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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 13:37:41 -0500 (EST)
Just as I was expecting a quiet week, records continue to be set!
The Project Gutenberg Weekly Newsletter For Wednesday, February 13, 2002
eBooks Readable By Both Humans and Computers Since Before The Internet
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67 New This Week!!!
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267 New This Year!!!
18 New This Week Last Year
I should add that the Internet Public Library, which also includes our
listings, is approaching 20,000, currently at 19,260. The IPL may try
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In this issue of the Project Gutenberg Weekly newsletter:
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- Making Donations
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- Weekly etext update:
- 3 new etexts from PG of Australia
- Updates/corrections
- 64 new U.S. etexts
- Newsscan/Edupage news
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I still need an email address for Kenna Therrien, for copyright.
Did anyone back up the Naked Word site before it died. . . ?
Thank you so much for your responses, we found several backups!
PROOFERS NEEDED: As many proofers as possible are needed to
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The proofers need to identify board positions which are not
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3 NEW ETEXTS FROM PROJECT GUTENBERG OF AUSTRALIA
Feb 2002 Atrophy, by Edith Wharton [EW#03][020009xx.xxx]0043A
Feb 2002 After Holbein, by Edith Wharton [EW#02][020008xx.xxx]0042A
Feb 2002 A Bottle of Perrier, by Edith Wharton [EW#01][020007xx.xxx]0041A
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And from Project Gutenberg of the United States
First, here are the new & corrected files we have for you this week;
also, a new format for a previously posted etext:
REVISIONS, CORRECTIONS AND NEW FORMATS
We have released the following in an improved 11th edition, as
well as an HTML version:
Jul 2003 Ulysses, by James Joyce [Joyce #4][ulyssxxx.xxx]4300
[ulyss11.txt and ulyss11.zip, and ulyss11h.htm and ulyss11h.zip]
We have released improved 11th edition of:
May 2003 The Renaissance, By Walter Pater [#10][xrnsnxxx.xxx]4060
Feb 2003 Huntingtower, By John Buchan [hntngxxx.xxx]3782
Mar 1997 Theory Of The Leisure Class, By Thorstein Veblen [totlcxxx.xxx] 833
We have released an improved 09th edition of:
Jan 1997 De La Terre a La Lune [in French] by Jules Verne#4[xlunexxx.xxx] 799
[This one was SO bad when we got it, we labeled it version 7, still working.]
***New eBooks For Project Gutenberg Readers This Week***
This one came in just as I was about to send out the Newsletter,
so I will included it in next week's statisics, but you can get it now:
Nov 2003 Papa Hamlet, Arno Holz and Johannes Schlaf [xpapaxxx.xxx]4601
[7-bit version with non-accented characters in 7papa10.txt and 7papa10.zip]
[8-bit version with accented characters in 8papa10.txt and 8papa10.zip]
[This eBook is in German (Deutsch)]
64 NEW U.S. POSTS
Oct 2003 A Hazard of New Fortunes, All, by Howells [WH#54][wh6nfxxx.xxx]4600
Includes:
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V5, by W. Howells [WH#17][wh5nfxxx.xxx]3370
