======== Subject: Project Gutenberg October Newsletter From: "Michael S. Hart" <hart@prairienet.org> To: "Project Gutenberg mailing list" <gutnberg@listserv.unc.edu> Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 16:29:56 -0500 (CDT) This is Project Gutenberg's Newsletter for Wednesday, October 4, 2000 Etexts Readable By Both Humans and Computers Since Before The Internet [Usually sent the first Wednesday of each month, delayed if by relay.] Main URL is promo.net Webmaster is Pietro di Miceli, of Rome, Italy *Check out our Websites at promo.net, and ask me for our FTP servers.* *****WE ARE HOPING TO POST ETEXT #3000 BY NEXT MONTH'S NEWSLETTER***** For "instant" access to our new Etexts you can surf to: http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext01 or ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext01 You will need the first five letters of the filenames listed below. 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We have a couple more Etexts in German. And a few more by Kipling and Twain. Comments About Our Improved Files When we make corrections that only involve a dozen or less changes, we usually don't release an entirely new version number. . .in this case there were several times I made less than a dozen corrections to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, but the sum total of these is two or three dozen, so you may want to download this one again even though it has the same file number. If I had made them all at once I would have started at new version number, but they all came in at different times and very recently, so I was somewhat under the gun. Index Listings for Improved Files Corrected index listing: Sturluson has been listed as Sturlson and Sturlason Jul 1996 Heimskringla[Norwegian Kings], by Snorri Sturluson[hmskrxxx.xxx] 598 is the correct entry. . .my apologies. . . . Michael Rereleases: [These are always version 11, except where otherwise indicated]: Mon Year Title and Author [filename.ext]#### *****A "C" Following a Project Gutenberg Etext Number Indicates Copyright**** Sep 2000 The Works of Rudyard Kipling/One Volume Edition/12[1vkip11x.xxx]2334 This contains a HUGE number of titles, so just listing the volume names: Departmental Ditties and Other Verses Ballads and Barrack-Room Ballads The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories Under the Deodars Plain Tales from the Hills The Light That Failed The Story of the Gadsbys from Mine Own People Sep 21 13:18 1vkip11.txt Sep 1998 Creatures That Once Were Men, by Maxim Gorky [#1a][crmen11a.xxx]1466 Aug 2000 Anthol. Massachusetts Poets/William S. Braithwaite[mpoetxxx.xxx]2294 [There was a page torn out of our original, which has now been entered, and a few other items corrected. . . . Thanks to John Mark Ockerbloom!!! Feb 2001 Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse [In 8-bit German] [8siddxxx.xxx]2499 Feb 2001 Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse [In 7-bit German] [7siddxxx.xxx]2499 Aug 1997 Longfellow's Translation of Dante, Inferno [1ddclxxx.xxx]1001 Aug 2000 Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, by Irving #6[sbogcxxx.xxx]2298 Was a duplication and is now replaced with: Aug 2000 Great Astronomers, by R. S. Ball [grastxxx.xxx]2298 Feb 1999 The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas A Kempis [mcrstxxx.xxx]1653 Apr 1997 The Golden Sayings of Epictetus [epictxxx.xxx] 871 Dec 1991 Roget's Thesaurus [rogetxxx.xxx] 22 [This is roget15a.txt and .zip] Index Listings for the New Files Mon Year Title and Author [filename.ext]#### *****A "C" Following a Project Gutenberg Etext Number Indicates Copyright**** Previously reserved, now posted: Aug 2001 Complete Celebrated Crimes, by A. Dumas, Pere #29[dcrimxxx.xxx]2760 [This file contains the entire 18 Etexts from 2741 to 2758, by request; those who wish to do searches on these will find it easier with one