Page Moved Mark Recktenwald. Married. Two kids. Civil Engineer with fulltime government job. Avid home-brewer and rocketeer. Moonlighting in engineering and computer consulting. http://web.raex.com/~markndeb/rockets/index.htm
Sex And Kids Arguing that the government overreaches itself, under the banner of protecting children from abuse by broadening an already shaky pornography law, this article highlights the depiction of eroticized children (which usually passes without comment) in advertisements and Hollywood. http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/jan94bronski.htm
Extractions: Reel Politick Sex and Kids By Michael Bronski Children and sex are inextricably linked in the conservative imagination. They are the lure and the fear, the bait and the trap, a measure of how far decent social behavior has gone down the tubes, of how a morally corrupt liberal social agenda has replaced God-fearing purity. Whether the issue is sex education, the banning of pornography, condom distribution in schools, or the specter of day-care centers overrun by ritual satanic abusers, the linkage of kids and sex is sure to make headlines, tempers boil, and, unfortunately, bad social policy. But there are plenty of situations where the linkage of kids and sex raises scarcely an eyebrow on the right or the left. Think of those numerous ads in the New York Times Magazine that feature pubescent boys and girls in scanty, sexy summer clothes by Calvin Klein or Gap. Think of TV soap advertising (particularly Ivory) that depict daddies and children frolicking naked in the bathtub. Or the Fruit of the Loom ad featuring a drop-dead hunk of a dad and his 6-year-old son walking hand-in-hand in their undies to take a morning leak together. Think about 60 years of the Coppertone ad where a dog is pulling a little girl's bathing suit down, exposing her left buttock. Kids and sex have always been a staple in advertising. In the past Hollywood films have been careful about children and sexuality. Films like Lolita and
Science, Federal Resources For Educational Excellence (FREE) It also has crosscurricular connections with history, government, ARS Science4 kids! is a series of stories about what scientists do at the http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=8
FEMA For Kids: Y2K For Kids U.S. government web site explains the Y2K problem and its implications in terms children can understand. http://www.fema.gov/kids/y2k.htm
Extractions: have probably heard people talking about "Y2K" at home or on the news. You may have wondered what it meant. Y2K is shorthand for Year 2000 and is most often used when people talk about the Year 2000 computer problem. What exactly is the problem? Back in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s - when computers were first built - the people who designed the programs that make computers run used only two numbers instead of four to indicate the year. For example, 1998 was 98, and 1927 was 27. They did this to save computer space and money. Out of habit, many computer programmers continued to use two numbers instead of four in the 1980s and even in the 1990s. now, with the year 2000 just months away, this computer "short cut" will make computers think the year 2000 is really the year 1900! The Y2K computer problem is found in computers around the world. Many small computers, called microprocessors or computer chips, run machines, such as your VCR and the elevators in our office buildings. Thousands of people have been hired to work on the problem in the government, in the places you shop, in the companies that give you water, heat, and power, and in your schools. The federal government has been working on fixing its Y2K computer problem since 1989. No one is sure how big the problem is, but everyone agrees that most of it can be fixed by the year 2000.
MyFlorida.com - Home Page The Official Portal of The State of Florida, Skip to Global links Skip to SearchSkip to Main Navigation Skip to Content Featured egovernment Services http://www.myflorida.com/
Extractions: MyFlorida e-News Sign up for the MyFlorida.com e-News and alerts. Get Answers Now Search by selecting a general topic. All Categories About Florida Education Employment Government Public Safety Natural Resources Transportation or enter a keyword: 411 State Employee Search for a State of Florida Government contact or resources on a specific subject: Search by: Name
K.I.D.S. For Canada Includes information about the country and its government, volunteer opportunities for Canadian kids and teens, and a forum where young people can share their thoughts and feelings. http://www.kidsforcanada.ca/
Time For Kids | News Article from Time for kids explains what this rare disease is and tells how the government is working to protect Americans from it. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,180228,00.html
Extractions: A disease called anthrax has been in the news ever since a man in Florida came down with a case of it last month. Since then, a total of nine confirmed cases of anthrax have been reported in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Washington D.C. Cases of anthrax are very rare in the U.S. Officials believe these people may have become infected by handling contaminated letters. Investigators are looking for clues about where the letters came from and why someone would want to spread anthrax. Anthrax can be cured with antibiotics, powerful medication that fights bacteria. Still, medical and government experts are telling people to use care when opening their mail, especially if they don't know who sent it. Postmaster General John Potter announced that the Postal Service would soon mail "a postcard to everyone in America" instructing people how to handle mail more carefully. What is Anthrax?
FirstGov.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal Official web portal of the us government. Contains comprehensive information ongovernment resources, services and forms for citizens, businesses and http://www.firstgov.gov/
Extractions: Skip to Main Content Skip to Government Search Skip to Bottom Nav Skip to Top Nav Bar-Right Aligned ... Skip to Information by Topic Search Government Websites Advanced Search Search Tips Home About Us ... more Also of Interest... Finding Loved Ones Help for Survivors How You Can Help Health and Safety ...