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V4, by W. Howells [WH#16][wh4nfxxx.xxx]3369
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V3, by W. Howells [WH#15][wh3nfxxx.xxx]3368
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V2, by W. Howells [WH#14][wh2nfxxx.xxx]3367
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V1, by W. Howells [WH#13][wh1nfxxx.xxx]3366
[Author's Full Name: William Dean Howells]
Oct 2003 The Small House at Allington, Anthony Trollope[30][tsllhxxx.xxx]4599
Oct 2003 The Story of Creation, T. S. Ackland [tsctsxxx.xxx]4598
[Full title: The Story of Creation as told by Theology and by Science]
Oct 2003 Stories from Life, Orison Swett Harden [sflifxxx.xxx]4597
Oct 2003 Unknown to History, by Charlotte M. Yonge [#23][uhascxxx.xxx]4596
[Subtitle: A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland]
*10
Oct 2003 Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures, by Arthur [#10][hrthsxxx.xxx]4595
[Author's full name: T. S. Arthur]
Oct 2003 Home Lights and Shadows,by T. S. Arthur[Arthur #9][hmlghxxx.xxx]4594
Oct 2003 Friends and Neighbors, ed T. S. Arthur [Arthur #8][fntwlxxx.xxx]4593
Oct 2003 Cast Adrift, by T. S. Arthur [Arthur #7][cstdrxxx.xxx]4592
Oct 2003 After A Shadow and Other Stories, T.S. Arthur [#6][aasosxxx.xxx]4591
Oct 2003 After The Storm, by T. S. Arthur [Arthur #5][ftrthxxx.xxx]4590
Oct 2003 All's For the Best, by T. S. Arthur [Arthur #4][allsbxxx.xxx]4589
Oct 2003 The Allen House, by T. S. Arthur [Arthur #3][tahtyxxx.xxx]4588
Oct 2003 Finger Posts on the Way of Life, by T.S.Arthur[#2][fngrpxxx.xxx]4587
Oct 2003 Danger, by T. S. Arthur [Arthur #1][dngrrxxx.xxx]4586
Oct 2003 God's Country--And The Woman, James O. Curwood [3][gcatwxxx.xxx]4585
[Author's full name: James Oliver Curwood]
Oct 2003 Mont-Saint-Michel And Chartres, Henry Adams [HA 3][mntsmxxx.xxx]4584
Oct 2003 Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, D. Hume[#2][dlgnrxxx.xxx]4583
[Full author: David Hume]
Oct 2003 Bjornstjerne Bjornson, William Morton Payne [xbjrnxxx.xxx]4582
(7-bit version with non-accented characters in 7bjrnxx.xxx and 7bjrnxx.xxx)
{8-bit version with accented characters in 8bjrnxx.xxx and 8bjrnxx.xxx)
Oct 2003 Thrall Of Leif The Lucky, Ottilie A. Liljencrantz [ttlllxxx.xxx]4581
[Full title: The Thrall of Leif the Lucky]
Oct 2003 Fen Zhuang Lou All Chapters, Luo GuanZhong [#9][fzlg2xxx.xxx]4580
Oct 2003 Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 71-80, Luo GuanZhong [#8][fzlg2xxx.xxx]4579
Oct 2003 Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 61-70, Luo GuanZhong [#7][fzlg2xxx.xxx]4578
Oct 2003 Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 51-60, Luo GuanZhong [#6][fzlg2xxx.xxx]4577
Oct 2003 Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 41-50, Luo GuanZhong [#5][fzlg2xxx.xxx]4576
Oct 2003 Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 31-40, Luo GuanZhong [#4][fzlg2xxx.xxx]4575
Oct 2003 Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 21-30, Luo GuanZhong [#3][fzlg2xxx.xxx]4574
Oct 2003 Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 11-20, Luo GuanZhong [#2][fzlg2xxx.xxx]4573
Oct 2003 Fen Zhuang Lou Chapters 1-10, Luo GuanZhong [#1][fzlg2xxx.xxx]4572
(The above 9 etexts are in Chinese. All files use Big5 encoding.)
