star Chefs
StarChefs - Recipes of Chefs and Cookbook authors
http://www.starchefs.com/
"Famous Chef's Recipes: For gourmet cooks, foodies and the curious.
Secret ingredients, anecdotes, tips, and recipes from famous chefs and
cookbook authors."
Pierre Borochaults
pie...@borochaults.com
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Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 10:34:27 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <gle...@rrnet.com>
Subject: RESOUR> New e-mail virus
From: Educational Research List [mailto:ER...@asu.edu]On Behalf Of Ev
Shepherd
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:03 AM
To: ER...@asu.edu
Subject: Welcome Home from New Orleans
A WARNING
Please note that our sister list EVALTALK was hit by
a virus this morning. Here's the warning from them.
>The ILOVEYOU virus was posted to evaltalk this morning
>(5/4). This is a new virus which spreads by automatically
>forwarding itself from infected machines. For more
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>
>Do not open the attached file (love-letter-for-you.txt).
Best Wishes
--Ev
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