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{CafeNews.91.1}: Kai Hagen {motet} Thu, 14 Oct 1999 17:35:53 EDT (1 line)
Installments of the UTNE Web Watch Daily
{CafeNews.91.2}: Kai Hagen {motet} Thu, 14 Oct 1999 17:40:47 EDT (113 lines)
_________________________________________________________ UTNE WEB WATCH DAILY The Best of the Alternative Media <http://www.utne.com/daily> _________________________________________________________ 12.Oct.1999 "Scientists play 'Jurassic Park' with mammoths" Alex Salkever, The Christian Science Monitor -- If you are still mulling the ethics of cloning livestock, human organs or humans, hurry up because a group of scientists is on their way in an effort to clone the long-extinct woolly mammoth. "Boyz in the union" Marc Cooper, LA Weekly -- A new, young breed of union organizers in Los Angeles certainly wouldn't be intimidated by management after spending years as front-line gangbangers. "Rich in things, poor in time" Wolfgang Sachs, Resurgence -- Yes, we all know that the more time-saving devices we accumulate ... the less time we seem to have. Sachs provides us with a lesson we all should receive regularly: Time may be considered money by some, but money doesn't seem to buy time. Links to the above articles: <http://www.utne.com/daily> The links are also in our archives at: <http://www.utne.com/daily/101299.html> ________________________________ VOLUNTEER MATCH Know a group looking for volunteers? How about posting the need on the largest online database of volunteer opportunities? <http://www.volunteermatch.org/> ________________________________ <<<<<CAFE UTNE: Today's specials>>>>> Join the conversation! (Free registration required. Register at http://cafe.utne.com/motet/signup.html) Food: Winter's coming in the northern hemisphere -- soup season! Over 50 soup recipes waiting for you to try. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Food+142 Pets: Feel like talkin' dogs? No bones about it. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Pets+7 GenX: If you're curious about what the younger set is thinking, the topic 'Work, Unemployment, Slavery, Poverty, and Nervous Breakdowns' is a good place to start. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?GenX+13 West Coast: Curious about the Pacific Northwest, but don't know much about life there? Try the 'Northwest Traditions, Legends, and Stories' topic. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?WestCoast+28 Sports: So, what about that 'Curse of the Bambino?' Let's talk some baseball. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Sports+139 More topics at http://cafe.utne.com _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER MAGAZINE Your risk-free sample copy of UTNE READER is just a click away: http://www.utne.com/magazine/freeissue.html ______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, visit our Newsletters page at: <http://www.utne.com/azMailList.tmpl> If you have any problems unsubscribing, send an email message to: <mailto:daily@utne.com> _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER BANNER ADVERTISING: Banners ads are available in the Utne Web site and Cafe Utne <http://www.utne.com>. Kaleidoscope <http://cafe.utne.com/kaleidoscope> is the marketplace -- a resource for exciting information and products that link customers directly to your site. General advertising and rate information is available at <http://cafe.utne.com/adsales>. To place an ad or ask questions, contact Christopher Pollard at <mailto:advertising@utne.com> or 612-338-5040. _______________________________________________________ Thanks, from all of us here at Utne Reader! Parker Hodges, Utne Web Watch Daily Editor <mailto:parker@utne.com> Leif Utne, Managing Editor, Utne Reader Online <mailto:leif@utne.com> Megan Kaplan, Assistant Production Coordinator <mailto:megan@utne.com> Christopher Pollard, Advertising & Online Manager <mailto:christopher@utne.com> Kai Hagen, Manager, Café Utne <mailto:kai@utne.com> Cafe Utne Hosts <http://cafe.utne.com/cafe/cafehosts.html> Questions? <mailto:daily@utne.com> UTNE SERVICE/STAFF: <http://www.utne.com/magazine/s
{CafeNews.91.3}: Kai Hagen {motet} Thu, 14 Oct 1999 17:44:44 EDT (110 lines)
