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Topics in this special issue:
1. PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 6-14 WeePic World ReCreation Project
2. MISC> Online Colleges, Degrees & Programs
3. MISC> European School of Economics
4. MISC> University of Bahrain
5. MISC> CIA World Factbook - Cuba
6. MISC> CIA World Factbook: Fiji
7. K12> school e-mail law suit
8. MISC> Russian Mob Boss Arrested in Italy for Alleged Fixing of Judgement
Outcomes in Olympic Figure Skating Events in Salt Lake City Olympics
9. RESOUR> [netsites] GODART Search
10. RESOUR> [netsites] NATO History
11. RESOUR> [netsites] The Chinook Jargon
12. MISC> [netsites] NTIS
13. MISC> [netsites] The Web Standards Project
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 09:46:12 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> [Hilites => Projects] Ages 6-14 WeePic World ReCreation Project
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Sent: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 07:31:08 -0700
Subject: [Hilites => Projects] Ages 6-14 WeePic World ReCreation Project
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Project Information
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Project Author: Dave Durrant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Project Title: WeePic World ReCreation Project
Project Begin & End Dates: 8/01/02 to 6/30/03
Project Summary:
Kolec (the original WeePic) needs to recreate his lost world. You and your
students can use your creativity in Language Skills, History, and
Information Technology to help him make it happen. The idea is to get
students involved in a collaborative recreation of an imaginary lost world.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Basic
Curriculum Area: History and Social Studies, Information Technology,
Language
Technologies Used: Email, Web Based Discussion Forum
Project Sponsor: Edquest Resources
Full Project Description:
Kolec is an imaginary alien who has been trapped in the internet and has
amnesia. He needs the help of your students to adopt and create other
WeePics to live in an imaginary world you will also create. This project
is designed to bring out the creativity in your students as they use their
textual and graphic skills to make it all happen.
Objectives:
Students will ...
Reinforce Creative Writing and Illustrating skills
Collaborate with other students to build an imaginary world based on their
creative writing.
Take responsibility for an imaginary character and develop a plan to ensure
its survival in an imaginary world.
Desired Outcome of the project is to have students take ownership of an
alien species and ensure that its survival will be a top priority for the
group of collaborators and the general public.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Registration Acceptance Dates: 8/01/02 to 6/30/03
Number of Classrooms: Unlimite
Age Range: 6 to 14 years
Target Audience: Anyone
Project URL: http://edquest.ca/weepic/weepicrules.html
Registration Instructions:
Register anytime throughout the year by visiting the site
http://edquest.ca/weepic/weepicrules.html
or go directly to the registration page
http://edquest.ca/weepic/weepicreg.html
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Project Contact Information
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Dave Durrant - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Project Leader - Monsignor J.J. O'Brien Elementary/Junior High
Calgary, Alberta, CA
http://jjob.ca
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:07:40 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> Online Colleges, Degrees & Programs
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 10:06 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Online Colleges, Degrees & Programs
http://www.online-colleges-degrees-programs.org/
Online Colleges, Degrees & Programs - directory of colleges with online
degrees and programs, including listings for bachelors, masters, and MBA
courses
Online Colleges, Degrees & Programs is a resource for students and
professionals looking for web sites providing information on Online
Associate Degrees and Certificate Programs, Online Bachelors Degrees,
Online Masters Degrees, Online MBA Programs and Online College
Education.
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:15:19 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> European School of Economics
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 10:10 AM
Subject: European School of Economics
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
European School of Economics
http://www.ese.edu/
European School of Economics - private university of economics, finance,
and management located in New York City
1877-INFO-ESE (1877-4636-373)
ESE at Audrey Cohen College
1 Hudson Square Suite 1237
New York, NY, 10013-1919
Tel: +1 212 343 8189 - Fax: +1 212 343 2651
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:27:24 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> University of Bahrain
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 10:19 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: University of Bahrain
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
University of Bahrain
http://www.uob.bh/
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:27:50 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> CIA World Factbook - Cuba
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 10:26 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CIA World Factbook - Cuba
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cu.html
CIA World Factbook - Cuba - provides facts and overview on the island's
geography, population, government and economy
Introduction
Geography
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 10:39:50 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> CIA World Factbook: Fiji
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 10:29 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CIA World Factbook: Fiji
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fj.html
CIA World Factbook: Fiji - features information on geography,
government, transportation, and more
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:32:20 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> school e-mail law suit
From: K-12 Educators Interested in Educational Administration
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nancy Willard
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 11:37 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: school e-mail law suit
Now here is an interesting story.
DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT SUED FOR BANNING RELIGIOUS EMAIL
The American Center for Law and Justice, on behalf of
LaDonna DeVorea, has sued a suburban Dallas school district
over a policy banning employees from sending email
containing religious messages. DeVore sent a message this
spring through the district's email system about President
Bush's proclamation for a national day of prayer. But
district officials allegedly told her that the email was
inappropriate and threatened to suspend her email privileges
if she used the system again to send religious messages.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3782797.ht
m
Nancy
Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Director, Responsible Netizen
Center for Advanced Technology in Education
5214 University of Oregon, College of Education
Eugene, Oregon 97405
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
URL: http://netizen.uoregon.edu
Author of
Computer Ethics, Etiquette, and Safety for 21st Century Students.
http://www.iste.org
Supporting the Safe and Responsible Use of the Internet by Students:
A Children's Internet Protection Act Planning Guide.
http://netizen.uoregon.edu/documentsd/cipa.html.
Filtering Software: The Religious Connection
http://netizen.uoregon.edu/publications.html
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:39:07 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> Russian Mob Boss Arrested in Italy for Alleged Fixing of
Judgement Outcomes in Olympic Figure Skating Events in Salt Lake City
Olympics
From: David P. Dillard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 12:36 PM
The crisis in the alleged fixing of judging outcomes in the figure
skating
competition in the recent Olympic Games at Salt Lake City may be the
most
serious and damaging scandal in Olympic competition history. Here are
some news sources regarding the latest developments in this matter.
Legal Document:
Complaint Against Alleged Mobster Accused Of Trying To Fix Olympic
Skating
Event
[PDF File]
<http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/olympics/tokhtakhounov72202cmp.pdf>
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Russian Accused of Olympics Fix
By ANDREW DAMPF Associated Press Writer
<http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/s/2090/
8-1-2002/20020801074501_18.html>
VENICE, Italy (AP) - A suspected Russian mobster might have contacted as
many as six judges in trying to fix a pair of figure skating events at
the
Salt Lake City Olympics, Italian police said.
An Italian organized-crime unit revealed details of their operation
Thursday, a day after arresting suspect Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov in Venice
on U.S. conspiracy charges.
Tokhtakhounov is accused of scheming to persuade a French judge to vote
for the Russian pairs team and a Russian judge to vote in turn for the
French ice dancing team, according to a criminal complaint filed in
Manhattan federal court. Both teams won gold.
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Mobster Possibly Phoned Skate Judges
By ANDREW DAMPF Associated Press Writer
<http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/s/2090/8-1-2002/
20020801183023_10.html>
VENICE, Italy (AP) - As many as six Olympic figure skating judges might
have been contacted by a reputed Russian mobster charged with fixing two
events at the Salt Lake City Games, Italian police said.
An Italian organized-crime unit revealed details of the case Thursday, a
day after arresting Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov in Venice on U.S. conspiracy
charges.
The Salt Lake judging scandal, the biggest in Olympics history, resulted
in a duplicate set of gold medals being awarded to the Canadian team
that
finished second to the Russians.
Tokhtakhounov is accused of scheming to get a French judge to vote for
the
Russian pairs team, and a Russian judge to vote in turn for the French
ice
dancing team, according to a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan
federal
court. Both teams won their events.
