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Jun 1997 The Patchwork Girl of Oz, by L. Frank Baum[Baum12][07wozxxx.xxx] 955
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Dec 2003 An African Millionaire, by Grant Allen [Allen#4][frcmlxxx.xxx]4715
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Dec 2003 The Veiled Lady, by F. Hopkinson Smith [Smith#5][vldldxxx.xxx]4713
Dec 2003 The Landloper, by Holman Day [lndlpxxx.xxx]4712
Dec 2003 Tom Swift in the City of Gold, by Victor Appleton [11tomxxx.xxx]4711
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Dec 2003 The Story Of Electricity, by John Munro [Munro#2][strlcxxx.xxx]4710
Dec 2003 Brewster's Millions, by George Barr McCutcheon [brwmlxxx.xxx]4709
Dec 2003 Les chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys [xbltsxxx.xxx]4708
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{8-bit version with accented characters in 8blts10.txt and .zip)
Dec 2003 Valley Of Silent Men, by James Oliver Curwo[JOC#8][vlslmxxx.xxx]4707
[Full title: The Valley Of Silent Men]
Dec 2003 Yama (The Pit), by Alexandra Kuprin [ymaptxxx.xxx]4706
Dec 2003 A Treatise of Human Nature V1&2, by David Hume[#3][trthnxxx.xxx]4705
Dec 2003 Nomads Of The North, by James Oliver Curwood [#7][nmdntxxx.xxx]4704
Dec 2003 Flower of the North, by James Oliver Curwood [#6][flwntxxx.xxx]4703
Dec 2003 The Flaming Forest, by James Oliver Curwood[JOC#5][flmftxxx.xxx]4702
Dec 2003 The Ethics of the Dust, by John Ruskin [Ruskin#3][thcdtxxx.xxx]4701
Nov 2003 Unforseen Return, J-F Regnard, Morlock trans. [#1][unforxxx.xxx]4700C
[The Unforseen Return by Jean-Francois Regnard, translated by Frank J. Morlock]
Nov 2003 We of the Never-Never, Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn [wenevxxx.xxx]4699
Nov 2003 Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, Thornton W. Burgess [#7][wwmouxxx.xxx]4698
Nov 2003 Peter Bell the Third, by Percy Bysshe Shelley [#3][ptbllxxx.xxx]4697
Nov 2003 The Witch of Atlas, by Percy Bysshe Shelley[PBS#2][wtctlxxx.xxx]4696
Nov 2003 Notes on the works of Shelley, Mary W. Shelley[#2][ntshlxxx.xxx]4695
[Full title: Notes to The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley]
Nov 2003 Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo, by William Le Queux [mdmmcxxx.xxx]4694
Nov 2003 Famous Affinities of History (All), Lyndon Orr[#5][ffntcxxx.xxx]4693
Nov 2003 Famous Affinities of History V4, by Lyndon Orr[#4][ffnt4xxx.xxx]4692
Nov 2003 Famous Affinities of History V3, by Lyndon Orr[#3][ffnt3xxx.xxx]4691
Nov 2003 Famous Affinities of History V2, by Lyndon Orr[#2][ffnt2xxx.xxx]4690
Nov 2003 Famous Affinities of History V1, by Lyndon Orr[#1][ffnt1xxx.xxx]4689
Nov 2003 Pages, by Stephane Mallarme [xpgsmxxx.xxx]4688
(7-bit version with non-accented characters in 7pgsm10.txt and .zip)
{8-bit version with accented characters in 8pgsm10.txt and .zip)
(NOTE: This is the Distributed Proofreaders' first text in French.)
Nov 2003 Saturday's Child, by Kathleen Norris [Norris#6][stchlxxx.xxx]4687
Those listed below complete the 4400's, those above complete the 4600's:
Sep 2003 The Entire Short Works of George Meredith [GM#105][gn05vxxx.xxx]4499
Sep 2003 Miscellaneous Prose by G. Meredith [GM#104][gn04vxxx.xxx]4498
Sep 2003 The Sentimentalists(play) by G. Meredith [GM#103][gn03vxxx.xxx]4497
Sep 2003 The Gentleman of Fifty by Meredith [GM#102][gn02vxxx.xxx]4496
Sep 2003 The House on the Beach by G. Meredith [GM#101][gn01vxxx.xxx]4495
Sep 2003 The Tale of Chloe by George Meredith [GM#100][gn00vxxx.xxx]4494
Sep 2003 Case of General Opel by George Meredith [GM#99][gm99vxxx.xxx]4493
Sep 2003 Farina by George Meredith [GM#98][gm98vxxx.xxx]4492
Sep 2003 Celt and Saxon by George Meredith, all [GM#97][gm97vxxx.xxx]4491
Sep 2003 Celt and Saxon by George Meredith, v2 [GM#96][gm96vxxx.xxx]4490
Sep 2003 Celt and Saxon by George Meredith, v1 [GM#95][gm95vxxx.xxx]4489
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- Headline News from Newsscan
[If You Can't Beat Em, Join Em. . .several articles ]
REPORTED DEATH OF E-BOOKS WAS AN EXAGGERATION
Despite recent demise of e-book imprints at Random House and AOL Time Warner,
industry e-book sales have actually continued to rise (though the total
numbers are still in the tens-of-thousands, not the hundreds-of-thousands).