_________________________________________________________ UTNE WEB WATCH DAILY The Best of the Alternative Media <http://www.utne.com/daily> _________________________________________________________ 13.Oct.1999 "A global discussion" Rod Amis, G21 -- Can the 'Net serve to bring together people across the globe to temper the continued onslaught of domineering multinational corporations? "The Beijing love-in" David Tell, The Weekly Standard -- And if you have any lingering doubts about the power of those multinationals in driving U.S. foreign policy, simply check out the aramada of Lear Jets that descended into Shanghai late last month to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mao's Communist Party takeover in China. "Art brutes" Iain Aitch, Getting It -- Art anarchists are taking London galleries by storm ... erh, actually, by banana. Links to the above articles: <http://www.utne.com/daily> The links are also in our archives at: <http://www.utne.com/daily/101399.html> ________________________________ VOLUNTEER MATCH Know a group looking for volunteers? How about posting the need on the largest online database of volunteer opportunities? <http://www.volunteermatch.org/> ________________________________ <<<<<CAFE UTNE: Today's specials>>>>> Join the conversation! (Free registration required. Register at http://cafe.utne.com/motet/signup.html) History: If you're looking for a good read, the topic 'What are your reading?' seems a likely stop. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?History+2 Nature: Enjoy birding? Migrate over and speak with others who share you interest. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Nature+10 Science: As you may guess, the topic of genetic engineering is a hot one and here you will find a scientific crew taking a look. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Science+4 Nook: Everyone likes to talk about the weather, and here's a place to feed that interest by passing along the weather where you are. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Nook+3 Food: Winter's coming in the northern hemisphere -- soup season! Over 50 soup recipes waiting for you to try. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Food+142 More topics at http://cafe.utne.com _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER MAGAZINE Your risk-free sample copy of UTNE READER is just a click away: http://www.utne.com/magazine/freeissue.html ______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, visit our Newsletters page at: <http://www.utne.com/azMailList.tmpl> If you have any problems unsubscribing, send an email message to: <daily@utne.com> _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER BANNER ADVERTISING: Banners ads are available in the Utne Web site and Cafe Utne <http://www.utne.com>. Kaleidoscope <http://cafe.utne.com/kaleidoscope> is the marketplace -- a resource for exciting information and products that link customers directly to your site. General advertising and rate information is available at <http://cafe.utne.com/adsales>. To place an ad or ask questions, contact Christopher Pollard at <mailto:advertising@utne.com> or 612-338-5040. _______________________________________________________ Thanks, from all of us here at Utne Reader! Parker Hodges, Utne Web Watch Daily Editor <parker@utne.com> Leif Utne, Managing Editor, Utne Reader Online <leif@utne.com> Megan Kaplan, Assistant Production Coordinator <megan@utne.com> Christopher Pollard, Advertising & Online Manager <christopher@utne.com> Kai Hagen, Manager, Café Utne <kai@utne.com> Cafe Utne Hosts <http://cafe.utne.com/cafe/cafehosts.html> Questions? <mailto:daily@utne.com> UTNE SERVICE/STAFF: <http://www.utne.com/magazine/servi
{CafeNews.91.4}: Kai Hagen {motet} Thu, 14 Oct 1999 17:51:03 EDT (115 lines)
_________________________________________________________ UTNE WEB WATCH DAILY The Best of the Alternative Media <http://www.utne.com/daily> _________________________________________________________ 14.Oct.1999 "Moore power or less?" Roger Downey, Seattle Weekly -- Pull away the curtain shrouding the upcoming World Trade Organization conference in Seattle and you may find that the so-called global trading police force is actually akin to Oz. "Against the grain" Becky Gillette, E Magazine -- How about this question coming back when ordering toast in a diner? 'White, wheat, kamut, amaranth or spelt?' Get some background and history about wheat alternatives as old as the pyramids. "Planning for obsolescence" Steven E. Landsburg, Slate -- Look strictly at the economics of use of sterile seeds through the eyes of a farmer and take away a lesson on why they are planted. Links to the above articles: <http://www.utne.com/daily> The links are also in our archives at: <http://www.utne.com/daily/101499.html> ________________________________ VOLUNTEER MATCH Know a group looking for volunteers? How about posting the need on the largest online database of volunteer opportunities? <http://www.volunteermatch.org/> ________________________________ <<<<<CAFE UTNE: Today's specials>>>>> Join the conversation! (Free registration required. Register at http://cafe.utne.com/motet/signup.html) Sports: Calling all baseball fans! Been watching the excellent games in the post-season? What do you make of Cleveland losing in round one? Let's talk some baseball ... http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Sports+139 Science: As you may guess, the topic of genetic engineering is a hot one and here you will find a scientific crew taking a look. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Science+4 Nook: Everyone likes to talk about the weather, and here's a place to feed that interest by passing along the weather where you are. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Nook+3 History: If you're looking for a good read, the topic 'What are your reading?' seems a likely stop. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?History+2 Nature: Enjoy birding? Migrate over and speak with others who share you interest. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Nature+10 Food: Winter's coming in the northern hemisphere -- soup season! Over 50 soup recipes waiting for you to try. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Food+142 More topics at http://cafe.utne.com _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER MAGAZINE Your risk-free sample copy of UTNE READER is just a click away: http://www.utne.com/magazine/freeissue.html ______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, visit our Newsletters page at: <http://www.utne.com/azMailList.tmpl> If you have any problems unsubscribing, send an email message to: <daily@utne.com> _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER BANNER ADVERTISING: Banners ads are available in the Utne Web site and Cafe Utne <http://www.utne.com>. Kaleidoscope <http://cafe.utne.com/kaleidoscope> is the marketplace -- a resource for exciting information and products that link customers directly to your site. General advertising and rate information is available at <http://cafe.utne.com/adsales>. To place an ad or ask questions, contact Christopher Pollard at <advertising@utne.com> or 612-338-5040. _______________________________________________________ Thanks, from all of us here at Utne Reader! Parker Hodges, Utne Web Watch Daily Editor <parker@utne.com> Leif Utne, Managing Editor, Utne Reader Online <leif@utne.com> Megan Kaplan, Assistant Production Coordinator <megan@utne.com> Christopher Pollard, Advertising & Online Manager <christopher@utne.com> Kai Hagen, Manager, Café Utne <kai@utne.com> Cafe Utne Hosts <http://cafe.utne.com/cafe/cafehosts.html> Questions? <mailto:daily@utne.com> UTNE SERVICE/STAFF: <http://www.utne.com/magazine/service/S
{CafeNews.91.5}: Kai Hagen {kai} Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:56:29 EDT (114 lines)
_________________________________________________________ UTNE WEB WATCH DAILY The Best of the Alternative Media <http://www.utne.com/daily> _________________________________________________________ 15.Oct.1999 "The bed-time debate: Co-sleeping vs. cribs" Jan Hunt, Intellectual Capital -- The recent federal recommendation that infant children not sleep in the same bed as their parents left Hunt scratching her head at our increasingly cold detachment from children. "A tough place to be a woman with a cause" Michael Theodoulou, The Christian Science Monitor -- Meet the unofficial spokeswoman for Iranian women, and learn how she continues to engineer the slow march forward for women in her changing culture. "Computer recycling is costly, but imperative" John Roach, Environmental News Network -- There is virtually nothing biodegredable in that computer next to you or in the monitor you are looking at right now. Yet, recycling the endless supply of discarded computers is rarely done. Why? Links to the above articles: <http://www.utne.com/daily> The links are also in our archives at: <http://www.utne.com/daily/ 101599.html> ________________________________ VOLUNTEER MATCH Want to volunteer, but aren't sure where to start? Organizations right near you have posted their needs on the Web's largest database of volunteer opportunities. <http://www.volunteermatch.org/> ________________________________ <<<<<CAFE UTNE: Today's specials>>>>> Join the conversation! (Free registration required. Register at http://cafe.utne.com/motet/signup.html) Culture: Take a moment to catch up to the conversation under way in the topic titled "Strange American Customs or 'Why we can't Spit.'" http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Culture+73 Music: Ever stopped by to chat about song lyrics or titles that are misunderstood? Then you have to check it out. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Music+12 Travel: Where are you going to be at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1 2000? Come and talk about it. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Travel+76 Sex: Drop by and introduce yourself and check out what is being discussed. