September 2001 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

campus debate on sept 11 available online
by Kate Williams 19 Sep '01

19 Sep '01

Of special interest to internet researchers -- Campus discussion has begun on Sept 11 and its aftermath. A new website presenting complete sound files, photos, text, and links regarding campus events and links to other voices: http://www.africa.utoledo.edu click on 911 Any campus discussion that is recorded, or a link to it, can be posted on this site. Contact the web team at abdul.alkalimat(a)utoledo.edu. - - - Kate Williams doctoral student, U-M School of Information research assistant, Alliance for Community Technology http://www.umich.edu/~katewill/

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conference
by jeremy hunsinger 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

> > >>Third Annual Global Information Technology Management World >>Conference, Long island, New York, USA, 23-25 June 2002 >> >>CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE TRACK >> >>IT for Government and Developing countries >>Track Chair: Prof. Paul Licker >> >>(Please send the track chair at plicker(a)commerce.uct.ac.za an e-mail >>indicating your intent to submit a paper to this track) >> >>GLOBAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (GITM) WORLD CONFERENCE >> >>FOR ALL "INTERNATIONAL" IS/IT RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS AND >>PROFESSIONALS >>Dates: June 23, 24, 25, 2002 in New York, NY, USA >>http://www.uncg.edu/bae/isom/gitma/gitma3.htm >> >> >>SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 15, 2001 (to be received by this date). >>Please submit directly to the Conference Chair: Prashant Palvia. For >>timely processing, we have an all-electronic review process. >>Therefore, an electronic submission is strongly recommended (email: >>pcpalvia(a)uncg.edu) If not possible, please mail 4 copies to the >>following address and make sure it arrives by the deadline. Please >>include your email address along with the submission. >> >>Dr. Prashant Palvia >>Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor >>ISOM Department >>Bryan School of Business & Economics >>University of North Carolina - Greensboro >>Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA >>Email: pcpalvia(a)uncg.edu >>Ph: 336-334-5666 Fax: 336-334-4083 >>http://www.uncg.edu/bae/people/palvia/ >> >> >>TRACK DESCRIPTION: >> >>Information Technology has been employed by governments almost since >>its inception. Without IT, modern public administration as we know >>it would be impossible. Some say that even with IT, governments are >>out of control, oppressive, and inefficient. Clearly IT supports >>multinational, international and global systems that in a sense >>counter the traditional roles of governments of states. This track >>wishes to explore innovative, useful employment of IT in a variety of >>ways, with the emphasis on development, that is improvement, of the >>life of citizens and residents of countries, within a global context. >> >>We welcome papers that explore the usefulness of IT with regard not >>only to the daily functioning of government, but also to the >>redefinition of government in a post-modern era. The papers will >>explore the relationships among government, its citizens, and its >>clients (not all of whom are citizens or even residents). Because IT >>is seen as a low-cost effective way to modernize the processes of >>countries relegated to "third-world" status, it is critical to >>understand what kind of contribution IT and IT people can possibly >>make to that effort. If, indeed, social and economic development is >>seen as dependent on the development of democratic institutions in >>third-world countries, then what implication does the availability of >>IT have on this effort and hence on development? Even in presumably >>"developed" countries, there are pockets (and often whole regions) of >>poverty and ill-representation. Can IT assist here? And if so, how? >>What tools do we have available to evaluate the contribution of >>development to the administration of countries with long-standing -- >>sometimes endemic -- development contradictions such as tribal >>conflict, racial and linguistic disputes, disproportionate class >>differences, multiple economies, and geographic barriers to >>distribution? How do we integrate and rationalize national >>IT-assisted development efforts with potentially conflicting global >>trends, also driven by IT? How can IT assist the integration of >>third-world countries into first-world global projects in areas such >>as counteracting terrorism, promoting free trade, regulating global >>business, and encouraging world-wide justice? >> >>RECOMMENDED TOPICS >> >>Papers (completed or in-progress: about 20 double spaced >>pages), extended abstracts (completed or in-progress research: about >>4-6 pages), panel and workshop proposals (2-4 pages) dealing with (but >>not limited to) the following topics are invited. Please note the >>name of this track on the cover page. >> >>The following topics are recommended and encouraged, although any >>topic consistent with the goal of the session(s) will be considered >>with appreciation: >> >>Evaluation of the role of IT in national government >>Stresses and strains on government posed by the new media, the new >> technologies and the new economy >>Integration of national governments into global governmental >> systems. >>Marginalisation of third-world countries by IT and e-commerce >>Innovative uses of IT in national administration >>Using IT to promote democratic values and institutions IT-caused or >> ameliorated contradictions between national government and global >> systems >>International systems, local government, and IT >>Electronic government and its implications for developing countries >>IT-assisted development in already-developed countries >>The digital divide in the first world, second world, third world >>Geographical distribution of IT in third-world countries >> >> >>OTHER TRACKS: >> >>Please note that you may also submit to other Global IT tracks. >>Just note the name of the appropriate track on the cover (if no such >>track exists or you do not know the track name, simply state so on >>the cover page). In general, Global IT Management topics include >>(but are not limited to): >> >>IT in various countries and regions (e.g., Europe, Asia, Africa, >>Arab countries, North America, South & Central America, >>Australia); Development, evaluation & management of Global >>Information Systems (GIS); Electronic commerce; Internet and Web >>related issues; IT in multinational companies; Virtual and networked >>organizations; Cross-cultural issues; Impact of global IT on the >>organization; Information Resources Management; Frameworks/models for >>global IS (GIS); Societal impacts of IT in developing countries; IT >>and Economic Development; IT Diffusion in developing countries; IT >>human resource issues; DSS/EIS/ES in international settings; >>Organizational & Management structures for GIS; Transborder >>data flow issues; Electronic data interchange; Telecommunications; >>Distributed global databases and networks; Cultural and >>societal impacts; Comparative studies of nations; Applications and >>case studies (both research and educational). >> >>JOURNAL PUBLICATION: >> >>Papers recommended of high quality by the reviewers will be >>further considered for publication on an expedited basis in the >>Journal of Global Information Technology Management (JGITM) and the >>Journal of Information Technology Cases & Applications (JITCA). >> >>IMPORTANT DATES: >> >>Submission Deadline: November 15, 2001 (to be received by this >> date) >>Notification of Acceptance: December 15, 2001 >>Final Submission Due: January 31, 2002 >>Registration Deadline for authors (at least one author must >> register): February 15, 2002 >>Early Registration Deadline: April 30, 2002 (at least one author >> must register) >>Conference Dates: June 23, 24, 25, 2002 >> >>INQUIRIES: >> >>For additional information, please contact the conference chair, >>local chair, program co-chairs or the track chairs. >> >>Conference Chair: Prashant Palvia, University of North Carolina, >>Greensboro, USA. >>Email: pcpalvia(a)uncg.edu >>Local Chair: Khalid S. Soliman, Hofstra University, New York, 11549 >>USA >>Email: khalid.soliman(a)hofstra.edu >> >>TRACK CHAIR: >> >>Prof. Paul S. Licker, Ph. D. >>Director, Doctoral and Masters Programs >>Department of Information Systems >>University of Cape Town >>Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa >>Phone: IDD+27+21+650-2582 >>Fax: IDD+27+21+650-2280 >>Email: plicker(a)commerce.uct.ac.zaee http://www.vcn.bc.ca/groups/ > -- Jeremy hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy CDDC/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu 526 major williams hall 0130 virginia tech blacksburg, va 24061 540-231-7614

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Adolescents on the Web
by Jmarks930＠aol.com 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

Greetings, I was wondering if anyone knew of any statistics on the most popular search engines used by teenagers, and/or a listing of the most popular sites visited by teen girls? I am beginning my dissertation which will examine the impact of online health information on the health behaviors of adolescent girls (specifically diet and fitness). I am familiar with the work of Dina Borzekowski, but if any of you are aware of other major studies in this area or are interested in this topic I am eager to hear from you. You may respond directly to me. Thanks in advance, Julie T. Marks Doctoral Candidate The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health

