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Social Security Death Index
http://www.infobases.com/ssdi/query01.htm
The Social Security Death Index (SSDI), provided by Infobases, Inc., is a
searchable database of the Death Master File (DMF) from the Social Security
Administration (SSA). DMF "contains over 50 million records created from
SSA payment records." The database can contain name, social security
number, date of birth, date of death, and last residence/lump sum payment
information when available, and can be searched on those criteria. Search
help is available from the home page. Note that this is not an index of
everyone who has died in the United States, but rather an index of people
who had Social Security Benefits when they died.
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CenStats--U.S. Census Bureau Electronic Subscription
Service
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/
For a limited time the U.S. Census Bureau is offering free access to many
of its published statistical series through CenStats. This service is
scheduled to become fee based in the future, but the Bureau is offering it
"free for the next several months." Included at present are over 100
publications, including the _1995 Statistical Abstract of the United
States_, the _1992 Census of Agriculture_, several of the 1992 Economic
Censuses, and _1993 County Business Patterns_. Each item contains a
description and is available in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format. There is a
connection to the Adobe site at the CenStats site.
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MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
Provided by the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, MacTutor is a
comprehensive archive that contains biographies of over 1100
mathematicians, from Niels Abel to Antoni Zygmund. Mathematicians can be
accessed alphabetically or chronologically. Biographies contain birth and
death information, along with a synopsis of the mathematician's work and
references. The site also contains a history topics section, with short
articles on over twenty topics ranging from Babylonian and Egyptian
mathematics to the quantum age, as well as an overall chronology of
mathematicians, a birthplace map (for those born in Western Europe), and a
selection of short articles on over 60 famous curves. The site is
searchable, and is one of the most exhaustive mathematics history sites on
the Internet.
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Ask an Expert
http://www.askanexpert.com/p/ask.html
Over 200 "Ask an Expert" services, specializing in almost as many topics
and provided by related organizations, have been gathered together on this
page for easy browsing. The collection was assembled with teachers in mind
"to enhance your curricula and answer your questions"; however many topics
will prove more useful outside the classroom. The list is arranged
alphabetically by subject, allowing the user to easily locate a service on
a specific topic if it is provided. Some services promise to answer each
question personally. Others state that due to volume they can answer only
selected questions but will publicly post those they do answer. Many
services offer listings of previous questions, with the answers. Having a
forms-capable Web browser is a definite plus, since many services offer
forms-based input for the questions; however, some also offer email input
and in those cases the email address is listed along with the Web link. A
random sampling of the services provided indicates that some are very well
done where as others may not be as useful.
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GODARD-LIST
GODARD-LIST is an open, unmoderated discussion list regarding film director
Jean-Luc Godard. The list is designed for persons studying, researching,
writing, teaching, thinking, talking, gossiping, dreaming, making films,
and ultimately loving all things Godardian. Discussion, therefore, is
invited regarding the study of Uncle Jean's work, his ongoing impact on
cinema, and his many disciples/imitators. To subscribe send email to:
MAJORDOMO@NEWSITE.NEWSCHOOL.EDU
In the body of the message type:
subscribe godard-list yourfirstname yourlastname
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Advisory Committee on Human Radiation
Experiments--Final report
http://www.ohre.doe.gov/cur/achre/report.html
The final report of the committee contains a historical perspective on the
ethics of research using human subjects, case studies of the particular
experiments that were performed on Americans during the period 1944-1974,
an inquiry into the current state of human subjects research and the
policies governing it, and the committee's findings and recommendations.
Also included are the reservations of committee member Jay Katz, who argues
that the recommendations of the committee do not fully address the problems
of human subjects research. Appended to the report is the executive order
that created the committee, and its charter, as well as glossaries and a
selected bibliography. A search feature allows the user to find specific
information within the report. There is also a link to the archive site of
the original ACHRE gopher, which contains interim reports and background
information.
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Campaign for Our Children
http://www.cfoc.org/
Campaign For Our Children was incorporated in November, 1987, as a
not-for-profit organization to "organize, manage and conduct programs
designed to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancies in Maryland..."
Topics available on their web site include: adolescent pregnancy news
flashes, teacher and parent resources, an "ask the expert" page, and chat
pages where teachers and parents can discuss issues and strategies. The
Teen Pregnancy Clock displays up-to-the-minute estimates of how many teen
pregnancies and births have occurred this year. Users can preview and order
CFOC materials directly from the web site. Several of the television and
radio spots are available for display within a web browser.
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DineNet--Restaurant menus on the web
http://www.menusonline.com/
DineNet currently has restaurant listings for Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los
Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington/Baltimore.
Each city's metro area is represented by an image map, allowing the user to
search for restaurants by region. Each restaurant's menu includes
descriptions and prices (restaurants that change their offerings on a daily
basis supply a sample menu). Each listing also offers information about
cuisine, credit cards accepted, hours, reservations, amenities, and
pricing. Users may search by cuisine, location, credit cards accepted,
amenities, and pricing. The most interesting search offered is by dish;
users enter a favorite menu item and are presented with a listing of
restaurants in the area that serve it. The site is free for restaurants and
users, supported by advertising.
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Total Baseball Online
http://www.totalbaseball.com/
Total Baseball Online, provided by Tot@l Sports, is a web version of the
well known Total Baseball encyclopedia. The highlight of the site is the
availability of complete statistics (in a searchable database) of every
major league player. Total Baseball not only gives players' raw statistics,
but also its own set of derived statistics, including such variables as
"Production Plus," "Park Factor," "Runs Created," and "Total Pitcher
Index," among many others, all explained at the site and guaranteed to
produce arguments among fans. There are also biographies, history,
features, records, and a chat room--a veritable mountain of virtual
information. At this time, there is no section on the World Series
available. Total Baseball Online is only viewable with a browser that
supports frames.
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Investment Talk Mailing List
INVESTMENT-TALK is an open, unmoderated discussion list featuring
investments in commodities, bonds, equities (stocks), forex, funds, and
futures mainly for the US markets, but not limited to! Anyone interested in
investments, be it private or business oriented is welcome to join. Banks,
brokers, investment & research houses are welcome to join and support the
list with their comments, tips, hints and research.
To subscribe, send email to:
MAJORDOMO@MISSION-A.COM
In the body of the message type:
subscribe Investment-Talk
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Copyright Susan Calcari, 1996. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of the Scout Report provided the copyright notice and this paragraph is preserved on all copies. The InterNIC provides information about the Internet to the US research and education community under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation: NCR-9218742. The Government has certain rights in this material.
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