************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** The full Scout Report can be read at: //www.freelists.org/archives/networknewsletters/ From: "Internet Scout Project" <scout@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <scout-report@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:13:34 -0600 Subject: The Scout Report -- April 4, 2003 ======== The Scout Report == ======== April 4, 2003 ==== ======== Volume 9, Number 13 ====== ====== Internet Scout Project ======== ==== University of Wisconsin ======== == Department of Computer Sciences ======== == I N T H E S C O U T R E P O R T T H I S W E E K ======== ====== ====== == Index for April 4, 2003 == ====== ====== 1. NSDL Scout Reports for the Life Sciences and Physical Sciences The seventh issues of the second volumes of the Life Sciences Report and Physical Sciences Report are available. The Topic in Depth section of Life Sciences Report annotates sites on bird migration. The Physical Sciences Report's Topic in Depth section offers Web sites and comments about mirrors. 2. The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases [.pdf] http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1602/index.html 3. Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization at Risk http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~museum/iraq.html 4. Irish Resources in the Humanities http://irith.org/index.jsp 5. Cases and Materials on American Federalism http://www.agh-attorneys.com/3_camo_contents.htm 6. Teacher Learning in Context: The Special Case of Rural High School Teachers http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v11n12/ 7. Community Development Corporations and their Changing Support Systems [.pdf] http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/310638_ChangingSupportSystems.pdf 8. Storm Events Database http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Storms 9. Global Climate Change Student Information Guide [.pdf] http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/gcc/index.html 10. Explore the Unicorn Tapestries http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Unicorn/unicorn_splash.htm 11. Relax with a Book [Real Player] http://www.relaxwithabook.com/home/index.cfm 12. Lewis Carroll Home Page http://www.lewiscarroll.org/carroll.html 13. Becoming American: The Chinese Experience [Real Player] http://www.pbs.org/becomingamerican/ 14. La Catedral de Girona [Flash] http://www.lacatedraldegirona.com 15. Austin History Center [.pdf] http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/default.htm 16. Museums of the World http://www.museum.com/ 17. News Desk http://www.wildgrape.net/ 18. Thread Tracker 0.8.7 http://www.oranged.net/software/S/ThreadTracker.html 19. Puente Hills Fault System Under Los Angeles Represents New Threat to the Region New Quake Threat Found Under LA http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-sci- fault4apr04,1,719686.story?coll=la%2Dhome%2Dleftrail Study Provides "Disturbing" Details about New LA Fault http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/04/03/la.fault.ap/index.html Southern California Earthquake Center http://www.scec.org/ The January 17, 1994 Northridge, CA Earthquake http://www.eqe.com/publications/northridge/northridge.html National Earthquake Information Center http://neic.usgs.gov/ The Virtual Times: The New Madrid Earthquake http://hsv.com/genlintr/newmadrd/ Largest Earthquakes in the United States http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/10maps_usa.html ====== ==== == Subscription and Contact Information == ==== ====== To receive the electronic mail version of the Scout Report each week, join the scout-report mailing list. This is the only mail you will receive from this list. 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