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a nomination
by D. Silver 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

AIRers, I'm writing to nominate Nancy Baym for a second term as Vice President of AIR. Together with Steve Jones and the rest of the current executive committee, Nancy has done a tremendous job getting AIR off the ground and running. With the help of Jeremy Hunsinger, Nancy produced last year's conference, "INTERNET RESEARCH 1.0: The State of the Interdiscipline," attended by scholars from over twenty countries and representing over two dozen disciplines. Folks who know Nancy know she's the kind of person who makes things happen. She's also one hellava scholar; her book Tune In, Log On: Soaps, Fandom, and Online Community has my vote as one of the best single-authored texts in our field. Thanks for your time in these trying times, david silver http://faculty.washington.edu/dsilver

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Conference: Psychology and the Internet
by A.N.Joinson＠open.ac.uk 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

- - - -- apologies for cross posting - - - - PSYCHOLOGY AND THE INTERNET: A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE A major European Conference has been organised by the Wessex and Wight Branch in celebration of the British Psychological Society Centenary 7-9 November 2001 QinetiQ, Farnborough, Hampshire WWW - please logon to our website to download the Registration Form and Draft Programme www.bps.org.uk/sub-syst/Wess_Wight/events1.cfm <http://www.bps.org.uk/sub-syst/Wess_Wight/events1.cfm> 40 papers and 10 posters/demonstrations will be presented over 12 major themes including: Positive implications of Internet use Internet as a research tool E-commerce and commercial Internet use Internet and health provision / behaviour The Internet, self and identity Psychological implications of Internet use Psychology and educational technology Internet and recruitment, guidance and selection 'Deviant' Internet use Keynote Speakers: Dr Tom Postmes: University of Exeter: "Online Collective Action: The Internet and world revolution, local activism and "net effects" Professor Pam Briggs: University of Northumbria: "Relationship Design: How to create friends and influence people" Dr Ulf-Dietrich Reips: University of Zurich: "Internet-Based Psychological Experimenting" For Further Information: E-mail - please contact one of us on the Organising Committee: Jacqui Taylor - Bournemouth University jtaylor(a)bournemouth.ac.uk <mailto:jtaylor@bournemouth.ac.uk> Alan Gilbert - University of Portsmouth Alan.Gilbert(a)port.ac.uk <mailto:Alan.Gilbert@port.ac.uk> Adam Joinson - Open University A.N.Joinson(a)open.ac.uk <mailto:A.N.Joinson@open.ac.uk> Chris Elshaw - QinetiQ CCELSHAW(a)qinetiq.com <mailto:CCELSHAW@qinetiq.com>

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Post: Internet-based research project officer
by A.N.Joinson＠open.ac.uk 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