large volume.] We finished the Galsworthy's. . .too many to number again here. We finished the Alexandre Dumas, Pere. . .too many to list again here. *** And here are all the Etext from October, November and some December listings: [Those with an * have not yet been posted] All for the year 2001. . . . November, 2001 50 Etexts *****A "C" Following a Project Gutenberg Etext Number Indicates Copyright**** The following 19 Etexts are a series of essays by Thomas Henry Huxley, who's son, Leonard Huxley, was father of Julian Sorell Huxley (1887-1975), winner of the Newdigate Prize for poetry 1908, biologist, and was first director-general of UNESCO and a founder of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature. Leonard was also father of, Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963) author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception [from whom the band The Doors took their name]. . .and also father of: Andrew Fielding Huxley (1917-) half-brother of Julian and Aldous, Nobel Laureate 1963 in Medicine, co-founder of modern biophysics of excitable tissue. We have abbreviated *TH*omas *H*enry *H* u *X*ley as thx for the purpose of universal filenaming. 50 Nov 2001 Evolution and Ethics et. al., by T. H. Huxley[#30][thx20xxx.xxx]2940 Contains: EVOLUTION AND ETHICS. PROLEGOMENA EVOLUTION AND ETHICS SCIENCE AND MORALS CAPITAL--THE MOTHER OF LABOUR SOCIAL DISEASES AND WORSE REMEDIES The Struggle for Existence in Human Society Letters to the Times Legal Opinions The Articles of War of the Salvation Army Nov 2001 The Circulation of the Blood, by T. H. Huxley[#29][thx19xxx.xxx]2939 [Full name: William Harvey and the Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood] Nov 2001 Yeast, Thomas Henry Huxley[Thomas Henry Huxley#28][thx18xxx.xxx]2938 Nov 2001 Coral and Coral Reefs, by T. H. Huxley [#27][thx17xxx.xxx]2937 Nov 2001 Geological Contemporaneity, by T. H. Huxley [#26][thx16xxx.xxx]2936 [Full title: Geological Contemporaniety and Persistent Types of Life] 45 Nov 2001 On the Study of Zoology, by T. H. Huxley [THH #25][thx15xxx.xxx]2935 Nov 2001 Improving Natural Knowledge, by T. H. Huxley [#24][thx14xxx.xxx]2934 [On the Advisableness of Improving Natural Knowledge] Nov 2001 On Some Fossil Remains of Man by T. H. Huxley[#23][thx13xxx.xxx]2933 Nov 2001 Relations of Man to Lower Animals, T H Huxley[#22][thx12xxx.xxx]2932 [Full title: On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals] Nov 2001 Man's Place in Nature, by Thomas Henry Huxley[#21][thx11xxx.xxx]2931 [Full title: Evidence as to Man's Place In Nature] 40 Nov 2001 Criticisms on Origin of Species, T.H. Huxley [#20][thx10xxx.xxx]2930 Nov 2001 The Origin of Species, by Thomas Henry Huxley[#19][thx09xxx.xxx]2929 Also see: Dec 1999 Origin of Species, 6th Ed., by Charles Darwin [#5][otoos610.xxx]2009 Mar 1998 On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin [#3][otoosxxx.xxx]1228 [Indexers take note: filename was misspelled in some listings as otoof10.* ] Nov 2001 Time and Life, by Thomas Henry Huxley [THH #18][thx08xxx.xxx]2928 Nov 2001 The Darwinian Hypothesis, by Thomas H. Huxley[#17][thx07xxx.xxx]2927 Nov 2001 Examination of Origin of Species by TH Huxley[#16][thx06xxx.xxx]2926 [A Critical Examination of the Position of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On the Origin of Species," In Relation to the Complete Theory of the Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature] 35 Nov 2001 The Conditions of Existence, by T. H. Huxley [#15][thx05xxx.xxx]2925 [The Conditions of Existence as Affecting the Perpetuation of Living Beings] Nov 2001 The Perpetuation of Living Beings, by Huxley [#14][thx04xxx.xxx]2924 [The Perpetuation of Living Beings, Hereditary Transmission and Variation] Nov 2001 The Origination of Living Beings, by T Huxley[#13][thx03xxx.xxx]2923 [The Method by which the Causes of the Present and Past Conditions of Organic Nature Are to Be Discovered.