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Sex+2 Sports: Calling all baseball fans! Been watching the excellent games in the post-season? What do you make of Cleveland losing in round one? Let's talk some baseball ... http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Sports+139 More topics at http://cafe.utne.com _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER MAGAZINE Your risk-free sample copy of UTNE READER is just a click away: http://www.utne.com/magazine/freeissue.html ______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, visit our Newsletters page at: <http://www.utne.com/azMailList.tmpl> If you have any problems unsubscribing, send an email message to: <mailto:daily@utne.com> _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER BANNER ADVERTISING: Banners ads are available in the Utne Web site and Cafe Utne <http://www.utne.com>. Kaleidoscope <http://cafe.utne.com/kaleidoscope> is the marketplace -- a resource for exciting information and products that link customers directly to your site. General advertising and rate information is available at <http://cafe.utne.com/adsales>. To place an ad or ask questions, contact Christopher Pollard at <mailto:advertising@utne.com> or 612-338-5040. _______________________________________________________ Thanks, from all of us here at Utne Reader! Parker Hodges, Utne Web Watch Daily Editor <parker@utne.com> Leif Utne, Managing Editor, Utne Reader Online <leif@utne.com> Megan Kaplan, Assistant Production Coordinator <megan@utne.com> Christopher Pollard, Advertising & Online Manager <christopher@utne.com> Kai Hagen, Manager, Café Utne <kai@utne.com> Cafe Utne Hosts <http://cafe.utne.com/cafe/cafehosts.html> Questions? <daily@utne.com> UTNE SERVICE/STAFF: <http://www.utne.com/magazine/service/Service.html>
{CafeNews.91.6}: Kai Hagen {kai} Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:58:40 EDT (106 lines)
_________________________________________________________ UTNE WEB WATCH DAILY The Best of the Alternative Media <http://www.utne.com/daily> _________________________________________________________ 18.Oct.1999 "For all the girls" Lee Wicks, Salon.com -- Follow along as one mother -- seeking to learn more about her daughter and her new family after she 'came out' -- tags along to a one-woman show on a college campus with her daughter and her friends. "Is there a role for literacy in the Information Age?" Richard Rodriguez, Pacific News Service -- What if we wired the world, but no one had anything to say? "Manhattan Project" Holly Martins, Suck -- Say it ain't so! New York City now a provincial place and ... and ... 'ferociously dull?' Links to the above articles: <http://www.utne.com/daily> The links are also in our archives at: <http://www.utne.com/daily/ 101899.html> ________________________________ VOLUNTEER MATCH Want to volunteer, but aren't sure where to start? Organizations right near you have posted their needs on the Web's largest database of volunteer opportunities. <http://www.volunteermatch.org/> ________________________________ <<<<<CAFE UTNE: Today's specials>>>>> Join the conversation! (Free registration required. Register at http://cafe.utne.com/motet/signup.html) Media: What was the first television news program you watched regularly? What's your favorite presently? Share it. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Culture+73 Education: Most have an opinion for this topic: 'The strange new regime of standardized testing.' http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Education+200 Society: The topic that began less than two weeks ago has garnered much involvement. It began by asking: 'Who are the elites in America?' See where it is 150 postings later ... http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Society+292 Film: Talk of the movie American Beauty with the caveat of also talking about 'other films about American society' continues to be quite active. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Film+311 More topics at http://cafe.utne.com _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER MAGAZINE Your risk-free sample copy of UTNE READER is just a click away: http://www.utne.com/magazine/freeissue.html ______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, visit our Newsletters page at: <http://www.utne.com/azMailList.tmpl> If you have any problems unsubscribing, send an email message to: <mailto:daily@utne.com> _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER BANNER ADVERTISING: Banners ads are available in the Utne Web site and Cafe Utne <http://www.utne.com>. Kaleidoscope <http://cafe.utne.com/kaleidoscope> is the marketplace -- a resource for exciting information and products that link