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Last: posting for Friday, April 26, 2002 ***************************************** For individual postings, send the message: set net-happenings mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Net-happenings mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for Net-happenings can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=NET-HAPPENINGS Newsgroups: news:comp.internet.net-happenings http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&GROUP;=comp.internet.net-happenings ******************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:27:29 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SCOUT>< The Scout Report -- April 26, 2002 The full Scout Report can be read at NThe full Scout Report can be read at Net Newsletters: http://www1.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=NEWSLTR From: "Internet Scout Project" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:44:17 -0700 Subject: The Scout Report -- April 26, 2002 ======== The Scout Report == ======== April 26, 2002 ==== ======== Volume 8, Number 15 ====== ====== Internet Scout Project ======== ==== University of Wisconsin ======== == Department of Computer Sciences ======== == I N T H E S C O U T R E P O R T T H I S W E E K ======== ====== ====== == Index for April 26, 2002 == ====== ====== 1. NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology The sixth issue of the first volume of the MET Report is available. Its Topic in Depth section offers Web sites and comments about fluid power. 2. Long-Term Care Insurance: An Assessment of States' Capacity to Review and Regulate Rates [.pdf] http://research.aarp.org/il/2002_02_ltc.html 3. Usage and Usability Assessment: Library Practices and Concerns http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub105abst.html 4. Connecticut's Job First Program Final Report Overview [.pdf] http://www.mdrc.org/Reports2002/CT_JobsFirst/CT-Overview.htm 5. Wisconsin Historical Images of the Wisconsin Historical Society http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/whi/ 6. Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook http://www.ohiomemory.org/ 7. Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators http://160.111.252.56/nasm/blackwings/index.html 8. The Division of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History http://paleo.amnh.org/fossil/FRC.frontdoor 9. Federal Reserve Research Roundup: 1st Quarter 2002 [.pdf] http://www.fmcenter.org/pdf/fedresrr03-2002print.pdf 10. Art Trails Through the Victoria's Regional Galleries http://amol.org.au/art_trails/ 11. Teacher's Mind Resources http://www.TeachersMind.com/ 12. Small Farm Center Online Library http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/library/ 13. International Dictionary of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions http://www.theatrelibrary.org/sibmas/idpac/idpac.html 14. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_MainPage.htm 15. US News and World Report: 2003 Graduate School Rankings http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex.htm 16. Branham300 Online http://www.branhamgroup.com/branham300/2001/index.php 17. MicroSurfer 2.0 http://www.microsurfer.com/ 18. Web|3D SDK: Spring 2002 Software Development Kit http://sdk.web3d.org/ 19. School Violence Continues 18 killed in shooting rampage at German school http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020426/ap_wo_en_ge/g ermany_school_shooting_27&printer=1 Expelled student kills 18 at former school, plunging Germany into shock http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020426/ap_wo_en_ge/g ermany_school_shooting_31&e=1&ncid= Bloodbath Occurs as Germany Strengthens Gun Law http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&ncid=721&e=2&u=/nm/2 0020426/wl_nm/crime_germany_shooting_law_dc_1 Gutenberg Gymnasium School Factfile http://europe.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/04/26/school.backgrounder/index.html BBC News: History of School Shootings http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1953000/1953425.stm CNN.com: Other School Killings http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/04/26/deadly.school.violence/ Yahoo News: List of Recent School Shootings http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=&ncid=721&e=4&u=/ap/2002 0426/ap_on_re_eu/germany_school_shooting_list Risk Factors for School Violence http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/03/05/fbi.shooter.profile/index.html ====== ==== == Subscription and Contact Information == ==== ====== To receive the electronic mail version of the Scout Report each week, join the SCOUT-REPORT mailing list. 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Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or the National Science Foundation. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:52:07 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> NOVA's new Fire Wars site launch From: "Eric Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:18:26 -0400 PBS/NOVA Site Announcement -------------------------- NOVA - Fire Wars http://www.pbs.org/nova/fire/ Every year uncontrollable wildfires ravage the American West, and every year armies of firefighters mobilize to save threatened wildernesses and communities. On "Fire Wars," airing May 7 on PBS and narrated by actor Stacy Keach, NOVA accompanies the men and women of the Arrowhead Hotshots during the summer of 2000, one of the most destructive wildfire seasons ever, in which more than six million acres burned. After a century of preventing forest fires at all costs, it may be time to rethink Smokey the Bear's dictum. On the accompanying Web site, get a first-hand account of filming a major forest fire, equip a wildland firefighter, fight a virtual wildfire, and more. The Producer's Story Read a behind-the-scenes report from producer Judith Vecchione about how NOVA's film crew got close-up footage of dangerously volatile, 100-foot-high crown fires. The World on Fire Wildfires rage across millions of acres of our planet every day. View the Earth through the eyes of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite and find out how it detects and maps wildfires from space. Outfitting a Wildland Firefighter This feature gives you the chance to equip a firefighter with all the gear he or she needs to combat a wildfire. The Ecology of Fire Some plants and animals have adapted to naturally occurring fire to such a degree that they can't live without it. In this article, fire historian Stephen Pyne investigates the wildlife-wildfire bond. Fire Simulator (Hot Science) Use this simple fire-growth computer model, developed by NOVA Online, to see how conditions such as wind speed and direction can affect the spread of a wildland fire. Also, try your hand at using virtual firebreaks and back fires to control a wildfire. (Shockwave) On Fire (Hot Science) This virtual laboratory lets you explore the basics of combustion, including how a fire ignites, what a flame is made of, and how burning molecules rearrange themselves. Lesson Plans for Teachers Teachers will find multiple resources and lesson plans, organized by category and age group, to use in their classroom. Join the NOVA Online Mailing List Teachers, viewers, and surfers can join the NOVA Online mailing list for a free e-mail notice when the site is updated with new interactive features, interviews, and lesson plans. # # # Eric Ward U R L w i r e . c o m - - - http://www.urlwire.com Alerts of Educational and Useful Web Content Since 1994 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:02:46 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Last: posting for Friday, April 26, 2002 Last: posting for Friday, April 26, 2002 NOTE: This is primarily for website/newsgroup readers. If list subscribers do not want to see this notice any longer, send the message: SET [name of this list] TOPICS -last to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 26 Apr 2002 (#2002-278) ******************************************************