--The Origination of LIving Beings Nov 2001 Past Condition of Organic Nature, T. H. Huxley #12[thx02xxx.xxx]2922 [Full title: The Past Condition of Organic Nature, by Thomas Henry Huxley] Nov 2001 Present Condition of Organic Nature, TH Huxley #11[thx01xxx.xxx]2921 [Full title: The Present Condition of Organic Nature, by Thomas Henry Huxley] The Following 20 Entries Are a Major Collection of John Galsworthy. 30 Nov 2001 Four Short Plays, by John Galsworthy [JG #33][shplyxxx.xxx]2920 Contains: HALL-MARKED DEFEAT THE SUN PUNCH AND GO Nov 2001 The Little Man, by John Galsworthy [JG #32][ltmanxxx.xxx]2919 Nov 2001 The First and Last, by John Galsworthy [JG #31][flastxxx.xxx]2918 Nov 2001 The Skin Game , by John Galsworthy[Galsworthy #30][skgamxxx.xxx]2917 Nov 2001 The Foundations, by John Galsworthy [JG #29][fndatxxx.xxx]2916 25 Nov 2001 A Bit O' Love, by John Galsworthy [Galsworthy #28][bolovxxx.xxx]2915 Nov 2001 The Mob , by John Galsworthy [John Galsworthy #27][glmobxxx.xxx]2914 Nov 2001 The Pigeon, by John Galsworthy [Galsworthy #26][pigonxxx.xxx]2913 Nov 2001 The Fugitive, by John Galsworthy [Galsworthy #25][fugtvxxx.xxx]2912 Nov 2001 Justice, by John Galsworthy [John Galsworthy #24][justcxxx.xxx]2911 20 Nov 2001 The Little Dream, by John Galsworthy [JG #23][ldremxxx.xxx]2910 Nov 2001 The Eldest Son, by John Galsworthy[Galsworthy #22][eldsnxxx.xxx]2909 Nov 2001 Strife, by John Galsworthy [John Galsworthy #21][strifxxx.xxx]2908 Nov 2001 Joy, by John Galsworthy [John Galsworthy #20][gljoyxxx.xxx]2907 Nov 2001 The Silver Box , by John Galsworthy [JG #19][silbxxxx.xxx]2906 15 Nov 2001 The Burning Spear, by John Galsworthy [JG #18][bsperxxx.xxx]2905 Nov 2001 Quality and Others, by John Galsworthy [JG #17][qualtxxx.xxx]2904 Nov 2001 Inn of Tranquility et al, by John Galsworthy [#16][inntrxxx.xxx]2903 Contains: INN OF TRANQUILITY MAGPIE OVER THE HILL SHEEP-SHEARING EVOLUTION RIDING IN THE MIST THE PROCESSION A CHRISTIAN WIND IN THE ROCKS MY DISTANT RELATIVE THE BLACK GODMOTHER Nov 2001 Concerning Letters, by John Galsworthy [JG #15][cnlet10x.xxx]2902 Nov 2001 Censorship and Art, by John Galsworthy [JG #14][cnart10x.xxx]2901 10 Nov 2001 The Age of Invention, by Holland Thompson [nventxxx.xxx]2900 [Full Title: The Age of Invention, A Chronicle of Mechanical Conquest] Nov 2001 The Agrarian Crusade, by Solon J. Buck [agrcrxxx.xxx]2899 [Full Title: The Agrarian Crusade, A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics] Nov 2001 Pioneers of the Old South, by Mary Johnston [pofosxxx.xxx]2898 [Full: Pioneers of the Old South, A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings] Nov 2001 The Sequel of Appomattox by Walter Lynwood Fleming[sqpmxxxx.xxx]2897 [Full: The Sequel of Appomattox, A Chronicle of the Reunion of the States] Nov 2001 California's 1909 Legislature by Franklin Hichborn[cal09xxx.xxx]2896 [Full Name: Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909] 5 Nov 2001 Following the Equator, by Mark Twain [Twain #20][feqtrxxx.xxx]2895 Nov 2001 Satirical Prose, by Hristo Botev [Hristo Botev #2][2botvxxx.xxx]2894 [This Etext is in Bulgarian.] [Variant spellings are Khristo and Christo] [Available as .txt or .htm files] Contains: O, tempora! O, mores! The Writers' and Jourmalists' Duties Political Winter nRidiculous Cry The People: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Petrushan [Readers should try Cyrillic Windows 1251 Encoding on their browsers] This file is in Windows CP-1251 Cyrillic character set or Timok, Hebar, Times New Roman Cyrillic, Courier New Cyrillic, Arial Cyrillic. We used Times New Roman Cyrillic] Nov 2001 The Wizard, by H. Rider Haggard[H. R. Haggard #28][twzrdxxx.xxx]2893 Nov 2001 Irish Fairy Tales, by James Stephens [rshftxxx.xxx]2892 Contains: THE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILL THE BOYHOOD OF FIONN THE BIRTH OF BRAN OISI'N'S MOTHER THE WOOING