Apologies for any cross posting: INTERNET-BASED RESEARCH PROJECT OFFICER (2 years) INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Ref: 15986 The Institute of Educational Technology (IET) is an academic unit of the Open University and a centre of international excellence (RAE Grade 5) for teaching, research and development of educational technologies in the service of effective learning. Since the OU was founded in 1969, members of the Institute have played a major role in shaping its teaching strategies, planning its use of media and designing its teaching materials and learner support systems. The Institute offers a creative and enthusiastic environment for innovative approaches. This post will be based in the Institute's Student Research Centre whose staff play a key role in monitoring the quality of the student learning experience and contribute to the formulation and review of the University policy. The work will form an integral part of the Electronic Survey Alliance (ELSA), a university-funded development to conduct institutional research and evaluations using the Internet. You will work on PRESTO, a system designed to conduct research and surveys with students and staff using web-based questionnaires. As well as being an innovative approach to increasing the responsiveness of the Open University to its students, PRESTO also forms the major research strand of ELSA. You will therefore be involved in researching the key parameters in web-based research, and will be expected to contribute to the dissemination of research outcomes at conferences and through research papers. You will also support the Head of the Project in designing appropriate uses of PRESTO technology. For this post, we are looking for someone who has got a good first degree, or a higher degree, in one of the Social Sciences (e.g. economics, sociology, education or psychology) and well developed social scientific research skills. You will need to have proven ability to work on your own initiative, and excellent communication, presentation and writing skills. Experience of both quantitative and qualitative research methods and good IT skills including SPSS or SAS, WORD and EXCEL, would also be an advantage. Ideally, you will also have some experience of using the Internet to collect research data (either qualitative or quantitative) . The post is full-time for two years and will be based within the Institute in Milton Keynes. Salary will be on the Academic-related staff scale, £20,267 - £26,229 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications. Closing date for applications: Friday 9 October 2001 An application form and further particulars (and access details for disabled applicants) are available from Mrs Pat Cross on Milton Keynes (01908) 652916, email: iet-recruitment(a)open.ac.uk <mailto:iet-recruitment@open.ac.uk> There is a 24-hour voicemail service available on (01908) 654127. Please be sure to quote reference ESPO/15986 when making an enquiry. Disabled applicants whose skills and experience meet the requirements of the job will be interviewed. Please let us know if you need your copy of the further particulars in large print, on computer disk, or on audio cassette tape. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may make enquiries on Milton Keynes (01908) 654901 (Minicom answerphone). The University offers a wide range of jobs with excellent training and career development opportunities. We actively promote equal opportunities in education and employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community. http://www.open.ac.uk/employment <http://www.open.ac.uk/employment> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Adam Joinson, PhD Institute of Educational Technology The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA Tel: +44 1908 654811 http://www.joinson.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Nomination
by Michel J. Menou 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

I would like to nominate the current Officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer) for a second term. First they did an outstanding job (with the help of others especially the communications officers). Second, although some level of renewal is always useful, the association is too young for affording a change of guard. I would like also to suggest that members from outside the US run for at least one of the open seats. Michel Menou Dept. of information science City University London

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Re: [Air-l] networks
by Mark Andrejevic 18 Sep '01

