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1962 New eBooks So Far in 2003
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That's the 28 WEEKS of 2003 as Compared to 28 YEARS!!!
Here Is A Sample Of What Books Were Being Done Around #1962
Dec 1999 Sonnets from the Portuguese, by E. B. Browning[#1][snprgxxx.xxx] 2002
Dec 1999 [Reserved for 2001, by Arthur C. Clarke] [ xxx.xxx] 2001*
[Reserved with the permission of Mr. Clarke]
Dec 1999 Don Quijote, by Cervantes in Spanish .txt & .htm [2donqxxx.xxx] 2000
Dec 1999 Crome Yellow, by Aldous Huxley [Aldous Huxley #1] [crmylxxx.xxx] 1999
Dec 1999 Thus Spake Zarathustra, by Friedrich Nietzsche #1 [spzarxxx.xxx] 1998
Dec 1999 Paradise, Divine Comedy, Dante, Tr. by Norton [3ddcnxxx.xxx] 1997
Dec 1999 Purgatory, Divine Comedy, Dante, Tr. by Norton [2ddcnxxx.xxx] 1996
Dec 1999 Hell/Inferno, Divine Comedy, Dante, Tr. by Norton [1ddcnxxx.xxx] 1995
Dec 1999 Adventures among Books, by Andrew Lang [Lang #19][advbkxxx.xxx] 1994
Dec 1999 Told After Supper, by Jerome K. Jerome [JKJ #15] [tldspxxx.xxx] 1993
Dec 1999 Travels in England, and Fragmenta Regalia [trvfgxxx.xxx] 1992
[Title: Travels in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth by Paul
[Hentzner, AND Fragmenta Regalia by Sir Robert Naunton]
Dec 1999 Old Friends, Epistolary Parody, by Andrew Lang[18][oldfnxxx.xxx] 1991
Dec 1999 The Bedford-Row Conspiracy, by Thackeray [WMT #11][bdfrcxxx.xxx] 1990
Dec 1999 The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz [fldctxxx.xxx] 1989
Dec 1999 History of Tom Thumb, etc. Edited by Henry Altemus[thumbxxx.xxx] 1988
(Includes: The Stories of the Cat and the Mouse; Fire! Fire! Burn Stick!)
Dec 1999 The Outlet, by Andy Adams [outltxxx.xxx] 1987
Dec 1999 Life and Death of Mr. Badman, by John Bunyan[JB#3][badmnxxx.xxx] 1986
Dec 1999 Men's Wives, by William Makepeace Thackeray[WMT10][mnwvsxxx.xxx] 1985
Dec 1999 [Reserved: George Orwell's 1984/Did it come true?][o1984xxx.xxx] 1984*
Dec 1999 Monsieur Beaucaire, by Booth Tarkington [BT #8] [mbeauxxx.xxx] 1983
Nov 1999 Rashomon, by Akutagawa Ryunosuke [in Japanese] [rshmnxxx.xxx] 1982
Nov 1999 The Right to Read, by Richard M. Stallman [of GNU][tychoxxx.xxx] 1981C
Nov 1999 Stories by English Authors in Africa, Scribners Ed[sbeaaxxx.xxx] 1980
Contains:
The Mystery of Sasassa Valley by A. Conan Doyle
Long Odds, by H. Rider Haggard
King Memba's Point, by J. Landers
Ghamba, by W. C. Scully
Mary Musgrave, Anonymous
Gregorio, by Percy Hemingway
Nov 1999 The Perdue Chicken Cookbook, by Mitzi Perdue [mitzixxx.xxx] 1979C
Nov 1999 Buttercup Gold, et. al., by Ellen Robena Field [btrcpxxx.xxx] 1978
Nov 1999 Phaedra, by Jean Baptiste Racine, RB Boswell, Tr. [phrdrxxx.xxx] 1977
Nov 1999 Peter Ruff and the Double Four, by Oppenheim[EPO8][rff44xxx.xxx] 1976
Nov 1999 The Legacy of Cain, by Wilkie Collins [Collins#22][lcainxxx.xxx] 1975
Nov 1999 Poetics, by Aristotle, Tr. SH Butcher[Aristotle#1][poetcxxx.xxx] 1974
Nov 1999 Tales of Troy, by Andrew Lang [Andrew Lang #17][tltryxxx.xxx] 1973
Nov 1999 History Of The Britons, by Nennius [brtnsxxx.xxx] 1972
Nov 1999 Erewhon Revisited, by Samuel Butler [S. Butler #2][ervstxxx.xxx] 1971
Nov 1999 A Poor Wise Man, by Mary Roberts Rinehart[MRR #12][pwsmnxxx.xxx] 1970
Nov 1999 Catherine: A Story, by William Thackeray[W.M.T.#9][cthrnxxx.xxx] 1969
Nov 1999 The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix[#91][hciaaxxx.xxx] 1968