Oct 2003 Master Sunshine, Mrs. C. F. Fraser [msunsxxx.xxx]4571
Oct 2003 Ascension du desir, poesie, H. Bertrand [#10][8ascexxx.xxx] 4570C
Oct 2003 Ascension du desir, poesie, H. Bertrand [#10][7ascexxx.xxx] 4570C
Oct 2003 Mots rouge espoir, poesie, H. Bertrand [#9][8respxxx.xxx] 4569C
Oct 2003 Mots rouge espoir, poesie, H. Bertrand [#9][7respxxx.xxx] 4569C
Oct 2003 Les Visages du temps, poesie, H. Bertrand [#8][8visgxxx.xxx] 4568C
Oct 2003 Les Visages du temps, poesie, H. Bertrand [#8][7visgxxx.xxx] 4568C
Oct 2003 Strates amoureuses, poesie, H. Bertrand [#7][8strtxxx.xxx] 4567C
Oct 2003 Strates amoureuses, poesie, H. Bertrand [#7][7strtxxx.xxx] 4567C
Oct 2003 Entre la chair et l'ame, poesie, H. Bertrand [#6][8echaxxx.xxx] 4566C
Oct 2003 Entre la chair et l'ame, poesie, H. Bertrand [#6][7echaxxx.xxx] 4566C
Oct 2003 Jusqu'a l'extreme regard, poesie, H. Bertrand[#5][8regrxxx.xxx] 4565C
Oct 2003 Jusqu'a l'extreme regard, poesie, H. Bertrand[#5][7regrxxx.xxx] 4565C
Oct 2003 Rouge memoire, poesie, Huguette Bertrand [#4][8memoxxx.xxx] 4564C
Oct 2003 Rouge memoire, poesie, Huguette Bertrand [#4][7memoxxx.xxx] 4564C
Oct 2003 La Mort amoureuse, poesie, H. Bertrand [#3][8mortxxx.xxx] 4563C
Oct 2003 La Mort amoureuse, poesie, H. Bertrand [#3][7mortxxx.xxx] 4563C
Oct 2003 Anatomie du Mouvement, poesie, H. Bertrand [#2][8anatxxx.xxx] 4562C
Oct 2003 Anatomie du Mouvement, poesie, H. Bertrand [#2][7anatxxx.xxx] 4562C
Oct 2003 Espace perdu, poesie, Huguette Bertrand [#1][8espaxxx.xxx] 4561C
Oct 2003 Espace perdu, poesie, Huguette Bertrand [#1][7espaxxx.xxx] 4561C
(Note: All of the above are by Huguette Bertrand. They are etexts of
books previously published in Canada. All texts are in French.)
Oct 2003 Verses, Susan Coolidge [verscxxx.xxx]4560
Oct 2003 Poil De Carotte, By Jules Renard [xplcrxxx.xxx]4559
(7-bit version with non-accented characters in 7plcrxx.txt and 7plcrxx.zip)
{8-bit version with accented characters in 8plcrxx.txt and 8plcrxx.zip)
Oct 2003 Barry Lyndon, William Makepeace Thackeray [#27][brrylxxx.xxx]4558
Oct 2003 The Idea Of Progress, J.B. Bury [ideapxxx.xxx]4557
Oct 2003 A Woman Of Thirty, By Marjorie Allen Seiffert [wmnttxxx.xxx]4556
Oct 2003 Percy Bysshe Shelley,By John Addington Symonds[#3][pbshlxxx.xxx]4555
Oct 2003 Lover's Vows, Mrs. Inchbald [Inchbald #2][loverxxx.xxx]4554
(HTML version in lover10h.*)
Oct 2003 St. Elmo, Augusta J. Evans [Evans #2][stelmxxx.xxx]4553
Oct 2003 The Border Legion, Zane Grey [Grey #14][thbrdxxx.xxx]4552
Oct 2003 Europe Revised, Irvin S. Cobb [Cobb #5][erevixxx.xxx]4551
Oct 2003 Fighting France, By Edith Wharton [Wharton #16][fghtnxxx.xxx]4550
Oct 2003 Artemis To Actaeon And Other Verses, Wharton [#15][rtmstxxx.xxx]4549
[Author's Full Name: Edith Wharton]
Oct 2003 Cinq Semaines En Ballon, By Jules Verne[Verne #20][7cinqxxx.xxx]4548
(8cinq10.* is with accents, 7cinq10* is plain ASCII)
Oct 2003 The Story Of Sonny Sahib,Mrs. Everard Cotes[SJD#2][tssnnxxx.xxx]4547
[Author AKA: Sara Jeanette Duncan]
Please note the above are from the 4500's and those below are from the 4400's
Sep 2003 Diana Of The Crossways By Meredith, All [GM#76][gm76vxxx.xxx]4470
Sep 2003 Diana Of The Crossways By Meredith, V5 [GM#75][gm75vxxx.xxx]4469
Sep 2003 Diana Of The Crossways By Meredith, V4 [GM#74][gm74vxxx.xxx]4468
Sep 2003 Diana Of The Crossways By Meredith, V3 [GM#73][gm73vxxx.xxx]4467
Sep 2003 Diana Of The Crossways By Meredith, V2 [GM#72][gm72vxxx.xxx]4466
Sep 2003 Diana Of The Crossways By Meredith, V1 [GM#71][gm71vxxx.xxx]4465
Sep 2003 The Tragic Comedians By G. Meredith, All [GM#70][gm70vxxx.xxx]4464
Sep 2003 The Tragic Comedians By G. Meredith, V3 [GM#69][gm69vxxx.xxx]4463
Sep 2003 The Tragic Comedians By G. Meredith, V2 [GM#68][gm68vxxx.xxx]4462