18 Sep '01

Steve's point is well taken: with respect to content, networking certainly should make information easier to get at, if it's in computers, at any rate (if it's in the heads of people willing to die for the cause, that may be a different matter). Maybe the metaphor holds up better if viewed from the perspective of command and control infrastructure. I don't want to overly belabor the original (admittedly flawed) observation, but just to observe briefly that perhaps the comparison hinges, to put it crudely, on what we mean by "taking down" a node. The original ARPANET, at least according to my rudimentary understanding, was designed not so much with content protection in mind (how secrets might be kept -- a function, for which, as Steve suggests, it may not be particularly well suited), as with the goal of maintaining a viable communication infrastructure -- one that would withstand targeted missile attacks (the Cold War paradigm) without losing data or the capacity to relay crucial transmissions (and thus allowing command/control structures to remain functional). Taking down a node, in this sense, meant quite literally destroying it (not getting the information from it/learning what it was storing). By the same token, US policy is not directed toward "taking out" bin Laden in terms of getting at the stored information he has (the "content" of the node), but rather at physically destroying him as a crucial command control link. The policy assumption I attempted to highlight is not based on the notion that the US might gain useful information by finding out what bin Laden knows (an assumption which, were it possible to get such information, seems reasonable enough), but that eliminating him physically will help destroy the command/control structure of his network. Considered from this perspective, I thought that the model of a distributed network might help convey why this particular form of "taking down" a node (blowing it up) as a means of disrupting crucial operations seemed flawed. The question of how redundant the information is and whether it can be "got at" easier in a distributed model is certainly complicated by the fact that we're not talking about servers but humans. But the evidence certainly seems to back up Steve's suggestion that relatively independent nodes provide a more relevant model than distributed networking per se when it comes to the distribution of information in terrorist networks. I certainly agree that this argument may well function purely at a metaphorical level, but wonder if it might not be a useful metaphor for thinking about the assumption that taking out bin Laden (getting his "head on a platter" as Dick Cheney so Biblicly put it) would disrupt the terrorist organizations with which he has been linked. Mark >At the risk of taking this somewhat off-topic, I'd wonder whether >operating in this fashion would, in fact, make an organization more >vulnerable to discovery. The notion of distribution via >Internetworking, to my knowledge, involves concepts like >store-and-forward, copies of information shared at all nodes, etc. >One of the problems with "early" (in quotes because it wasn't that >long ago) forms of Internet legislation in the U.S. was that it >wasn't clear whether all of the nodes through which a pornographic >image, for example, were equally liable under the law, because all of >them would, by virtue of having a copy of the image, be "responsible" >for its distribution. Would it be desirable for a group seeking >secrecy to operate in such a fashion? It seems to me to run counter >to the level of secrecy one would want, and that it would be better >to have nodes that were actually independent of one another, or at >least not very well informed of the others, so that if one _is_ taken >down the others to which it might in some way be connected are not so >easily discovered. Perhaps the notion of "network" as it's being >applied here isn't quite the same as we've understood it in terms of >the Net, or I'm misunderstanding its use in one or both of these >contexts, or it's being used metaphorically? > >As to organizations like the ones housed in the WTC, Christian makes >an interesting comment. I suspect most of the ones that were using >computer databases had multiple backups, some of which were well >beyond the WTC, possibly even in other countries. Why not similarly >distribute personnel? > >And if I may be allowed a bit of tongue-in-cheek, perhaps "distance >learning" could in this way come to mean sending faculty to teach >from Hawaii while their students remain in Chicago. > >Sj > >>This is right on. I would also suggest that this attack will probably >>accelerate calls for organizations to become distributed networks with >>regard to personnel as well with regard to computers--who wants to come in >>to a central office location when such are a more attractive target. These >>accelarated calls should also accelerate technology to make such personnel >>distribution possible--video-conferencing technology and the like. >>--Christian Nelson >> >>"Prof. Andrejevic" wrote: >> >>> Has anyone else on this list been struck by the parallel between the >>> current portrait of de-centralized terrorist networks emerging in the >>> media coverage and the organizational logic of distributed computer >>> networks? Certainly both forms of networking emerged with a similar >>> goal in mind: a resiliance to the forms of centralized large-scale >>> attacks characteristic of warfare in the first half of the 20th >>> century. Redundancy and de-centralization are defensive structures >>> whose effectiveness is demonstrated by the fact (reported yesterday, I >>> think) that despite the destruction of something like 10 percent of >>> Manhattan's office space, suprisingly little data was lost. In the face >>> of this kind of distributed networking, the type of military response >>> envisioned by Bush/Cheney et alia seems disturbingly out of joint. Just >>> as we wouldn't imagine that we could take down a network by hitting a >>> node, so too does the goal of "taking out" Osama bin Laden seem more >>> symbolic than effective (to the effect that it works to proliferate >>> cells of resistance, it might even be read as counter-productive). I'm >>> wondering if there's some way to use the commonly accepted discourse on >>> computer networking to shed some light on the current debate over the >>> appropriate U.S. response to the recent acts of terrorism. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Air-l mailing list >>> Air-l(a)aoir.org >>> http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >> >>-- >>NetscapeCommunicator4.73Win3220000502 >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Air-l mailing list >>Air-l(a)aoir.org >>http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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places uniquely Minneapolis
by brian carroll 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