MyProwler Metasearch A Complete Search Engine And Database Customizable metasearch with clustered results. Provides deep or fast search of the whole Web. Selection also includes downloads, auctions, kids sites, recipes or United States government. In each case, there is a choice of sources used. http://www.myprowler.com/
Afterschool.gov ClearinghousesGovernment Linkskids and TraumaLegislative Help the us Departmentof State redesign their website for kids. http://www.afterschool.gov/
Mexico For Kids Official site from Mexican government to learn about the land, people, and culture of Mexico. Includes history, government, news, and games. http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html
KID_INFO_The_Web's_Best_Student_Homework_Reference_Resource Birth of a New Nation and Formation of a New government Civil War and Reconstruction us government and governmental Agencies Historical Events http://www.kidinfo.com/School_Subjects.html
Extractions: American Revolution Colonial America Colonial Life Jamestown Middle Colonies New England Colonies ... World History Links Search...KID INFO Linda Guterba, (email: kidinfo@cboss.com) Learn More about: KID INFO, TEACHER TIDBYTES, and the WEB SITE AUTHOR THANK YOU, Cboss, for believing in KID INFO! Visit the Cboss site
Reflex Records Belgium Reflex Records is a label focusing on reissues of old HC and Punk classics. Home of the biggest European TRADEBOARD for punk/HC record collectors. Home of re-pressings of Negative Fx, Dys, Poison Idea, Fu's, Jerry's kids, Attitude adjustment, Offenders, Last Rights, and government Issue. http://www.reflexdistribution.com/
Keep Art In Schools Advocacy campaign from an advertising association encouraging emails to legislators to keep arts programs in Florida's public schools and to urge government funding for arts education. Comments from kids. http://www.keepartinschools.com
Welcome To The State Of Illinois Web Site State links Skip to Content Skip to State links. News Illinois Facts Accepts Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Covering kids Families Champion http://www.illinois.gov/
Extractions: If you have family or friends who are victims of Hurricane Katrina, have arrived in Illinois, and are in need of any state services including health care, crisis counseling, food stamps, unemployment claims, etc., call the Hurricane Katrina Victim Assistance Hotline. American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund â 800-HELP-NOW Displaced victims across the country can FEMA to get registered for cash grants for hotel and rental assistance, home repair cash grants, home replacement cash grants, medical, dental, funeral costs, transportation costs and other disaster-related needs. TTY for hearing/speech impaired is 1-800-462-7585. www.fema.gov
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Extractions: Educational Excellence in a Personal Environment UWG Home myUWG Library Home Catalog ... Requests Site Directory... About the Library Articles Ask-a-Librarian Books and more Borrowing Materials Citation Guides Contact Information Course Reserves Distance Services Faculty Services FAQs Find Information Hours Interlibrary Loan Instruction Jobs Journals Password Info Policies Research Guides Services Staff Web Subject Librarians Your Account This page is a listing of U.S. Federal Government web sites that have been designed for children and youth. You can access the list by clicking on the appropriate subject heading at the bottom or you can also view the list by agency by selecting "Browse the List by Agency". Aeronautics Agriculture Community Consumer Information ... Telecommunications OR Browse the List by Agency If you have any suggestions for sites to add to this list, please send them to Michael Aldrich
The Commercialization Of Children's Public Television The 15second announcements that bracket PBS kids' shows are growing increasingly commercial. These enhanced underwriter acknowledgments are public broadcasters' solution to funding problems in the wake of reduced government support. But are they legal? Many underwriter advertisements seem to contradict communications law, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations and even PBS's own guidelines. http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1032
The Premier's Kid Zone | Le Coin Des Jeunes Du Premier Ministre Includes a message from the premier, a virtual tour of Ontario, a trivia game, history, and a simple explanation of how Canada's government works. In English and French. http://www.kids.premier.gov.on.ca/
Salon.com News | Deadly Immunity When a study revealed that mercury in childhood vaccines may have caused autism in thousands of kids, the government rushed to conceal the data and to prevent parents from suing drug companies for their role in the epidemic. Free registration required to view entire article. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/16/thimerosal/index_np.html
Extractions: By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In June 2000, a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the isolated Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Ga. Convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meeting was held at this Methodist retreat center, nestled in wooded farmland next to the Chattahoochee River, to ensure complete secrecy. The agency had issued no public announcement of the session only private invitations to fifty-two attendees. There were high-level officials from the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration, the top vaccine specialist from the World Health Organization in Geneva and representatives of every major vaccine manufacturer, including GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Wyeth and Aventis Pasteur. All of the scientific data under discussion, CDC officials repeatedly reminded the participants, was strictly "embargoed." There would be no making photocopies of documents, no taking papers with them when they left.