Sep 2003 The Tragic Comedians By G. Meredith, V1 [GM#67][gm67vxxx.xxx]4461
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NewsScan
COMCAST RECORDS SURFING MOVEMENTS OF ITS SUBSCRIBERS
Comcast, the nation's third-largest cable company and a provider of
high-speed Internet access to a million computer users, says it has begun
recording the Web surfing movements of its subscribers in order to improve
its technology and services. Admitting that it began the monitoring without
notifying its customers, the company said it believes its actions are
permitted by the language in their service agreements with subscribers, and
insists that "Comcast absolutely does not share personal information about
customers, and we have the utmost respect for our customers' privacy."
Privacy advocates are upset about the Comcast action, and Internet security
expert (and Comcast customer) George Imburgia says: "I'm furious."
(AP/San Jose Mercury News 12 Feb 2001)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2661735.htm
[Whatever the reasons, it means the government or your employers
can subpoena these records, even if you surfed from home. . . .]
You have been reading an excerpt from NewsScan Daily
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Statistic
I should add that there are now equal number of cellphones and hardwired
phones in service in the world. . .just barely over 1 billion of each.
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Edupage
YOU CAN SURF, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE
As the number of network-connected devices grows at home, in the
office, and on the road, presence technology is becoming more
powerful and pervasive. Instant messaging is by far the most
popular of these technologies, allowing users to tell when
others are online, or even when they have not engaged their
computer keyboard or mouse for several minutes. Mobile phone
makers are expecting to include presence technology in their
next-generation phones that would let callers know beforehand if
their contact is available or if their phone is even on. In the
future, devices equipped with Global Positioning System technology
would allow friends to know when they are within a couple blocks
of one another. Privacy concerns and social complications plague
presence technology, even with privacy controls included in Yahoo!
and MSN instant messaging products.
(New York Times, 7 February 2002)
"DIGITAL DIVIDE" PLAN IN PERIL
Two grant programs aimed at helping poor citizens take advantage
of technology would be discontinued under President Bush's 2003
budget proposal. The Technologies Opportunities Program funds
state and local initiatives to bridge the digital divide. One
initiative teaches computer skills to elderly residents of
Washington, D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood. "The people who are the
most isolated from technology are the urban poor elderly," said
David Domenici, executive director of the See Forever Foundation.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) wants to divert funding to national defense and other
priorities in the wake of the national crisis, according to NTIA
deputy director Michael Gallagher. Meanwhile, the Department of
Education's Community Technology Centers program is also facing
dissolution because the administration has labeled it one of
many "small category programs that have limited effect,"
explained a department spokesman. The budget proposal also
calls for a 45 percent reduction in high-tech research grants
to corporations and universities. (Washington Post, 5 February 2002)
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