Neighbors Woman gains new perspectives on disabilities
Anne Hayes met Cathy Skrtic through Pi Beta Phi and Natur al Ties, guiding her to become administrative coordinator for the program at KU. Hayes, 23, now spends 15 to 20 hours weekly organizing events and expanding volunteer reach, finding deep fulfillment in friendships over service.
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Anne Hayes
Cathy Skrtic
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Hayes
Skrtic
Kansas University
Pi Beta Phi
Kansas City
Cathy
The
Kansas Union
Skttie
Susie Wilcox
Natural Ties
Anne
Wilcox
Volunteers Wanted to Teach Guitar at Lawrence Club
The Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence seeks volunteers to teach guitar to youths. Evening and weekend hours available, with about two hours per week per student. Also seeking tutors for pre algebra and algebra and volunteers for companionship with the homeless and elderly residents. Call Roger Hill Volunteer Center at 865-5030 to learn more.
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Boys and Girls Club of
Lawrence
Roger Hill
United Way
Douglas County
High speed demand drives Net growth and AOL strain
The article details rising Internet use after AOL's flat-rate shift, straining access lines and causing busy signals. It notes backbone upgrades by MCI Sprint AT&T to 40 gigabits per second and beyond, plus a shift from NSF funded academic use to mass commercial traffic. It highlights education and research applications needing high bandwidth and Clinton's Next Generation Internet Initiative seeking faster networks and new national applications.
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America
Online
AOL
MCI
Sprint
At&t
National Science Foundation
Clinton
Internet 2 planned for high speed research network
The Internet 2 Project unites nearly 100 colleges and universities to build a high speed backbone for research and development. It will be for member institutions only, with no commercial traffic, while test applications may later move to the public Internet. Costs can reach up to 500000 dollars annually per institution for connectivity and related efforts. Kansas University and Kansas State University are charter members. Doug Heacock directs the Kansas Research and Educational Network at KU. For questions, contact him at the Lawrence Journal-World.
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USS
Internet2.edu
Kansas University
Kansas State University
Doug Heacock
Kansas Research and Educational Network
Lawrence Journal-World
N.H
Lawrence
Winter Spring Leisure Activities Enrollment Drives at Parks Center
Lawrence Parks and Recreation announces ongoing enrollment for winter spring leisure activities at South Park Recreation Center. Douglas County Senior Services offers senior classes through Lawrence Senior Center with events like ballroom dance, computer basics, and PATH trips. Multiple centers list evening basketball, volleyball, and fitness programs through March 22, with deadlines in February for various trips and programs.
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Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
South Park Recreation Center
Mass
Holcom Park Recreation Center
Parks and Rec
Lawrence Public Schools
Deerfield School
N. Lawrence Ave
Kennedy School
Davis Rd
Prairie Park School
Kensington
Sunflower School
Inverness Dr
Cordley School
Douglas County Senior Services Inc
Lawrence Senior Center
Topeka Shrine
Douglas County
Domain name rush reshapes cyberspace with new web addresses
In 1889 Oklahoma land rush style imagery frames current Internet domain fights as a race for coveted web addresses. SIAC controls .com .org .gov .edu while others push for new domains like .biz .inc .med. The International Ad Hoc Committee weighs seven new domains amid price spikes and trademark disputes such as Roadrunner versus Warner Brothers.
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Oklahoma
Acme Software Co
Acme.com
Jef Poskanzer
Acme Laboratories
Smith
Jones
Johnson
SIAC
Roadrunner Computer Systems
Santa Fe
N.M
Warner Brothers Inc
Roadrunner
Com
Org
Gov
Net
Biz
Inc
Med
Ltd
Ford Automobiles
Ford
McDonalds
McDonalds.com
McDonalds. Biz
McDonalds.inc
McDonalds.ltd
McDonalds.corp
International Ad Hoc Committee
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David Garfield
Douc Heacock
Douglas County Senior Services
River City Sharks
Daniel Fisher
Lawrence Duplicate Bridge
Lawrence Fencing Club
Elise
Pierre Clement
Lawrence Chess Club
Country Kitchen
U.S. Chess Federation
Rick Hodges
Hatha Yoga
Gopi
Ecumenical Christian Ministries
Triathlon
Terraplane Bicycles
Mike Combest
Mark Hodges
Margaret Carr
Call Carr
Lawrence Bicycle Club
Perkins
Photo Alliance
Lawrence Photo Alliance
Watkins Community Museum of History
Steve Jansen
LPA
Marilyn Roy
Dcss, Inc
Uts
Vermont
Brighton
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