OF BECFOLA THE LITTLE BRAWL AT ALLEN THE CARL OF THE DRAB COAT THE ENCHANTED CAVE OF CESH CORRAN BECUMA OF THE WHITE SKIN MONGAN'S FRENZY Nov 2001 Howards End, by E. M. Forster [E. M. Forster #3] [hoendxxx.xxx]2891 [This file is available as both hoend10.txt and hoend10h.htm and .zip files.] October, 2001 50 Etexts *****A "C" Following a Project Gutenberg Etext Number Indicates Copyright**** Mon Year Title and Author [filename.ext]#### Oct 2001 Epopee to the Forgotten, by Ivan Vazov [Vazov #1] [vazovxxx.xxx]2890 [This is our second Etext in Bulgarian: filenames vazov10h.htm. vazov10.txt] [Readers should try Cyrillic Windows 1251 Encoding on their browsers] This file is in Windows CP-1251 Cyrillic character set or Timok, Hebar, Times New Roman Cyrillic, Courier New Cyrillic, Arial Cyrillic. We Times New Roman Cyrillic] Oct 2001 Flametti, by Hugo Ball [This Etext is in German] [7flmtxxx.xxx]2889 Oct 2001 Flametti, by Hugo Ball [This Etext is in German] [8flmtxxx.xxx]2889 [Two versions: 7flmt10.* is plain text 8flmt10.* has high order characters] Oct 2001 Herodes Und Mariamne, by Fredrick Hebbel [7hrmrxxx.xxx]2887 Oct 2001 Herodes Und Mariamne, by Fredrick Hebbel [8hrmrxxx.xxx]2887 [Two versions: 7hrmr10.* is plain text 8hrmr10.* has high order characters] Oct 2001 Tales of the Argonauts, by Bret Harte [Harte #49][argntxxx.xxx]2886 Contains: THE ROSE OF TUOLUMNE A PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF MR. JOHN OAKHURST WAN LEE, THE PAGAN HOW OLD MAN PLUNKETT WENT HOME THE FOOL OF FIVE FORKS BABY SYLVESTER AN EPISODE OF FIDDLETOWN A JERSEY CENTENARIAN 45 Oct 2001 The House of the Wolfings, by William Morris [hswlfxxx.xxx]2885 Oct 2001 The Mason-Bees, by J. Henri Fabre [msnbsxxx.xxx]2884 Oct 2001 The Gold Bag, by Carolyn Wells [gldbgxxx.xxx]2883 Oct 2001 The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg Volume 4[4lotjxxx.xxx]2882 Oct 2001 The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg Volume 3[3lotjxxx.xxx]2881 Also see: Oct 1998 The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg Volume 2[2lotjxxx.xxx]1494 Oct 1998 The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg Volume 1[1lotjxxx.xxx]1493 40 Oct 2001 A Blot In The 'Scutcheon, by Robert Browning[RB#2][abitsxxx.xxx]2880 Oct 2001 RESERVED: for a commentary on this Lydgate book [ xxx.xxx]2879* [copyrighted, needs new copyright header that is in progress] Oct 2001 The Disguising at Hertford, by John Lydgate [dhertxxx.xxx]2878 Oct 2001 The Light That Failed, by Rudyard Kipling [RK #20][ltfldxxx.xxx]2876 35 Oct 2001 Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc V 2 by Twain[2prjaxxx.xxx]2875 Oct 2001 Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc V 1 by Twain[1prjaxxx.xxx]2874 [Full Name: Mark Twain: which is a pseudonym for Samuel Clemens] Oct 2001 The Prehistoric World, by E. A. Allen [prehwxxx.xxx]2873 [Full title: The Prehistoric World: or, Vanished Races, by E. A. Allen] [Released as prehw10.txt and prehw10.zip (plain text version), also prehw10h.zip (HTML version with an extensive set of images).] Oct 2001 Animals and Plants under Domestication V 2, Darwin[2vapdxxx.xxx]2872* [Volume 1 is posted now, Volume 2 should be posted in a few weeks] Oct 2001 Animals and Plants under Domestication V 1, Darwin[1vapdxxx.xxx]2871 [Full Title: The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication] [Author's full name: Charles Darwin] 30 Oct 2001 Washington Square, by Henry James[Henry James #40][wassqxxx.xxx]2870 Oct 2001 The Point of View, by Henry James[Henry James #39][pntvwxxx.xxx]2869 Oct 2001 Present Condition of Organic Nature, T H Huxley 11[pcoonxxx.xxx]2868 is now in the Huxley set just posted for Nov, 2001. . .and is replaced by: Oct 2001 The Green Mummy, by Fergus Hume [gmmmyxxx.xxx]2868 Oct 2001 A Sappho Of Green Springs, by Bret Harte [BH #48][asogsxxx.xxx]2867 Contains: A SAPPHO OF GREEN SPRINGS THE CHATELAINE OF BURNT RIDGE THE SANTA CLARA WHEAT A MAECENAS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE Oct 2001 Windsor Castle, by William Harrison Ainsworth [wndsrxxx.xxx]2866 was originally planned to be: May 2001 Windsor Castle, by William Harrison Ainsworth [wndsrxxx.xxx]2611 but somehow never made it into the Newsletter. My apologies. 