Nov 1999 The Brotherhood of Consolation, by Balzac[HdB #90][brcnsxxx.xxx] 1967
Nov 1999 The Path of the King, by John Buchan [Buchan #6][tpotkxxx.xxx] 1966
Nov 1999 Captain Blood, by Rafael Sabatini [R. Sabatini #3][cpbldxxx.xxx] 1965
Nov 1999 [Reserved for Pietro di Miceli, PG Webmaster] [ xxx.xxx] 1964*
Nov 1999 The Confession, by Mary Roberts Rinehart [MRR #11][cnfsnxxx.xxx] 1963
Nov 1999 A Defence of Poesie and Poems, by Philip Sidney [dfncpxxx.xxx] 1962
Nov 1999 Books and Bookmen, by Andrew Lang[Andrew Lang #16][bkbkmxxx.xxx] 1961
Nov 1999 Sight Unseen, by Mary Roberts Rinehart[Rinehart10][stnsnxxx.xxx] 1960
Nov 1999 The Crown of Thorns, by E. H. Chapin [thrnsxxx.xxx] 1959
Nov 1999 Hermann and Dorothea by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[handdxxx.xxx] 1958
Nov 1999 Beatrix, by Honore de Balzac[Honore de Balzac #89][btrixxxx.xxx] 1957
Nov 1999 And Even Now, by Max Beerbohm [Max Beerbohm #7][evnowxxx.xxx] 1956
Nov 1999 The Darrow Enigma, by Melvin L. Severy [dngmaxxx.xxx] 1955
Nov 1999 Colonel Chabert, by Honore de Balzac[de Balzac#88][chbrtxxx.xxx] 1954
Nov 1999 The Diary of an Old Soul, by George MacDonald [#6][doaosxxx.xxx] 1953
Nov 1999 The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman2[ylwlpxxx.xxx] 1952
Nov 1999 The Coming Race, by Edward Bulwer Lytton[Lytton#5][cmgrcxxx.xxx] 1951
Nov 1999 A Woman of Thirty, by Honore de Balzac[Balzac #87][thrtyxxx.xxx] 1950
Nov 1999 On The Ruin of Britain, by Gildas Sapiens [otrobxxx.xxx] 1949
Nov 1999 The Story of a Bad Boy, by Thomas Bailey Aldrich 7[soabbxxx.xxx] 1948
Nov 1999 Scaramouche, by Rafael Sabatini[Rafael Sabatini#2][scmshxxx.xxx] 1947
Oct 1999 On War, by Carl von Clausewitz [Volume 1] [CvC #1][1onwrxxx.xxx] 1946
Oct 1999 Egmont, by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe [Goethe #2][egmntxxx.xxx] 1945
Oct 1999 The Witch, et. al, by Anton Chekhov[Chekhov#14-28][witchxxx.xxx] 1944
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From Newsscan
FREE SPAM BUSTER TOPS CONSUMER REPORTS LIST
Consumer Reports has rated a free program distributed by an obscure
California startup as its top pick among the spam-blocking software it
recently tested. SAProxy, developed by Stata Labs, earned a near-perfect
score in correctly identifying nonspam messages and directing them to
users' in-boxes. But the software was slightly less accurate in blocking
unsolicited junk e-mail, earning an 80% accuracy rate. Some of the other
software tested edged toward 90% accuracy in that category. The magazine
looked at nine add-on programs and two e-mail programs with built-in
spam-blocking features, and devised tests using 500 spam messages and 225
nonspam messages. The runners-up were SpamCatcher Universal, Spam Sleuth
and Symantec's Spam Alert. The testing methodology didn't allow testing of
the spam-blocking features in AOL, MSN and Yahoo. In general, the winning
feature in the best spam-blocking programs tested was "the ability to rate
messages based on a variety of criteria rather than narrow criteria," said
Dean Gallea, who led the tests. (Wall Street Journal 9 Jul 2003)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB105769656497487500,00.html
SENATE PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON TIA FUNDING
U.S. senators deliberating over next year's defense budget have proposed
eliminating all funding the Defense Department's Terrorism Information
Awareness project. The TIA project, under the supervision of retired Adm.
