Wednesday, 18th January 2006

NSF Launches New Web Portal for International Polar Year

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text
Country Studies
Source: Federal Research Division/Library of Congress
+ Updated Report: Turkey (PDF)
+ New Report: United Arab Emirates (PDF)
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International Polar Year--Portal
Source: National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Launches New Web Portal for International Polar Year
"The National Science Foundation (NSF) today launched a portal Web site to provide the general public and members of the news media with easy access to news releases, classroom resources, listings of museum and gallery exhibits, and catalogs of video and still images and other materials produced or supported by the federal government as part of the U.S. contribution to the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008."
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Change
Source: Smithsonian Institution
Forces of Change Portal
"Nearly every scientific and social issue confronting us today involves change: climate change, ecological change, cultural change. What forces drive these changes? How do we - and all life on this planet -- adapt to change? Come and explore these ideas, experience our El Nino interactive, meet our scientists, and download our free educational lesson plans at the new Forces of Change Portal."
See Also: NOAA Predicts Weak La Nina
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Phishing
Source: Anti-Phishing Working Group
New Report, Phishing Activity Trends Report November, 2005
11 pages; PDF. From a News.com article: "Phishing attacks reached a new high at the end of 2005 after growing steadily all year, according to a study published Wednesday. The number of unique e-mail-based fraud attacks detected in November 2005 was 16,882, almost double the 8,975 attacks launched in November 2004, said the report, published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group, an industry consortium that provides information on phishing trends."
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Internet Advertising--Lists and Rankings
Source: NS Media Intelligence (via Clicz)
Top 50 Internet Advertisers by Media Value in November, 2005

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