25 Oct 2001 Otto of the Silver Hand, by Howard Pyle [Pyle #4][ottosxxx.xxx]2865 Oct 2001 The Trumpet-Major, by Thomas Hardy[Thos Hardy #10][trpmjxxx.xxx]2864 Oct 2001 Satires of Circumstance etc. by Thomas Hardy[TH#9][satcrxxx.xxx]2863 [Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces] Oct 2001 The Twins of Table Mountain, by Bret Harte[BH #47][ttotmxxx.xxx]2862 Oct 2001 The Sleuth of St. James Street, by M. D. Post [sluthxxx.xxx]2861 [Author's full name: Melville Davisson Post] polly 20 Oct 2001 Framley Parsonage, by Anthony Trollope[Trollope#8][frmlyxxx.xxx]2860 Oct 2001 A Little Dinner at Timmins's, by Thackeray [#26][aldatxxx.xxx]2859 [Author's full name: William Makepeace Thackeray] Oct 2001 Cressy, by Bret Harte [Bret Harte #46][crssyxxx.xxx]2858 Oct 2001 The Yellow God, by H. Rider Haggard [Haggard #27][ylwgdxxx.xxx]2857 Oct 2001 An Idol of Africa, by H. Rider Haggard [HRH #27][ylwgdxxx.xxx]2857 [Alternate titles] Oct 2001 Moon of Israel, by H. Rider Haggard [Haggard #26][mnsrlxxx.xxx]2856 15 Oct 2001 Elissa, by H. Rider Haggard [H. Rider Haggard #25][lissaxxx.xxx]2855 Oct 2001 Sir Francis Drake Revived, Philip Nichols, Editor [fdrvvxxx.xxx]2854 Oct 2001 Quo Vadis, The Time of Nero, by Henryk Sienkiewicz[quvdsxxx.xxx]2853 [Full Title: Quo Vadis, A Narrative of the Time of Nero] Oct 2001 The Hound of the Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle 25[bskrvxxx.xxx]2852 Oct 2001 Sixes and Sevens, by O Henry [O Henry #11] [6sn7sxxx.xxx]2851 10 Oct 2001 The Wars of The Jews, by Flavius Josephus [warjexxx.xxx]2850 ["The Wars of The Jews or the History of the Destruction of Jerusalem"] Oct 2001 Against Apion, by Flavius Josephus[Tr. Wm. Whiston[agaapxxx.xxx]2849 Oct 2001 The Antiquities of the Jews, by Flavius Josephus [taofjxxx.xxx]2848 Oct 2001 Josephus' Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades[hadesxxx.xxx]2847 ["An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades"] Oct 2001 The Life of Flavius Josephus, Tr. by Wm. Whiston [lfjosxxx.xxx]2846 5 Oct 2001 Sir Nigel, by Arthur Conan Doyle [A. C. Doyle #24][nigelxxx.xxx]2845 Oct 2001 Fatal Boots, by William Makepeace Thackeray [#25][fbootxxx.xxx]2844 Oct 2001 Little Travels and Roadside Sketches, by Thackeray[ltarsxxx.xxx]2843 Oct 2001 Black Heart and White Heart, by H. R. Haggard[#24][bwhrtxxx.xxx]2842 Oct 2001 The Ivory Child, by H. Rider Haggard [Haggard #23][ivoryxxx.xxx]2841 *** [The following are now reserved] Dec 2001 The Complete Memoires of Jacques Casnova [JC#31][csnvaxxx.xxx][2981]* 30 Dec 2001 Old Age and Death, by Jaqques Casanova [JC#30][jcagdxxx.xxx][2980]* Dec 2001 Florence to Trieste, by Jacques Casanova [JC#29][jcfltxxx.xxx][2979]* Dec 2001 Rome, by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt [JC#28][jcromxxx.xxx][2978]* Dec 2001 Expelled from Spain, by Jacques Casanova [JC#27][jcexpxxx.xxx][2977]* Dec 2001 Spain, by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt [JC#26][jcspnxxx.xxx][2976]* Dec 2001 Russia and Poland, by Jacques Casanova [JC#25][jcrplxxx.xxx][2975]* Dec 2001 London to Berlin, by Jacques Casanova [JC#24][jclbrxxx.xxx][2974]* Dec 2001 The English, by Jacques Casanova [JC#23][jcengxxx.xxx][2973]* Dec 2001 To London, by Jacques Casanova [JC#22][jclonxxx.xxx][2972]* 20 Dec 2001 South of France, by Jacgues Casanova [JC#21][jcsfrxxx.xxx][2971]* Dec 2001 Milan, by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt [JC#20][jcmilxxx.xxx][2970]* Dec 2001 Back Again to Paris, by Jacques Casanova [JC#19][jcbprxxx.xxx][2969]* Dec 2001 Return to Naples, by Jacques Casanova [JC#18][jcrnpxxx.xxx][2968]* Dec 