customers directly to your site. General advertising and rate information is available at <http://cafe.utne.com/adsales>. To place an ad or ask questions, contact Christopher Pollard at <mailto:advertising@utne.com> or 612-338-5040. _______________________________________________________ Thanks, from all of us here at Utne Reader! Parker Hodges, Utne Web Watch Daily Editor <parker@utne.com> Leif Utne, Managing Editor, Utne Reader Online <leif@utne.com> Megan Kaplan, Assistant Production Coordinator <megan@utne.com> Christopher Pollard, Advertising & Online Manager <christopher@utne.com> Kai Hagen, Manager, Café Utne <kai@utne.com> Cafe Utne Hosts <http://cafe.utne.com/cafe/cafehosts.html> Questions? <daily@utne.com> UTNE SERVICE/STAFF: <http://www.utne.com/magazine/service/Service.html>
{CafeNews.91.7}: Kai Hagen {kai} Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:00:31 EDT (105 lines)
_________________________________________________________ UTNE WEB WATCH DAILY The Best of the Alternative Media <http://www.utne.com/daily> _________________________________________________________ 19.Oct.1999 "Feed Daily" Josh Glenn, Feed -- The world of underground zines -- self-published periodicals printed with a photocopier and glue stick -- appears to be at a crossroads with the death of one of the longer running versions. "Diary" Adam Freedman, Slate -- An American attorney turned Argentinian journalist finds himself in the middle of a Plaza de Mayo celebration with a fairly large question. "Canada and US in drug debate" Ruth Walker, The Christian Science Monitor -- The manic federal mayhem about marijuana continues, and now courts in Canada have been drawn into the fray. Links to the above articles: <http://www.utne.com/daily> The links are also in our archives at: <http://www.utne.com/daily/ 101999.html> ________________________________ VOLUNTEER MATCH Want to volunteer, but aren't sure where to start? Organizations right near you have posted their needs on the Web's largest database of volunteer opportunities. <http://www.volunteermatch.org/> ________________________________ <<<<<CAFE UTNE: Today's specials>>>>> Join the conversation! (Free registration required. Register at http://cafe.utne.com/motet/signup.html) Big_Sangha: A conversation with Paul Rogat Loeb regarding his book 'Soul of a Citizen' that began in August continues through today. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Big_Sangha+32 Philosophy: Have you stopped by the Metaphysics topic? http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Philosophy+5 Media: What was the first television news program you watched regularly? What's your favorite presently? Share it. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Culture+73 Nature: Want to increase the energy efficiency of your home, but aren't sure how? Head over to the aptly-titled conference 'Home energy efficiency how-to exchanges.' http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Nature+142 More topics at http://cafe.utne.com _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER MAGAZINE Your risk-free sample copy of UTNE READER is just a click away: http://www.utne.com/magazine/freeissue.html ______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, visit our Newsletters page at: <http://www.utne.com/azMailList.tmpl> If you have any problems unsubscribing, send an email message to: <mailto:daily@utne.com> _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER BANNER ADVERTISING: Banners ads are available in the Utne Web site and Cafe Utne <http://www.utne.com>. Kaleidoscope <http://cafe.utne.com/kaleidoscope> is the marketplace -- a resource for exciting information and products that link customers directly to your site. General advertising and rate information is available at <http://cafe.utne.com/adsales>. To place an ad or ask questions, contact Christopher Pollard at <mailto:advertising@utne.com> or 612-338-5040. _______________________________________________________ Thanks, from all of us here at Utne Reader! Parker Hodges, Utne Web Watch Daily Editor <parker@utne.com> Leif Utne, Managing Editor, Utne Reader Online <leif@utne.com> Megan Kaplan, Assistant Production Coordinator <megan@utne.com> Christopher Pollard, Advertising & Online Manager <christopher@utne.com> Kai Hagen, Manager, Café Utne <kai@utne.com> Cafe Utne Hosts <http://cafe.utne.com/cafe/cafehosts.html> Questions? <daily@utne.com> UTNE SERVICE/STAFF: <http://www.utne.com/magazine/service/Service.html>
{CafeNews.91.8}: Parker Hodges {parker} Mon, 08 Nov 1999 10:59:40 EST (125 lines)