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Russian Implicated in Olympic Scandal
Alleged Mobster Charged With Conspiring to Fix Skating Events
By Amy Shipley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 1, 2002; Page A01
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28821-2002Jul31.html>
According to a sealed complaint filed in federal court on July 22,
Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov used his influence with Russian and French
skating
officials to guarantee that, in exchange for the vote of French judge
Marie Reine Le Gougne for the Russian pairs team, the Russians would
ensure that the French team won the gold medal in ice dancing.
The arrest could shed light on lingering questions surrounding the
controversy that arose at the Winter Games in February. After the pairs
competition, Le Gougne admitted voting for the Russian team under
pressure
from French skating federation president Didier Gailhaguet. The ensuing
flap resulted in duplicate gold medals being awarded to the Canadian
pair,
which had finished second
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Mobster Charged in Olympic Scandal
<http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2002/08/01/mobster/index.html>
U.S. investigators said Wednesday that they had obtained recorded
telephone conversations between Tokhtakhounov and a French ice dancer,
in
which the suspect brags about being able to influence the outcome of
competitions.
The U.S. complaint said wiretaps caught the defendant talking to a
female
ice dancer's mother. After the Olympics, the female ice dancer called
Tokhtakhounov to discuss the outcome, the complaint said.
It was unclear exactly when the suspect might be extradited to the
United
States, but the process can last more than a month and could be delayed
by
the judiciary's summer recess.
Mainolfi said Italian authorities came upon the Olympic case by
accident.
They were investigating other activities involving the suspect when they
came across the conversations.
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We Deserved Our Gold, Say French Ice Dance Duo
<http://news.findlaw.com/sports/s/20020801/
olympicsskatingfixingdancersdc.html>
PARIS (Reuters) - Olympic ice dance champions Marina Anissina and
Gwendal
Peizerat said Thursday they deserved the title they won at the Salt Lake
City Games.
The French duo issued a statement after the arrest on Wednesday of
Uzbek-born Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov, 53, over an alleged plan to fix the
pairs and ice dance competitions.
Peizerat said: "Marina and I skated our hearts out at the Olympic Games
and believe we were justly awarded with the gold medal.
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Full Stories May Be Read at the URLs Under Each Article Citation and the
URLs should be pasted as one line in your internet browser.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 14:07:06 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] GODART Search
From: Philip Lomoas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 1:03 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] GODART Search
American Library Association - GOvernment DOcuments ROund Table
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/GODORT/
"The purposes of the Government Documents Round Table are: (a) to
provide a forum for discussion of problems and concerns, and for the
exchange of ideas by librarians working with government documents; (b)
to provide a force for initiating and supporting programs to increase
availability, use and bibliographic control of documents; (c) to
increase communication between documents librarians and other
librarians; (d) to contribute to the extension and improvement of
education and training of documents librarians."
Philip Lomoas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 14:07:29 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] NATO History
From: Paul E. Onimuss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 1:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] NATO History
NATO History
http://www.stratnet.ucalgary.ca/outreach/Module1/Readings/1949-
1989/NATO_History/NATO-history.html
Note: The above URL is actually one continuous line and should be
entered into your browser's address box as one line.
...or click this shorter URL:
http://www.shorl.com/dogebapobyste
NATO's history is presented from the 1950's through the 1980's.
Paul E. Onimuss
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 14:08:46 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] The Chinook Jargon
From: Colin Ransinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 1:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] The Chinook Jargon
The Chinook Jargon
http://chinookjargon.home.attbi.com/
"An introduction to the Chinook Jargon, a trading pidgin comprised of
Native American, English and French words used by the pioneers and
Indians on the western frontier. Some of its words and expressions are
still heard in the Pacific Northwest."
Colin Ransinger
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 14:09:33 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] NTIS
From: Alan S. Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 1:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] NTIS
National Technical Information Source
http://www.ntis.gov/
"The National Technical Information Service serves our nation as the
largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical,
engineering, and business related information available today."
Alan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 14:09:58 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> [netsites] The Web Standards Project
From: Phast Byder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 1:36 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [netsites] The Web Standards Project
The Web Standards Project
http://www.webstandards.org/
"The Web Standards Project is a grassroots coalition fighting for
standards that ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for
all."
Phast Byder
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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