2001 Return to Italy, by Jacques Casanova [JC#17][jcritxxx.xxx][2967]* Dec 2001 Depart Switzerland, by Jacques Casanova [JC#16][jcdswxxx.xxx][2966]* Dec 2001 With Voltaire, by Jacques Casanova [JC#15][jcvltxxx.xxx][2965]* Dec 2001 Switzerland, by Jacques Casanova [JC#14][jcswtxxx.xxx][2964]* Dec 2001 Holland and Germany, by Jacques Casanova [JC#13][jchgrxxx.xxx][2963]* Dec 2001 Return to Paris, by Jacques Casanova [JC#12][jcrprxxx.xxx][2962]* Dec 2001 Return to Holland, by Jacques Casanova [JC#11][jcphlxxx.xxx][2961]* 10 Dec 2001 Under the Leads, by Jacques Casanova [JC#10][jculdxxx.xxx][2960]* Dec 2001 The False Nun, by Jacques Casanova [JC#9][jcflnxxx.xxx][2959]* Dec 2001 Convent Affairs, by Jacques Casanova [JC#8][jcconxxx.xxx][2958]* Dec 2001 Venice, by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt [JC#7][jcvenxxx.xxx][2957]* Dec 2001 Paris, by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt [JC#6][jcparxxx.xxx][2956]* Dec 2001 Milan and Mantua, by Jacques Casanova [JC#5][jcmmnxxx.xxx][2955]* Dec 2001 Return to Venice, by Jacques Casanova [JC#4][jcrvnxxx.xxx][2954]* Dec 2001 Military Career, by Jacques Casanova [JC#3][jcmcrxxx.xxx][2953]* Dec 2001 A Cleric in Naples, by Jacques Casanova [JC#2][jcclnxxx.xxx][2952]* Dec 2001 Childhood, by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt[JC#1][jccldxxx.xxx][2951]* *** Notes from News Scan 50 MILLION ADULTS AT RISK FOR 'NET ILLITERACY' As many as 50 million U.S. adults are at risk for becoming functionally illiterate in the coming years because they're technologically deprived, according to a Gartner Group study. "The Internet will soon be so pervasive that not having access to the technology or not knowing how to use it will be the equivalent of not knowing how to read or write," says Gartner CEO Michael Fleisher. The report confirms the existence of a "digital divide" that denies 65% of "lower socioeconomic-status" Americans access to the Internet, compared with only 17% in the top income bracket. But beyond simple access, a second "experience gap" separates people knowledgeable enough to tap the benefits of the Internet from those who are not. Meanwhile, a third divide is developing between those with high-speed, broadband access and those stuck with straight dialup accounts. "As broadband access reaches higher penetration rates, we can expect to see a gap in broadband adoption that mirrors today's gaps in (personal computer) ownership. This will be the equivalent of having the moderate and upper classes in IMAX theaters while the underprivileged are still watching silent movies," says Fleisher. (Reuters/MSNBC 2 Oct 2000) http://www.msnbc.com/news/470998.asp SONY'S NEW "AIRBOARD" FOR TV, WEB, AND E-MAIL Sony, the company that created the Walkman personal stereo, has developed a slim, light-weight, 10.4-inch device called the Airboard that comes with a base station and that will allow to watch TV, send e-mail, and surf the Web from your home or yard. A touch pad on the screen takes the place of a keyboard. Sony executive Shizuo Takashino says, "There has been nothing like this in the world," Without using a PC, users can access information from anywhere, effectively solving the so-called digital-divide problem.' (Reuters/San Jose Mercury News 28 Sep 2000) http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/breaking/internet/docs/454018l.htm SENATE HIKES VISAS FOR HIGH-TECH WORKERS The Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of raising the limit on H1B visas, which enable highly skilled foreigners to enter the U.S. for work. The 96-1 vote was hailed as a victory for the high-tech industry, which has argued it needs the extra workers to fill some 300,000 jobs now going begging for lack of skilled applicants. The legislation, which raised the ceiling to 195,000 visas per year for the next three years, now faces a vote in the House before it goes