_________________________________________________________ UTNE WEB WATCH DAILY The Best of the Alternative Media <http://www.utne.com/daily> _________________________________________________________ 8.Nov.1999 "Children of the corn" Holly Martins, Suck -- I'm writing this web page from flyover land of the most bland, my hometown suburb outside of Minneapolis -- that's in the Upper Midwest. I've just learned there are great populations that live on the east and west coasts. Well, 'I'll be ding-danged!' "sacrificing nepal" Jeff Greenwald, Salon.com -- And you thought urban sprawl was limited to only the world's largest cities? Try a once forbidden mountain village in Tibet ... "Falungong crackdown -- invisible arrests of invisible protesters in Tienanmen Square" Phil Cunningham, Jinn -- Spend a week perched above Tienanmen Square with Cunningham, who watches the occasional, quiet arrest of Falungong protesters sitting on the curb. Links to the above articles: <http://www.utne.com/daily> The links are also in our archives at: <http://www.utne.com/daily/110899.html> ________________________________ *****SPONSOR***** Angel Records, in conjunction with Utne Online, is giving away a total of 20 recent-release CDs from Academy Award winning artist Anne Dudley and the Grammy-nominated folk duo Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. Dudley, most known for her work with the pop group, The Art of Noise, won the Academy's notice for the soundtrack she scored for "The Full Monty." Her newest CD, "Ancient and Modern" celebrates classical pieces with Dudley's modern sensibility. Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, best known for their work on the soundtracks of Ken Burns' documentaries "The Civil War," "Baseball," "The West," and "Lewis and Clark." The couple's lastest release, "Harvest Home" pays tribute to the simple pleasures of American life. It's simple to enter, and your information will not be sold to anyone. Just sign up for the drawing at the "WIN A CD" banner link on the site or go to: http://cafe.utne.com/cgi-bin/rhythm ________________________________ <<<<<CAFE UTNE: Today's specials>>>>> Join the conversation! (Free registration required. Register at http://cafe.utne.com/motet/signup.html) Currents: Hop into a fresh discussion, this one regarding the Microsoft antitrust victory for the Justice Department. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Currents+661 Boomers: Come to Boomers Conference and help us welcome a new co-host, Dianem. As the saying goes, "Boomers Rule!" http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Boomers Food: Do you have a kitchen gadget that you wouldn't part with for the world? One that you want, but don't have? Come talk about it ... http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Food+27 Media: Here's a topic created just early this morning. What do you make of Rupert Murdoch's moves into European TV as he expands his global presence? http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Media+152 More topics at http://cafe.utne.com _______________________________________________________ VOLUNTEER MATCH Looking to volunteer, and need someplace to start looking for the place? Try the Web's largest database of volunteer opportunities. <http://www.volunteermatch.org/> ________________________________ UTNE READER MAGAZINE Your risk-free sample copy of UTNE READER is just a click away: http://www.utne.com/magazine/freeissue.html ______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, visit our Newsletters page at: <http://www.utne.com/azMailList.tmpl> If you have any problems unsubscribing, send an email message to: <mailto:daily@utne.com> _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER BANNER ADVERTISING: Banners ads are available in the Utne Web site and Cafe Utne <http://www.utne.com>. Kaleidoscope <http://cafe.utne.com/kaleidoscope> is the marketplace -- a resource for exciting information and products that link customers directly to your site. General advertising and rate information is available at <http://cafe.utne.com/adsales>. To place an ad or ask questions, contact Christopher Pollard at <mailto:advertising@utne.com> or 612-338-5040. _______________________________________________________ Thanks, from all of us here at Utne Reader! Parker Hodges, Utne Web Watch Daily Editor <mailto:parker@utne.com> Leif Utne, Managing Editor, Utne Reader Online <mailto:leif@utne.com> Megan Kaplan, Assistant Production Coordinator <mailto:megan@utne.com> Christopher Pollard, Advertising & Online Manager <mailto:christopher@utne.com> Kai Hagen, Manager, Café Utne <mailto:kai@utne.com> Cafe Utne Hosts <http://cafe.utne.com/cafe/cafehosts.html> Questions? <mailto:daily@utne.com> UTNE SERVICE/STAFF: <http://www.utne.com/magazine/service/Service.html>
{CafeNews.91.9}: Parker Hodges {parker} Thu, 11 Nov 1999 06:57:26 EST (124 lines)
