QUOTE OF THE DAY
"If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little not too much, we would have found the safest way to health." Hippocrates c.460 - 377 BC

Ten Elected to Women's Hall of Fame

Ten educators, researchers, and executives are charter honorees named to the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame. The women were selected on the basis of their contributions to science
and technology. The inductees are Ruth Amonette, Eleanor Baum,
Jaleh Daie, Barbara Grant, Stephanie Kwolek, Misha Mahowald, Linda
Sanford, Cheryl Shavers, Sheila Widnal, and Chien-Shiung Wu. Five
are educators or involved in research, and seven hold Ph.D. degrees.

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WEB TOOLS AND SITES
FROM: The Kleinman Report 6/17/96

**Be the first on your block to know: later this month Infoseek
will release Ultraseek (Infoseek claims Ultraseek is 100 times
faster than all the rest, including the reigning king Altavista.)
They say it will be online by the end of the month, but you can
never be too sure about these things. Ultraseek can be found at
http://www.ultraseek.com **

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INTERNET TOOLS AND SITES
FROM: Internet Digest for 17-June-96

National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov

Links to the Past - information and news from the National
Park Service programs in archaeology, ethnography, historic
landscapes, historic structures, history, and museum
management.
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INTERNET TOOLS AND SITES
FROM: Edupage, 16 June 1996

VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY MOVING AHEAD
The Western Governors' Association is hammering out details on its proposed
"Virtual University," and is expected to endorse the creation of a central
governing body and a system of local "franchises" for participating states
at its annual meeting this month. The group has hired the National Center
for Higher Education Management Systems to come up with a viable assessment
system, to ensure that students have mastered the subject matter of the
courses they take. The Center is also examining licensing and accrediting
laws in various states that will participate in the venture, to determine
how college credit can be awarded and transferred. In addition, the Western
Interstate Cooperative for Education Telecommunication has produced a
prototype of a "virtual catalogue," which will interview prospective
students on their interests and equipment availability, and then list the
courses or products that match their needs. (Chronicle of Higher Education
14 Jun 96 A30)

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Blindsport is a new mailing list dealing specifically with sports for
the blind. Topics may range from announcements of upcoming
tournaments, how to make sports more accessible to the blind, results
from tournaments and events, sports training camps, and any other
related topics.

To subscribe, send a message to jmeddaug=AT=cris.com stating that you
want to subscribe to the blindsport list. This is not a listserv
address so do not send listserv commands. Be sure to state the name
of the list that you are subscribing to since several lists are run
through this address.

Owner: J.J. Meddaugh jmeddaug=AT=cris.com

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FROM: The Kleinman Report 6/10/96
did you know?: At the Altavista search engine
(http://www.alta-vista.com/) you can find things faster using a
semicolon. Rather than typing "kleinman report" in the search box,
try "kleinman;report" and you'll get much more accurate results>>>>

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***************************************************
Virtual Fitness Centers
***************************************************
http://www.hyperlink.com/balance/ < BR> http://s2.com:80/etj/
http://www.coolrunning.com
http://www.teleport.com/~wal king/hiking.html
http://www.ntf.ca/NT F/papers/rma/stretching_toc.html
http://www.worldguide.com/Fitne ss/hf.html
http://archie.ac.il/pape rs/rma/stretching_1.html
http://grove.ufl.edu/~evilgr eg/aerobics.html
http://www.thegroup.net/prbar/tip s1.htm
http://www.dstc.edu.au/RDU/staff/nigel-ward/abfaq/abdominal-training.html
http://storm.cadcam.iupui.edu/ drs/drs.html
http://www.athlete.com/
http://www.TriathleteMag.COM/Tri athlete/

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FROM: NBNSOFT Content Awards--6/22/96

Coca-Cola Olympic City
http://www.cocacola.com/olympics/ < BR> The most refreshing site on the Web presents
a virtual Olympic experience. Fizzing with a complete tour
of the Games, the individual sports and the athletes. All
while offering corporate information and other enticing
features for trivia buffs and collectors.

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FROM: NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 21 Jun 1996 to 23 Jun 1996 - Special issue

Subject: NEWSLTR> DeafSportZine

deafsportzine, a free, weekly moderated mailing list for those interested
about the deaf in wide world of sports. Those interested in a free subscription should email: barry=AT=clark.net

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FROM: NBNSOFT Content Awards--6/22/96

Rock 'N Road
http://www.rocknroad.com/
Rock climbers will delight when utilizing this
quick reference. Simply enter a state's 2-letter abbreviation
and you'll instantly be presented with detailed information
on area climbing locations across North America. All courteousy
of rock climber Tim Toula who wrote the book on it.

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TECHNOLOGY / COMMUNICATION
200-MHz Motorola chip

A 200-MHz PowerPC chip now shipping in volume from Motorola
will start showing up in desktop and notebook systems from
Apple, Motorola, and Macintosh clone makers Umax and Power
Computing by the end of the year. The PowerPC 603e chip is
11 percent faster than Power Computing's 180-MHz PowerTower
system and 33 percent speedier than the fastest current
Power Macintosh, which runs on the 150-MHz PowerPC 604 chip.

