Field of Screams and Web Treasures From the Net
A travel log covers spring training’s strike impact on baseball fans and replacement players, plus online blueprints to Calvin and Hobbes galleries, hacking through Usenet groups, and a Glimpse into Fly With Us offering MI G wars hoaxes.
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America
Alt
Sports
Baseball
Chicago Cubs
Mke
Brewers
Oakland
Giants
Dennis the Menace
Calvin
Calvin and Hobbes
Herald-Journal
C&h
Mosaic
Netscape
Machtig
Moscow
Fly With Us! Inc
Belleair Bluffs
Fla
Mig29
Russia
David Haye
Phoenix Gazette
Australian physicist Davies wins Templeton Prize for religion
New York Herald Journal reports Paul Davies, professor at University of Adelaide, wins 1 million Templeton Prize. His work argues science and theology share dialogue and that the universe shows design and purpose. Davies notes public recognition of faith in scientific inquiry.
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New York
Paul Davies
University of Adelaide
Australia
Davies
John M. Templeton
James Jeans
God
Dalai Lama
Bayes
Bary Zm Londo
Stephen Hawking
Einstein
Why rhymes grip us from birth and beyond
A New York Times piece surveys how motherese shaped by rhymes aids early language. It notes brain studies showing men and women process rhymes differently yet equally well, with rhyme systems spanning cultures and even affecting fetal learning. Rhymes illuminate language and human cognition across genders and ages.
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Henry James
Dr. Seuss
Paul Revere
Vietnam
L.B.J
Yale University
Norman Krasneger
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Krasneger
Tony DeCasper
University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Melanie Spence
University of Texas At Austin
Seuss
Steven Pinker
HarperCollins
Center For
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pinker
Alexander Pope
Navigation systems guide Tokyo drivers through nameless streets
Satellite guided car navigation grows in Japan with Honda and Pioneer offering in car screens. Zenrin releases 12 CD ROM map titles. Toyota Nissan and Honda provide systems on luxury models. Global positioning tech uses US satellite signals with under 100 foot accuracy.
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Tokyo
Honda
Pioneer Electronics Co
Advanced Systems
Zenrin Co
Toyota Motor Corp
Nissan Motor Co
Honda Motor Co
U.S. Defense Department
Moon Warmth and White Dwarfs Across Space
Arizona State University researchers find full moon raises lower troposphere temperature by over 0.03 Fahrenheit using 15 years of satellite data. Notes white dwarf stars, their mass about 65 percent of the Sun, and future Sun cooling into a degenerate state.
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Earth
Arizona State University At
Tempe
Earry
Procyon
Alpha Canis Minoris
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Calvin and Hobbes Jump Station
Gina Kolata
New York Times News Service
HLWON
Che Presse
K.L. Franklin
Hayden Planetarium
Sual
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