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Greetings, I hope this finds you in the best of health and spirits. In this issue: - The More Things Change <><><><><><><><><><> The truth about the expression, "the more things change, the more they stay the same" is examined in National Geographics' amazing site, Tale of Three Cities. It features an interactive collage of three cities: Alexandria, Egypt, in A.D. 1; Cordoba, Spain, in A.D. 1000 and New York City in A.D. 2000; each a cosmopolitan powerhouse that dominated its era. The site offers a fascinating timeline which includes a comparison of music, food, medicine, religion, people, animals and pastimes. HISTORY REPEATS - Tale of Three Cities If you find it hard to keep current with all the updates available for the software on your computer, check out this free service from Ziff Davis. Simply register, login and initialize the service. It then searches the net for available updates for the software installed on your system. 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MORE BANDWITH - DSL Reports -=-=-=-= To recommend this newsletter to a friend and maybe win a Palm Pilot, click Here. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Currently, there are over 24,000 species that are endangered or threatened by human activities. Unless we do something quickly, they will disappear forever. This site reveals the cruel fact that humans are the ultimate cause of the disappearing species on earth. It explains why the list gets longer each year and how we can help to save endangered species. SAVING ANIMALS - Endangered Species 2000 =-=-=-=-=-=- This site is another example of the pervasive power of the Internet. It offers an on-line traffic school that allows you to attend "class" at home, the office, or on your new Palm VII. It then forwards your certificate of completion to the designated court - all for a fraction of the time and money of traditional schools. COURT TAKEOUT -Traffic School To Go At the moment, no states allow internet traffic school, but many courts do. Currently over 100 courts in four states allow it. Check out the status of your state. Sorting through all the news and information sites on the net is a full time job. This site does an excellent job compiling the best articles covering music, humor, book reviews, daily and weekly columnists, general news services and recommended links in a three column newspaper format. NEWS FIT TO PRINT - Arts and Letters Daily http://www.cybereditions.com/aldaily/ This site illustrates the beauty of the universe complete with brilliant images of the planets and galaxies that are scattered in the night sky. It explores our solar system, comets, asteroids, a star's life and "the beginning". An excellent presentation! COOL SCIENCE - Journey into the Heavens SUBSCRIBERS' SITES - Many of our subscribers have fascinating on-line projects. This weekly section will introduce you to some of these sites. Please let me know about your project so that I might mention it in this section. ~ Dr. Science - Erasing the thin line between ignorance and arrogance. Great fun! Rick Alber <rick@corp.onelist.com> ~ Expectant Father - A diary of the birth of life and fatherhood Lennit Williams <lennit@mmcable.com> ~ Skeevis Windows 95/98 Newsletter - Windows tips, news, insight, tools, Weird sites. Etc.Zvi Band <skeevis@dbandart.com> ~ Babe on a Harley Davidson - Ultimate resource for bikers, chats, personals, etc. Brenda Jackson <Babe@babeonhd.com> ~ Big Deal Productions - An eclectic view of life from Veronica and Amy. Veronica Rain <webmaster@youonline.net> ~ Ted Crisell Candidate for U.S. Congress - A good man with lofty ideals Ted Crisell <tcrisell@adnc.com>
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