_________________________________________________________ UTNE WEB WATCH DAILY The Best of the Alternative Media <http://www.utne.com/daily> _________________________________________________________ 11.Nov.1999 "Virtual reality" Jaron Lanier, Whole Earth -- The man who birthed the metaphor 'virtual reality' decades ago has found it consuming much of his adult life while continuing to confound him with its prolonged ambiguity in meaning. "Decisions, decisions" Edward Ericson, Jr., Metro Times -- Forget wondering if it is the doctor or a cube-land number-cruncher deciding how your ailment should be treated. In a growing number of cases it is a computer chomping through medical records that are yours, mine and ours ... records that may soon be online. "Lying is the best defense" The Advocate -- The strange-but-true 'don't ask, don't tell' military policy toward homosexuals has become even more surreal at one large Air Force base where recruits are urged to lie about their sexuality to avoid discharge. Links to the above articles: <http://www.utne.com/daily> The links are also in our archives at: <http://www.utne.com/daily/111199.html> ________________________________ *****SPONSOR***** Angel Records, in conjunction with Utne Online, is giving away a total of 20 recent-release CDs from Academy Award winning artist Anne Dudley and the Grammy-nominated folk duo Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. Dudley, most known for her work with the pop group, The Art of Noise, won the Academy's notice for the soundtrack she scored for "The Full Monty." Her newest CD, "Ancient and Modern" celebrates classical pieces with Dudley's modern sensibility. Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, best known for their work on the soundtracks of Ken Burns' documentaries "The Civil War," "Baseball," "The West," and "Lewis and Clark." The couple's lastest release, "Harvest Home" pays tribute to the simple pleasures of American life. It's simple to enter, and your information will not be sold to anyone. Just sign up for the drawing at the "WIN A CD" banner link on the site or go to: http://cafe.utne.com/cgi-bin/rhythm ________________________________ <<<<<CAFE UTNE: Today's specials>>>>> Join the conversation! (Free registration required. Register at http://cafe.utne.com/motet/signup.html) BodyMind: There is something for just about everyone in this topic title: Morning People, Night Owls, and Insomnia. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?BodyMind+97 GenX: What do young adults seek today in literature and movies? Check it out ... http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?GenX+22 Media: Know a Web site that might interest media types? Curious where those in that profession surf? Find out ... http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Media+3 Film: Among the most popular topics we have is where reviews of films are offered. http://cafe.utne.com/motet/bin/enter?Film+4 More topics at http://cafe.utne.com _______________________________________________________ VOLUNTEER MATCH Looking to volunteer, and need someplace to start looking for the place? Try the Web's largest database of volunteer opportunities. <http://www.volunteermatch.org/> ________________________________ UTNE READER MAGAZINE Your risk-free sample copy of UTNE READER is just a click away: http://www.utne.com/magazine/freeissue.html ______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, visit our Newsletters page at: <http://www.utne.com/azMailList.tmpl> If you have any problems unsubscribing, send an email message to: <mailto:daily@utne.com> _______________________________________________________ UTNE READER BANNER ADVERTISING: Banners ads are available in the Utne Web site and Cafe Utne <http://www.utne.com>. Kaleidoscope <http://cafe.utne.com/kaleidoscope> is the marketplace -- a resource for exciting information and products that link customers directly to your site. General advertising and rate information is available at <http://cafe.utne.com/adsales>. To place an ad or ask questions, contact Christopher Pollard at <mailto:advertising@utne.com> or 612-338-5040. _______________________________________________________ Thanks, from all of us here at Utne Reader! Parker Hodges, Utne Web Watch Daily Editor <mailto:parker@utne.com> Leif Utne, Managing Editor, Utne Reader Online <mailto:leif@utne.com> Megan Kaplan, Assistant Production Coordinator <mailto:megan@utne.com> Christopher Pollard, Advertising & Online Manager <mailto:christopher@utne.com> Kai Hagen, Manager, Café Utne <mailto:kai@utne.com> Cafe Utne Hosts <http://cafe.utne.com/cafe/cafehosts.html> Questions? <mailto:daily@utne.com> UTNE SERVICE/STAFF: <http://www.utne.com/magazine/service/Service.html>
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