Patricia Schroeder, head of the Association of American Publishers, says:
"Publishing houses are still very much watching how this is unfolding.
This is a nation that always overhypes technology in the beginning and
then overreacts in the other direction." (AP/San Jose Mercury News
27 Feb 2002) http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2759190.htm
KODAK MEETS FILM BUSINESS THREAT WITH NEW DIGITAL MOVIE PROJECTOR
With digital cinema poised as a threat to its traditional business as a
maker of raw film stock, Eastman Kodak is moving aggressively into the
emerging digital market by introducing a high-quality movie projection and
operating system that can show digital movies distributed via DVD,
satellite, or a fiber-optic network. Hollywood studios will be able to save
many millions of dollars from reduced distribution costs, but theater
operators will have to decide whether to spend approximately $150,000 per
screen to upgrade their obsolescent projection systems. (Reuters/San Jose
Mercury News 4 Mar 2002)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2787416.htm
PLAYING AROUND LEARNING
Sony's PlayStation video game consoles are now used in more than 4,000
schools in 46 states to help teach elementary reading and math. Harvard
professor of education Chris Dede says, "These entertainment consoles have
gotten very powerful... It's quite possible now to deliver multimedia
educational material. Soon we'll seem them competing in the home computing
market." Programs created by the firm Lightspan Inc. in collaboration with
Sony work something like interactive workbooks and allow the kids to learn
increasingly difficult concepts by advancing through learning games by
controlling the actions of animated characters. (USA Today 4 Mar 2002)
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/03/04/playstation.htm
HOLLYWOOD, HIGH-TECH CLASH OVER PIRACY PROTECTION
The heads of several media and high-tech companies squared off yesterday
before a panel of Washington lawmakers, presenting conflicting views of
what should be done about digital copyright protection. The hearing was
focused on legislation to be sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee
Chairman Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) that would require computer makers and
consumer-electronics manufacturers to imbed copyright-protection technology
in all of their products. The bill is backed by content providers, such as
Walt Disney and News Corp., who accused the high-tech industry of hypocrisy
in their opposition to technical safeguards for entertainment content.
"They work hard to protect their own intellectual property. I would just
like them to work modestly to protect the intellectual property of another
industry," said Disney CEO Michael Eisner. Meanwhile, computer makers said
it was unfair to place the burden of developing and installing copyright
protection technology on them, warning that such technology could make it
more difficult for consumers to legally record TV shows or music. "The
focus in this debate needs to change from content protection to consumer
protection," said Intel executive VP Leslie Vadasz. (Wall Street Journal 1
Mar 2002) http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB101494577449898000.djm,00.html
CHINA TO BECOME INTEL'S BIGGEST CUSTOMER IN ASIA
Seeing Asia as Intel's biggest source of growth as the region catches up
with the rest of the world in the use of computers, Intel executives
predict that much of that growth will occur in China, which will overtake
Japan as a customer for Intel microprocessors. Japan is still struggling
with a decade-long economic slump, whereas China has new economic momentum
derived from its entry into the World Trade Organization. Intel chief
executive Craig Barrett says, "Probably this year or next China will
surpass Japan as our largest customer." (Reuters/New York Times 1 Mar 2002)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2767753.htm
FIGHT OR SWITCH? MSN's CAMPAIGN TO LURE AOL SUBSCRIBERS
As part of a $50 million marketing campaign started last May, Microsoft's
MSN is offering $50 cash to new subscribers to its dial-up or high-speed
Internet access services. MSN has been growing steadily, but AOL is still
king of the hill, with 33 million customers compared to 7.7 million
customers for MSN. (Reuters/New York Times 28 Feb 2002)
http://partners.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-intel-asia.html
[More On The "Pay Per View Of Everything" Front]
CONTENT COMPANIES EYE NORWEGIAN EXPERIMENT
Media companies around the world are eyeing an experiment by 20 of Norway's
biggest media companies, which have banded together to devise a workable
scheme for charging users for content. TV-2, Norway's largest commercial
broadcaster, says the decision to begin charging for selected content was
sparked by a dispute between content providers and telephone companies
Telenor and NetCom over revenue from SMS (short messaging service). Telenor
and NetCom had been retaining about 45% of all revenue from text messages,
the content of which was provided by media firms such as TV-2. The
Norwegian media coalition has enlisted the help of E-Solutions to design a
system that will charge users $100 upfront for timed access to content and
then distribute the cash to the media companies. Forrester Research analyst
Rebecca Ulph says the payment model will work only if users can't get the
content for free elsewhere. "Norway's experiment might be successful
because it would difficult to find local language content for Norwegians
elsewhere. Users in the UK, on the other hand, would probably be quite
happy to go to other English language sites from the US or Canada."
