Back-to-school computer shopping guide for dorms
Parents face choosing a dorm computer with memory 128 megabytes or more, 8 gigabytes hard drive, and a 17 to 21 inch monitor. The piece weighs pros and cons of PC versus iMac, suggests dust control, and notes common dorm networking and modem basics. It cites Larry Blasko and AP as sources.
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Popeye
Intel
Apple
CompuBug
Larry Blasko
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York
Iblasko
Radiation proof ceramic offers safer nuclear waste containment
An international team identifies fluorite based ceramic material that withstood tests as radiation proof. Led by Kurt Sickafus of Los Alamos, the material could extend containment from about 100 years to thousands, potentially reviving the nuclear power industry by enabling cradle-to-grave waste handling.
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Kurt Sickafus
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sickafus
Teen web designer wins big in global contest
An 18-year-old Glendale California student Ara Anjargolian won first prize and $10,000 in the ArsDigita teen programmers contest for Secondsaver, an online calendar aiding memory. Eleven teen finalists from around the world were honored, with eight grand prize and runner-up prizes awarded.
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Boston
California
Ara Anjargolian
Glendale
Calif
ArsDigita Foundation
Antargolian
ArsDigita
Barbara Link
Cambridge
Public Auction and Estate Notices From Mercer County WV
Public notices cover a 1999 annual report inspection, public auction of items from Bank of Tazewell County including a 1980 Dodge motor home a 1986 Ford Bronco 4x4 and a 1985 Chevrolet pickup, and a creditors notice for Frances A Niswander estate with a November 6 2000 deadline. Also hearing on Princeton WV ordinance and a trust foreclosure sale of Mercer County real estate with parcels I and II and a September 1996 deed, both to be bid cash in hand August 30 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mercer County Courthouse Princeton.
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Bank
Tazewell County
Dodge Motor Home
Bank of Tazewell County
Cumberland Park
Niswander
Frances A
James C. Sparks
Commerce Street
Bluefield
West Virginia
John H. Shott
Mercer County
Princeton
Courthouse Road
Kenneth E. Clay
Delbert Lane Bailey
Billie J. Bailey
Virginia
Pontiac
Honda
First Community Bank
N.A
Federal and
Raleigh
Public Service Commission OF
Charleston
Oakvale Road Public Service
Oakvale Road Public Service District
P.O
Lyle Huntington
Bank of
Jordan Weiss Bartok Osborne
Douglas E. Hayes
Mercer County Court House
Walker Street
Union Street
Oid City
Victor T. Farmer
Stephen R. Shrewsbury
Leta A. Shrewsbury
Dewey Russell
John Bowling
One Valley Bank of
Wolfe Creek
Camp Creek
Rock District
Stovall Ridge
Harrison Kinzer
F.R. Jennings
Wolf Creek
William Pugh
W.M. Pugh
J.T. Rose
W.G. Shrewsbury
County Road
Said Road
Harrison Kinser
J.F. Rose
Dewey Anderson Kinzer
Donald Kinzer
Phillip B. Ball
Germany moves to block Nazi slogans in web addresses
Germany seeks to ban Nazi phrases as Internet domain names after a Nazi site was registered. Justice Minister Daeubler-Gmelin said the government will push to remove or block such terms, while Denic and Strato AG cited automated systems. The move follows a surge in neo-Nazi violence and vandalism targeting minorities in year.
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Berlin
Germany
Denic
Daeubler- Gmelin
WDR Broadcasting
Strato AG
Denie
Klaus Herzig
Proposals Sought for Mack Truck Beds by West Virginia Parkways
West Virginia Parkways Authority invites sealed proposals for four Mack truck beds with bid due August 30 2000 at 10:00 a.m. Bidders must be certified vendors and submit a Preference Certificate for resident vendor options. Fax bids not accepted toll charges apply and the Authority may reject any or all bids.
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West Virginia Parkways
Economic Development and Tourism Authority
Piedmont Road
Charleston
West Virginia
U.S. Postal Service
P.O
Federal Express
United Parcel Service
UPS
Parkways Authority
Drema Foster
Dfaster
Eh Virginia
Wvturnpike
West Virginia Parkways Authority
Wvpedta
Mack Truck
Wvypedta
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Aauit
Gartner Group
Tim Berners-Lee
World Wide Web Consortium
Internet Standards Group
Emily Boyde
Newcastle
Australia
Aaron Swartz
Highland Park, Ill
Info Network
Theinfo
Swartz
Link
Anjargolian
University of California At Berkley
Fred Gilbert
Netscape
Washington
Andrew Weinstein
Dan Brumleve
China
Beijing
New Culture Forum
Human Rights In
United States
Ministry of State Security
Li Tao
Million Network Co
Goold
Nusash.com
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