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by Al Massey
Science’s Next Wave: An Electronic Network for the Next Generation of Scientists The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Science magazine produce Next Wave, a resource which focuses on providing “accurate and timely information to help young scientists develop their career prospects.”
http://www.uq.edu.au/nanoworld/images_1.html
Nanoworld Image Gallery. The Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Queensland (Australia) provides over one hundred scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) images in nineteen categories, includ ing blood, cellular ultrastructure, hair, insects, materials, pollen, and yeast. Images are black and white GIFs, with file sizes provided. Color enhancements of selected images are available. The site also features a tour of the Queensland Fruit Fly.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/press_releases/free_medline.html
PubMed—National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE. The US National Library of Medicine has made its searchable MEDLINE database freely available to all Americans. This site provides searchable access to over 8.5 million MEDLINE and PreMEDLINE citations. User s can also search molecular biology databases from the National Center for Biotechnology Information’s Entrez system. A journal browser, which allows users to find articles based on the journals they appear in, and clinical alert notices are also featured at PubMed.
http://www.ssdesign.com/parentspage/greatsites/index.html
The Librarian’s Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids. At its recent annual national conference, the American Library Association (ALA) introduced The Librarian’s Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids, a modest but helpful guide for parents and the ir children who are relatively new to the Internet. The site is geared mostly towards helping parents find the best web resources for their children. It provides parents with definitions of common Internet terms, safety tips, and guidelines for selecting quality sites. The ALA gives parents a head start in this last category with a list of fifty fun and useful links that everyone in the family can enjoy.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/New/Commerce/
Framework for Global Electronic Commerce. On July 1 the White House released its Framework for Global Electronic Commerce, developed by an intra-agency working group under Vice President Al Gore’s supervision. This framework outlines the administration’s positions on a number of key issues related to electronic commerce. This site offers the text of the framework, an executive summary of its contents, and a Presidential Message to Internet users. One of the key players in the creation of this document w as Ira Magaziner, senior policy advisor to President Clinton and the keynote speaker at INET ‘97, the seventh annual meeting of the Internet Society. INET ‘97 focused on some of the legal, ethical, and regulatory issues surrounding the use of Internet te chnology and this site allows users to view the text.
http://www.dot.gov/ost/aviation/
Department of Transportation’s Domestic Airline Fares Consumer Report. For the first time, the Department of Transportation has released a quarterly Air Travel Consumer Fare Report. This report provides information on the average prices paid in the third quarter of 1996 by consumers in the the 1000 largest domestic city-pair markets within the 48 contiguous states. For each city-pair market, the report identifies the dominant airline and its average one-way fare, the carrier with the lowest average fare , and the overall average fare paid by all passengers.
http://www.petrix.com/beaches/
Best Beaches in the USA. Dr. Stephen Leatherman, professor and director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at the University of Maryland, College Park, has released his annual list of America’s best beaches. “Dr. Beach” considered fifty different factors, including current, wave size, smell, views and vistas, and intensity of beach use, to rate the twenty finest public beaches of 650 nation wide. This site features photos of the winners, a complete list of the Beach Rating Scale Criteria, and Dr. Leatherman’s selections for the five best Walking, Wild, and Romantic Beaches.
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