freedominfo.org
http://www.freedominfo.org/
Freedominfo.org is a newly released site that provides data on freedom of information laws from areas all across the globe. Designed to link the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world and give voice to movements that have previously struggled for greater openness, this site contains a global survey that summarizes these laws in 45 countries. Written by David Banisar of Privacy International, the survey also provides links to the text of each law as well as other relevant sites. In addition, users will also find case studies, news releases, reports, and analysis; and beginning this month, the site will present a regular column called IFTI Watch, which features news regarding access to information in international financial and trade institutions.
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Mike's Electric Stuff [.avi]
http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/
Mike's Electric Stuff is a popular Web site with various odds and ends about electronics and related equipment. Ever wondered just how much fun microwaving a CD can be? That's just the beginning of the wild things you can find. The site is divided into three main sections: antique glass (e.g., nixie tubes and neon lamps), Tesla coils and high-voltage stuff, and miscellaneous items such as lasers. Detailed instructions are given for several projects (perhaps crazy experiments would be the better term). A particularly well documented project shows how to build old-fashioned nixie tube clocks, and printed circuit board layouts are included. This site is also reviewed in the July 19, 2002 NSDL MET Report.
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State Health Facts Online
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?
Provided by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts discloses important health and health policy information for all fifty states and US territories. Data are divided into ten categories -- demographics and the economy, health status, health coverage and uninsured, medicaid and CHIP, medicare, health costs and budgets, managed care and health insurance, providers and service use, women's health, minority health, and HIV/ AIDS -- and are displayed as tables, rankings, graphs, or color-coded maps. Users may access individual state profiles and then compare them to other states, or the US as a whole. Also available is a complete list of all the categories, subcategories, and topics that are available on the State Health Facts Online site; links to over 40 Kaiser Family Foundation reports and related resources; a glossary; methodology; and contact information.
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Gabriel: Gateway to Europe's National Libraries
http://www.kb.nl/gabriel/
Gabriel: Gateway to Europe's National Libraries (last mentioned in the February 19, 1999 Scout Report) has been redesigned and updated and is now showcasing an improved, more user-friendly platform. Covering 41 European national libraries from the 39 countries represented in the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL), Gabriel offers information on their services, online exhibitions, and printed and electronic collections, as well as instructions on how to gain access to their online catalogues and services. Accessible in English, French, and German, all Web sites of the European national libraries can be searched simultaneously using a single keyword or phrase.
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Manuel R. Bustamante Photograph Collection
http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chc5017_main.html
Made available by the University of Miami's Cuban Heritage Digital Collection (CHDC) of the Otto G. Richter Library, the Manuel R. Bustamante Photograph Collection contains over 600 photographs of Cuba that date from the turn of the 20th century to the 1930s. Donated by Manuel R. Bustamante, this collection showcases many aspects of Cuban life and culture not only through visual images but also through documents and memorabilia. The collection is divided into six categories -- churches and altars, cities and towns, faces of Cuba, industry and economy, landscapes, and rural life -- and have been made available by the CHDC for research and study purposes.
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America's Best Hospitals 2002
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm
Provided by US News, this 13th edition of America's Best Hospitals ranks 205 medical centers in 17 areas of specialization. Some of the rankings include the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York; and Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore as the top three cancer medical facilities; and the Cleveland Clinic; the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston as the top three medical centers in the category of heart and heart surgery. Also available on the site is a hospital database that can be searched by specialty, location, or medical center name.
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