John Poindexter, seeks to develop computer software capable of scanning
vast public and private databases of commercial transactions and personal
data around the world to ferret out possible terrorist activities. The
committee's proposal "reflects deep, deep skepticism in Congress of the
Pentagon's assurances about this system," says a spokesman for the Center
for Democracy and Technology. "There appears to be some spillover
skepticism from Iraq where they voted to go to war and now are questioning
whether that was based on clever use of words or selective use of
intelligence." (AP 15 Jul 2003)
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20030715/D7SA90880.html
BUY.COM'S NEW MUSIC DOWNLOAD SERVICE
Buy.com, a mainstream Internet shopping site, will soon be offering a new
music download service that (like the Apple iTunes Music Store) will sell
individual music tracks without collecting an up-front monthly subscription
fee. Since Apple has not yet developed a Windows version of its service,
the PC music market offers a broad target for a company such as Buy.com,
which will try to surpass its much larger rival, Amazon.com, which has 34.5
million monthly visitors compared to Buy.com's 3.1 million, according to
Nielsen/NetRatings. (San Jose Mercury News 16 Jul 2003)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6306486.htm
TALKING CLOTHES: HARMLESS CHIT-CHAT OR VICIOUS GOSSIP?
RFID technology (the acronym stands for "radio frequency identification"),
which embeds tiny computer chips and radio antennae into products and
transmits inventory and supply-chain data to manufacturers and retailers,
is being criticized by Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information
Center: "Simply stated, I don't think most people want their clothes spying
on them. It's also clear that there could be some very invasive uses of
these techniques if merchants use the tracking technology to spy on their
customers after purchase." In rebuttal, Ron Margulis of the National
Grocers Association says that privacy concerns are far outweighed by the
benefits of RFID, which could help retailers respond much more quickly to
product recalls and prevent people from becoming ill from tainted products:
"You do give up a bit of privacy but the benefit could be that you live."
(AP/USA TODAY 9 Jul 2003)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-07-08-rfid-chip_x.htm
WAL-MART CANCELS 'SMART-SHELF' TRIAL
Bowing to criticism from consumer privacy groups, Wal-Mart has canceled
what was billed as the biggest trial yet of a so-called smart-shelf system
that would use RFID sensors to pick up data transmitted by microchips in
partner Gillette's product packaging. The system would then alert store
managers via computer when stock was running low or when items may have
been stolen. A Gillette representative declined to comment on Wal-Mart's
decision, but said it plans to focus on helping UK supermarket chain Tesco
and German retailer Metro conduct similar trials in Europe. Meanwhile,
Wireless Data Research Group analyst Ian McPherson says privacy advocates'
concerns were likely overblown: "Consumers that are aware of RFID and
privacy feel it is very significant, and they are probably more concerned
than they should be. The likelihood that people can be tracked beyond the
check stand is very low." A recent Gartner poll showed 55% of the consumers
polled said they would shop in stores using RFID technology if it meant
faster checkouts, and only about 16% said they would probably or definitely
stop shopping at such a store. Twenty-eight percent were undecided. (CNet
News.com 9 Jul 2003)
http://news.com.com/2100-1019_3-1023934.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
(Professor Irwin Corey)
DELL REVAMPS RECYCLING PROGRAM
Bowing to criticism by environmentalists and workers rights groups, Dell
Computer has overhauled its PC recycling program, and is now charging as
little as $49 to dispose of computers safely, without dumping hazardous
materials in U.S. or developing countries' landfills and without using
prison labor. Up until last week, Dell shipped used computers to UNICOR,
which uses prison laborers to disassemble the machines. As part of the
recycling process, Dell will also strip the hard drives of confidential
data in a process called "three times data override." Customers who need
further protection -- such as hospitals or banks -- may pay extra for the
hard drives to be destroyed. (AP 10 Jul 2003)
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20030710/D7S6RBT00.html
"You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible."