from memory i am trying to compile two lists of things that are relevant to a visitor to Minneapolis. one is a list for 'internet' related things, electromagnetic culture, if you will. the other, other things... ________________________________________________________ 1: 'internet-related'/elecromagnetic-culture list ________________________________________________________ the Bakken A Library and Museum of Electricity in Life. http://www.bakkenmuseum.org/ (location, phone, hours) founded by the inventor of the (EM) pacemaker has a museum of electrical artifacts, including a theremin instrument, electric eel, and other things. by Lake Calhoun in south mpls... (on the west side) --- Ford Lock & Dam on the mississipi river, around the bend from the U of MN, is a great (architectural) dam that has a unique observation deck, outdoors, and is almost park-like. one can go up above the dam and see it from a walk way, or get up next to the low rise dam and hear the water roar, with plants and tranquility (if it is open at these unpredictable times). else, one can see it from the parking lot, or the Ford Bridge above. the Ford Factory is up across the river, opposite the visitor area, and makes light-duty trucks. for those unfamiliar with why this is internet-related, this dam provides hydropower via putting falling water through turbines, rotating generators of magnetics, to produce electrical current, which is sent to the city dwellers to power up their home computers to surf. it is likely this dam is under security guard right now. (Aldous Huxley's Brave New World has immense irony here) http://www.wildernessinquiry.org/mnparks/parks/Ford118.html http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/navigation/locks_and_dams/1/ --- Upper and Lower St. Anthony Falls, Dams these dams work together, and there is an 'old stone bridge' that was renovated i believe which is now accessible via walkway, that allows one to oversee the whole immense complex of the dams. there is a visitor platform, inside which has info and one can look into the locks, and also tours, possibly. one thing about this place is that it had an island, i forget, i think it was destroyed, that was sacred to the Native Americans whom lived here prior to the city's founding. this dam is, as far as i remember, related to the flour industry, and the growth of the urban area and the wealth of the city, via the Mississipi River. also, it seens that the industrial archaeologists at the U of MN have done some work on this area (link 2), and may have more information to provide... (location is right in downtown minneapolis area) [of note is that there is a park on the far side of the dam/river, which has a nice water-level access to the area. sometimes people fish or whatnot there, so it is advised to visit in groups, but is a nice retreat, as i remember] [so too, there is a greatly unique transmission tower, high voltage, besides the paperclip-like fiberglass ones, which arcs in form much like a giant sculpture. it is where the cultural/art/humanities aspects of the e-infrastructure can be seen via e-aesthetics) http://www.nps.gov/miss/maps/model/stanthony.html (info) http://www.wildernessinquiry.org/mnparks/parks/st105.html http://www1.umn.edu/marp/dig/site3.html (background) http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/navigation/locks_and_dams/up_st_an/ http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/navigation/locks_and_dams/lo_st_an/ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/1916/anthony.html (photos) --- Supercomputing Center nearby the St. Anthony Falls, proximity to U of MN west-bank. in 1994 or so i asked for a tour but they didn't have them then i think. there may be nothing to see, i don't know. but it might be worth checking out. probably would need to send an e-mail to see if tours are available and for scheduling\ in advance, if they have them. [from my understanding this was one of the initial internet backbones, in the days of 'gopher', which is/was an internet protocol for accessing content online, in a file/folder paradigm. when there was no graphical web (then came Mosaic..). 'gopher' by the way, is a name used by the U of MN sports teams, as a mascot...] http://web.msi.umn.edu/ [note: there is also the U of MN Geometry Center which has had an impressive web presence for a long time, but today i cannot access their url. they may have something locally to demonstrate or tour... http://www.geom.umn.edu/ ] --- Science Museum of Minnesota i think there is a new building for this museum, but as i remember it, it was worth visiting more than once, as i think it had natural and other sciences together, and must have some electronic aspect today.... it seems it may have (co-)developed from the work done at the San Francisco Exploratorium center, interactive exhibits to learn about scientific concepts, but i am not sure... http://www.smm.org/ --- Walker Art Center, Sculpture Garden and Museum outside, on the edge of downtown, a great sculpture park for large scale work, and smaller rooms made by landscaping for collections of different works. a greenhouse with a carp fish by Frank Gehry. for years, in the museum itself, they had a claus oldenburg softsculpture of an electrical socket or plug hanging above the interior atrium/entrance. also, they still may have part of a Jenny Holzer electronic sculpture which was so intense, when it was several works. also, some work by artists using fluorescent lights, and now, i'm sure, digital technology by the dumptruck load. used to be a great museum, but when i last visited they had a horrendous exhibit with VR goggls and whatnot that seemedmore about the technology than the ideas, the ebb and flow of art (and related influences, such as money). also, well known online, is Steven Dietz's digital art curating, and might be well worth a looksee as maybe they have an offline collection to browse as well... http://www.walkerart.org/ ________________________________________________________ 2: other things to experience in MPLS list ________________________________________________________ the Minnehaha Falls and Path to the Mississippi River follow a trail to see the Minnehaha creek fall into a torrent of sound and white water