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FROM: Computer Industry Daily, June 12, 1996

Surveys Present New Internet Use Findings

- The Georgia Institute of Technology found that worldwide
31.5% of WWW users are female, and in Europe the percentage of
female users rose to 45%. The average user, however, is still
a 33-year-old white male with an income of $59,000. Two-
thirds of the respondents would not pay an extra fee for Web
site data, and many refuse to provide personal information as
a condition for using a Web site. About 80% said that
retrieving information takes too much time.

- A Find/SVP study claims to standardize the definition of an
Internet user. In this study, a Net user is someone who uses
at least one "Internet application" in addition to e-mail.
The study found that 9.5 million US adults are users, and
corporate users represent 46% of this "true" Internet
community. They are the main group involved with FTP,
Usenet, and mail lists. Corporate access is generally
conducted from the workplace, and applications are job related.

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Amusing Rants from Dave Winer's Desktop
Released on 6/12/96; 9:05:40 AM PST

Time Magazine lists the most powerful Americans. Bill Gates is number two, second only to Bill Clinton, and more powerful than Alan Greenspan!

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TECHNOLOGY / COMMUNICATION
FROM: Edupage, 18 June 1996

E-MAIL WHILE DRIVING IS ON THE RISE
Computing and driving is on the rise in California, and the California
Highway Patrol warns the practice is potentially dangerous. "There's
nothing specifically in the vehicle code that says you can't compute while
driving," admits one officer, but with studies showing cell phone use
raising the chance of an accident by 34%, they're suggesting people leave
their laptops switched off while at the wheel. Still, some habits are hard
to break. "I do my Radio Mail at 80 mph," says Andrew Seybold, editor of an
industry publication. "I go from appointment to appointment catching up on
e-mail and phone calls while I drive. By the time I'm at my next
appointment, I'm caught up." (St. Petersburg Times 17 Jun 96 p14)

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FROM: Edupage, 18 June 1996

INTERNAUTS ANONYMOUS
The Canadian Medical Association Journal reports that "Internet addiction
disorder" (IAD) has entered the medical lexicon and quotes University of
Pittsburgh researcher Kimberly Young as saying IAD is as real as alcoholism.
Young describes the social problems that parallel other addictions,
including loss of control, cravings and withdrawal symptoms, social
isolation, marital discord, academic failure, excessive financial debt, and
job termination. (Toronto Globe & Mail 15 Jun 96 A1)

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FROM: Computer Industry Daily, June 20, 1996
Netscape Users Top 38 Million

Netscape Communications Corp. claims a record 38 million users for
its Navigator client software -- the company has tracked the
number of users since it began shipping the product. That number
exceeds the users of Word, Excel, or 1-2-3, based on International
Data Corp. figures. For comparison, 21 million use Word and 30
million use Excel. The product's popularity may be the result of
many users downloading free copies. CEO Jim Barksdale, on the
other hand, attributes Navigator's popularity to its ability to
allow people to communicate and collaborate.

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FROM: NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 19 Jun 1996 to 20 Jun 1996 - Special issue

Subject: K12> The Status of Technology in the Education System: a Literature Review
http://www.etc.bc.c a/lists/nuggets/EdTech_report.html

One of my recent projects has been to write an updated review of the
research literature related to technology and education. I had completed a
similar paper in 1991 and it was very interesting to explore changes and
similarities across the five year timespan. This review refers to over
thirty recent papers, and the bibliography section contains hotlinks to
those papers, when possible.

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FROM: Culture in Cyberspace, 6/24/96

NET SKILLS NEEDED IN WORKPLACE NOW

This is the conclusion of The Los Angles Times (6/17/96), which
boldly states "people in all types of career categories need to know
how to use this tool in order to get ahead -- starting now." Even
amid a sea of net hype, this conclusion stands out. Most
mainstream media outlets are hedging their bets by stressing the
newness and uncertainly of this new media, but The Times has
seen the future and it is wired.
LAT: http://www.latimes.com/
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FROM: Edupage, 23 June 1996

PEER REVIEW AND THE INTERNET
Scientists attending a conference in Denmark sponsored by the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) were almost unanimous in
dismissing electronic challenges to the tradition of peer review for
scientific publications, although there was also wide agreement about the
benefits of the Internet for the exchange of scientific information (through
the speeding up of peer review and the developing use of the Internet for
distribution of "preprints" that allow "open peer commentary"). (The
Economist 22 Jun 96)

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FROM: Edupage, 11 June 1996

NET OFFERS POWER TO THE INTELLIGENTSIA
In an interview with Jeff Ubois, CyberCash founder Dan Lynch predicted that
the Net will change the power structure in the third world: "There will be
a lot of quick winners in the developing countries and a rise to power by a
new class of people. Most of these will come from the academic community;
that is the natural way this technology gets disseminated, and it may be a
one-time opportunity for the intelligentsia to be in power. Some will flub
it, but some won't. It is a power shift." (Internet World Jul 96 p75)

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