Anton Checkov
[Does Anyone Have the URL To Try This Out???]
A SEARCH ENGINE FOR THE WORLD'S POOR
Researchers at MIT are designing a search engine geared to the needs of
computer users in the world's disadvantaged countries, most of whom have
only sporadic access to the Web at what are often less-than-optimal
bandwidths. "Let us assume you are in Malawi," says professor Saman
Amarasinghe of MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science, "and the computer lab
does not have access to the telephone line all the time. If you want to
find some new information about malaria, you are prompted with a message
that says 'we are going to send a query through e-mail, is it OK?'. At
night, when the phone line is available, the teacher can dial out and send
the queries." The request is routed to computers at MIT, which then perform
the search and filter the results, choosing the most relevant. These
results are then sent back to the computer in Malawi. "Next morning the
teacher can connect, download that e-mail and when the students arrive,
they can browse through those pages the way they would if they had full
Internet connectivity." Amarasinghe says most search engines are geared
toward Western users who are cash-rich but time-poor. "The idea is
that developing countries are willing to pay in time for knowledge.
In the West when we surf we want the information in the next two seconds.
We are not willing to wait."
(BBC News 15 Jul 2003)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3065063.stm
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ISPS, MARKETERS OPPOSE ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION
Some Internet service providers (ISPs), including Microsoft and America
Online, have lobbied against passage of tough anti-spam laws, while
direct marketers have threatened court challenges of such legislation.
Despite the pressure, members of Congress say they are determined to
pass an anti-spam bill this year, although some bill sponsors admit
they wish their bills had stronger provisions. Of the dozen or so bills
under review by Congress, many include an opt-out provision for
consumers who do not want to receive messages from a particular sender.
Critics object to this approach, preferring an opt-in provision. ISPs
and direct marketers also oppose creation of a Do Not Spam list, which
would allow e-mail users to opt out of receiving any unsolicited e-mail.
Washington Times, 11 July 2003
http://www.washtimes.com/business/20030710-102818-4601r.htm
SENATE ALLOWS NO FUNDS FOR TIA
The U.S. Senate may effectively kill the controversial Terrorism
Information Awareness (TIA) program (formerly the Total Information
Awareness program) through a budget that forbids funding the program.
Republican Senator Ted Stevens spearheaded the addition of language to
the Senate's defense appropriations bill that explicitly disallows any
money to be used for the program, which has been criticized from
privacy groups as well as legislators on both sides of the aisle. The
bill is likely to pass a Senate vote, at which time a committee will
attempt to reconcile the Senate's appropriations bill with that of the
House, whose version does not include the ban on spending for TIA.
Observers expect that opponents of TIA will succeed in killing the program.
Wired News, 14 July 2003
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59606,00.html
SENATE PUTS THE BRAKES ON CAPPS II
The Senate Appropriations Committee has voted to restrict all funding
for the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS II)
until the General Accounting Office provides evidence of the program's
impact on privacy. The CAPPS II program was designed to perform
background checks on all airline passengers, including looking at
criminal records and credit reports, and to assign each passenger a
threat level. Depending on the level assigned, some passengers would
undergo increased screening at the airport, while others would not be
allowed to fly. Opponents of the program argue that it opens to door to
violations of individuals' civil liberties and their personal privacy.
In March, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation requiring
government officials to investigate those concerns. The Department of
Homeland Security has reportedly stopped its testing of the CAPPS II
program pending an internal review of privacy policy.
Internet News, 14 July 2003
http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/2234511
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