(CNN.com 1 Mar 2002)
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/03/01/norway.net/index.html
WRISTWATCHES TO TELL TIME, ORDER HAMBURGERS, PAY FOR GAS
The Timex watch company has developed some wristwatches with Speedpass
technology that uses a radio frequency transponder to communicate credit or
debit card information allowing customers to pay instantly in places like
Exxon and Mobil gas stations and McDonald's restaurants. The watch is
currently being test-marketed in Illinois. (AP/USA Today 28 Feb 2002)
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2002/2/28/timex-speedpass.htm
DIGITAL COPYRIGHT TREATY GOES INTO EFFECT
A landmark international copyright treaty, negotiated by the World
Intellectual Property Organization in 1996, takes effect today amid
controversy over whether tougher copyright rules encourage or inhibit
intellectual creativity in cyberspace. A companion treaty specifically
protecting digital music goes into effect in May. Both treaties outlaw
attempts to circumvent encryption and other techniques used to prevent
unauthorized copying and to ensure royalty payments. The treaties have been
criticized by civil liberties advocates who claim the prohibitions will
stymie freedom of speech on the Net, but their views have met little
sympathy either in the U.S. or abroad. WIPO Director General Kamil Idris
says the treaties will provide a secure platform for creators to further
exploit the Internet with confidence. (Financial Times 6 Mar 2002)
http://news.ft.com/news/industries/infotechnology
[Note The "Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics" Approach]
BROADBAND ACCESS OUTPACES DIALUP
For the first time, broadband Internet usage accounted for more than half
of all time spent online in January, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. The
news comes at a time when ISPs are aggressively building high-speed
networks and are counting on expanding growth in broadband to offset
slowing growth in dialup Internet access subscribers. "Broadband usage has
hit mainstream, with time spent online by broadband surfers surpassing the
critical 50% benchmark," says a NetRatings analyst. In separate news,
Salomon Smith Barney released a report noting that high-speed Internet
subscriber growth beat expectations, primarily due to ADSL growth in Europe
and Asia. However, in North America, cable modems continue to dominate the
broadband market, accounting for 62% of the 13.4 million broadband
connections. (Reuters 5 Mar 2002)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&u=/nm/20020305/tc_nm/tech_br
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- Headline News from Edupage
MEDIA, TECH OFFICIALS BATTLE ON WEB PIRACY
Protecting digital entertainment from Web piracy was a source
of heated debate between media and high-tech executives at a
recent Senate hearing. Disney CEO Michael Eisner expressed the
media companies' view that tech firms should be more responsible
for developing copyright safeguards. Computer manufacturers
argued that such measures are expensive and would make it
difficult for consumers to legally copy entertainment content
such as music and TV shows. The hearing was held to discuss a
bill from Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ernest Hollings
(D-S.C.) that would force makers of computers and consumer
electronics to install copyright-protection technology in all
of their products. Intel Executive Vice President Leslie
Vadasz warned that such federal regulation could wreak
"irreparable damage" to the technology industry.
(Wall Street Journal, 1 March 2002)
[Note The "Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics" Approach Again]
WHITE HOUSE SPURNS EFFORTS TO CLOSE DIGITAL DIVIDE
The Bush administration has begun dismantling some key government
projects that aim to close the digital divide. Officials point
to new data showing Internet access rates are growing faster for
poor minority communities than they are for affluent white
segments. But critics of the new policies use the same numbers
to argue for continued efforts to bridge the digital divide,
saying that the gap has actually widened between haves and
have-nots because the numbers of those without any Internet
at all were previously so low. Commerce Department National
Telecommunications and Information Agency head Nancy Victory said
the effort to bridge the digital divide actually has not slackened,
but has shifted focus. From that viewpoint, the money that has
been cut from programs such as the Technology Opportunities
Program, for example, has gone to more general technology grants
for the Education, Justice, and Agriculture departments.
(Wall Street Journal, 27 February 2002)
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