************************************************************** 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, 7 Feb 2003 12:12:49 -0600 Subject: The Scout Report -- February 7, 2003 ======== The Scout Report == ======== February 7, 2003 ==== ======== Volume 9, Number 5 ====== ====== 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 February 7, 2003 == ====== ====== 1. NSDL Scout Reports for the Life Sciences and Physical Sciences The third 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 the common cold. The Physical Sciences Report's Topic in Depth section offers Web sites and comments about historical maps. 2. 2002 Census of Governments [.pdf] http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/gc021x1.pdf 3. War with Iraq: Costs, Consequences, and Alternatives [.pdf] http://www.amacad.org/publications/monographs/War_with_Iraq.pdf 4. Scottish Archive Network http://www.scan.org.uk/ 5. Spain, The United States, and The American Frontier: Historias Paralelas http://international.loc.gov/intldl/eshtml/eshome.html 6. ArabNet http://www.arab.net/ 7. Institute for the Study of Social Change [.pdf] http://www.ucd.ie/~issc/ 8. Bug Bytes [.pdf, .wav] http://cmave.usda.ufl.edu/~rmankin/soundlibrary.html 9. Tales from the Underground http://www.msichicago.org/labs/tales/index.html 10. The Devil's Dictionary http://www.thedevilsdictionary.com/ 11. Picturing Business in America http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/journal/index.htm 12. All Info-About Poetry http://poetry.allinfo-about.com/ 13. The House of the Seven Gables http://www.7gables.org/ 14. Leonardo da Vinci: Master Draftsman http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Leonardo_Master_Draftsman/draftsman_splash.htm 15. Rave Reviews: Bestselling Fiction in America http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/rave_reviews/ 16. Drive-Ins.com http://www.drive-ins.com/ 17. InnerX Browser http://www.innerx.net/ 18. Fresh Download 5.3 http://www.freshdevices.com/freshdown.html 19. Legendary Calaveras County Frog-Jumping Contest Will Continue Decision Saves Frog-Jumping Competition From Croaking http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-frogs6feb06,1,3830946.story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County http://www.boondocksnet.com/twaintexts/frog/jf_jumpingfrog.html Private History of the "Jumping Frog" Story http://www.boondocksnet.com/twaintexts/historyfrog.html Animal Rights Group Declares Calaveras County Frog Contest Inhumane http://www.sfgate.com/cgi- bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/08/14/state0409EDT0035.DTL Frogtown USA http://www.frogtown.org/ Origami Jumping Frog http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/origami/frog/ ====== ==== == 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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