some 30 feet below, and eventually gently meld into the Mississippi river about 1/2 mile below the top fo the falls. if you go, make sure to take the walk, via trails, from the bottom of the falls to the river. recommend travelling with others. then, you will come out onto a view of the Mississippi River, almost as if nothing else were around. a large green space (i hope still) is across the river's waters, flowing smoothly by, and one can stand on the shore, sand and rocks, and contemplate civilization, as they see the Ford dam to the left, as the Ford bridge. greatest is seeing a barge and tug come through the locks, quite impressive. http://twincities.citysearch.com/profile/11357167/ (info) http://www.seniornet-mpls.org/slides/slide3.html (photo) http://www.d.umn.edu/tma/MungerSite/Pages/ID154.html (painting) --- the Lakes, memorial garden to the Nuclear Bombing south Minneapolis, but everywhere. lake harriet, calhoun, and lake of the isles (and brown lake or something such towards downtown, and also, hidden lake, too, i think) are where people go to get away and walk and talk and do things. earlier it was the locals, but in later years people from all over would come to drive and walk around the lakes. not sure what they are like now in this regard, but worth seeing (isles is nice. harriet has a great rosegarden/fountain, and a memorial to the WWII nuclear bombing in a Japanese garden. it is one of the most impressive landscapes i have experienced, in its conveyence of peace. also, a bird sanctuary is a few steps away). also, there is an electric trolley that transits between lakes harriet and calhoun, on the west side by the bandshell, should anyone be interested in riding the electric streetcars that used to be the transit infrastructure for the city. worth the nostalgia and going through some trees. peaceful. http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/streetcar_boarding_5-14-00.html -- the Minnehaha Parkway between Lake Harriet (southermost in the chain of city lakes) and the Mississippi river runs the Minnehaha creek (or crik, as i grew up calling it). suggested, if one wants to enjoy a great landscape, is to walk from the Crik around Penn Street and 54th, for several miles. all the way to the Falls and the Missippi, but that would take a while walking. there are some beautiful old bridges of concrete and metal and wood, and a nature inside the city that still has a sense of wilderness that many who live in the area cherish, protect, and are very proud of. there are bike and walking trails, and then, other trails of dirt on the other side of the crik which one can go up and down along the crik on, when one finds a little dirt trail. truly beautiful.... --- Fort Snelling, park below Fort Snelling is an early fort which protected the area for development however many years ago. it has the fort, and reenactments sometimes, i believe, or tours with actors, i am not sure. once there were settlers and indians' tents pitched. there is a small gift shop inside i think, or musuem even, i forget. but below is an expansive park on the Mississippi River, and it is awe inspiring to get near the water, if one can. i remember cattails all over last time i was there, in the bogs. lots of trails to walk and bike. few people. can get away from the noise a bit and enjoy the land... there may be a new bridge there now, so it may be noisy, but it is nearby the mall of america, but a totally different experience of the local environment, given local culture. --- notes: heard of good food places south of lakestreet in south minneapolis, Nicollet Ave area, where there are many different cultures and foods... there is a Native American Museum on Franklin Ave or nearby, which is well-worth a visit. they have a gallery and also artifacts of Native Americans in US pop culture. [could not find URL, but is in the Phillips neighborhood] Minneapolis Institute of Arts- the best general museum i have been in, an extrordinary collection of artifacts from ancient to everyday. and still think it is free. it is an immense collection. well worth seeing if you enjoy great museums... Gehry Museum/Weisman Art Museum, U of MN. okay museum, small, and have not seen many shows there. but it is a 'postcard museum' by a world-famous architect, contracted out by the University to make a world-class museum. and it is, in appearance. stunning at sunset, across the bridge connecting the University's east and west banks. but, if the drama of the outside metal curves moves you, note the experience inside, which has some of it going on above, but on the floor one remains unaffected by all the facadal aestheticizing of architectural images. still, worth seeing from the outside, and learning about why architecture is not just about beautiful buildings by experiencing the space and light, inside. IDS tower: not sure, i think they yanked it, but this, one of the first skyscrapers of its kind, by Philip Johnson, architect, i believe, used to have a UFO exhibit on the top floor. that went away with the unique weirdness of the people in this land of lakes, but if you say 'weather ball' to many there, they will call you their own.... (there used to be a weather ball on a building which would light up in different colors, given the forecast for the city, 'when the weather ball is green... when the weather ball is blue... etc'.)... many think about the movie "Fargo" about minneapolitan culture. accurate in its vernacular to some extent, but this is also home to some of the oldest computer works in the country... such as Unisys, Control Data Corp & also Cray Computers, (maybe that was in wisconsin). and others, too. including Honeywell (electronics) and other major EM research and development co's, like 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing). in any case, some ideas for the visitor.... hope you enjoy your time in the area and get to see some of the unique aspects of this area, especially the parks and lakes and river... brian -- .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . .... .. .. ... . . . . . . . brian thomas carroll the_electromagnetic_internetwork electromagnetic researcher matter, energy, and in-formation human(a)electronetwork.org http://www.electronetwork.org/