to President Clinton for signing. (Financial Times 4 Oct 2000) http://news.ft.com/news/industries/infotechnology TOSHIBA OFFERS A BETTER QUALITY E-READ Toshiba is hoping to clarify things for the e-book market -- its 7.7-inch low-temperature polysilicon thin-film transistor LCD screen works with Microsoft's ClearType display technology and offers readers a crisper image. The new LCD uses crystallized silicon, which supports much faster electron flows in transistors than the uncrystallized silicon present in today's run-of-the-mill LCDs. The result is higher resolution and richer color -- good news for e-book manufacturers, who are trying to overcome consumer resistance to change. Despite slow growth, eMarketer predicts online book sales will expand from $660 million in 1999 to $4.1 billion by 2004. (Fox News 28 Sep 2000) http://www.foxnews.com/vtech/092800/toshiba.sml WHO IS USING THE WIRELESS WEB? Media Metrix estimates that 7.4 million households in the U.S. now have wireless devices that can access the Web, but only 200,000 of Sprint PCS customers have signed up for Web service and only 100,000 of AT&T's customers have. But in Europe and Asia it's another story; Media Metrix executive Bruce Ryon says, "The thing about Europe and Asia is that there's a whole different economic model. In both places it's very expensive to be wired to the Web. It can cost hundreds of dollars a month. But wireless access costs only a few dollars a month. Here, I have a Web cell phone that I'm paying about $70 a month for, and most people can get on the wired Internet practically for free." Because of its relatively high cost, North Americans "will not use it for time killing, like people in Europe." (New York Times 28 Sep 2000) http://partners.nytimes.com/2000/09/28/technology/28WEBB.html You have been reading excerpts from NewsScan Daily Underwritten by Arthur Andersen & IEEE Computer Society If you have questions or comments about NewsScan send e-mail to Editors@newsscan.com To subscribe or unsubscribe to NewsScan Daily, send an e-mail message to NewsScan@NewsScan.com with 'subscribe' or 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. STUDENT ACCESS TO THE INTERNET An Angus Reid Group survey of 10,000 students ages 12 to 24 in sixteen countries found that the U.S. ranked fifth in terms of percentage of full-time students who access the Internet at their school or home, following Sweden, Canada, Taiwan, and the U.K. The following list shows percentages for full-time and part-time students in each of the countries surveyed: Sweden (78, 80); Canada (74, 71); Taiwan (63, 45); U.K. (59, 49); U.S. (59, 68); Netherlands (58, 62); Australia (57, 61); South Korea (37, 47); Mexico (33, 32); Japan (28, 23); Italy (28, 38); Spain (28, 19); Germany (25, 31); France (25, 21); Brazil (21, 36); and China (13, 9). (The Globe and Mail 11 Sep 2000) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ *** From Edupage SURPRISING DATA ON DIGITAL DIVIDE U.S. Internet users with an annual income of $21,000 to $33,000 spend up to three more hours online per month than the average Internet user, according to a Nielsen/NetRatings report. The report examined Internet statistics during June, finding that the group spent 11 to 12 hours on the Internet during the month, the most of any socioeconomic group, while Internet users whose annual salary falls between $53,000 and $136,000 spent the least amount of time online. Overall, Internet users averaged nine hours online during the month. NetRatings analyst Peggy O'Neill says that Internet users in the $21,000 to $33,000 income group often work blue-collar jobs and do not have Internet access at work, which would explain their higher Internet-use rates at home. O'Neill says the study concludes that a digital divide does exist, with minority groups lacking representation on the Web. 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