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Re: Internet traffic on Sept. 11
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 17 Sep '01

17 Sep '01

The Pew Internet project just released some stats also. /Caroline ------ >Delivered-To: haythorn(a)alexia.lis.uiuc.edu >Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 12:12:13 -0400 >From: Amanda Lenhart <alenhart(a)pewinternet.org> >Subject: Pew Internet Report on American's Use of the Net on Sept 11-12 >X-Mime-Type-Killed: text/html >X-Unsubscribe: send a blank message to pewinternet-off(a)pewinternet.org >To: haythorn(a)uiuc.edu >Sender: bounce-pewinternet=haythorn=uiuc.edu(a)zip.mail-list.com > >How Americans Used the Internet >After the Terror Attack >WASHINGTON, DC-- >Americans, including Internet users, relied mostly on TV for their news and >the phone primarily for their communication needs in the days following the >terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon. >But for many online Americans, the Internet played a useful supplemental >role as a communications tool through their use of email and instant >messaging and as a news source. In addition, many Internet users were >highly active in their communities in responding to the attacks. > >The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released a report titled "How >Americans Used the Internet After the Terror Attack," detailing how >Americans did and did not use various forms of technology on Sept 11 and >12, 2001. > >In the two days after the terror attack, three quarters of all Americans >(74%) reached out to loved ones and friends by the phone or by the >Internet. Some 82% of Internet users used the phone or email to make >contact with people they care about in the first 48 hours after the attacks. > >For more details, please visit >http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=45 for the full text of >the report. > >-end- > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >To subscribe, send a blank message to pewinternet-on(a)pewinternet.org >To unsubscribe, send a blank message to pewinternet-off(a)pewinternet.org >To change your email address, send a message to >pewinternet-change(a)pewinternet.org > with your old address in the Subject: line >To contact the list owner, send your message to > pewinternet-list-owner(a)pewinternet.org > >http://www.pewinternet.org/ > > >--__--__-- > >Message: 2 >From: "Ryan J. Burns" <rburns1(a)tulane.edu> >To: <Air-l(a)aoir.org> >Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:14:23 -0500 >Subject: [Air-l] Internet traffic on Sept. 11 >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > >Has anyone seen statistics on Internet traffic on Sept. 11 and 12? If so, >where? I noticed that the major news websites were really "slow" on Sept. >11. I also heard the CEO of Earthlink on NPR talk about huge spikes in >traffic to his member sites. He also mentioned that e-mail use was down, and >the use of synchronous chat was up. I'm teaching a CMC class and would love >to talk about it in class. > >Ryan J. Burns, Ph.D. >rburns1(a)tulane.edu >Visiting Instructor of Media Studies >Department of Communication >Tulane University > > > > >--__--__- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science Coordinator, Undergraduate Minor in Information Technology Studies University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 501 East Daniel St., Champaign, IL, 61820 phone: 217-244-7453 fax: 217-244-3302 Faculty home page: http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/gslis/people/faculty/haythorn.html Personal home page: http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn/

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