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December 12, 2003

Internet Sites of the Week

A report by a special committee of the American Association of University Professors documents limits to academic freedom and research posed in particular by the USA PATRIOT act.
http://www.aaup.org/statements/REPORTS/911report.htm
(Source: Behind the Homefront)

The Best Physics Humor Ever
A PhysicsWorld columnist looked into humor in science and collected two hundred humorous anecdotes, stories and jokes, several of which are described in this article.
http://physicsweb.org/article/world/16/9/2

Checking the Flight Line
How do the online real-time flight information systems function? This PC Magazine article offers some insight into the software and companies involved.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1387158,00.asp
(Source: ResourceShelf)

Google Search by Number
The latest Google phenomenon involves several numeric searches including patent numbers and UPS and Fedex tracking numbers.
http://www.google.com/help/features.html#number
(Source: ResourceShelf, via The Virtual Chase)

Patenting Air or Protecting Property?
The Washington Post explores some dubious patent claims (particularly concerning streaming internet media) that would seem to patent a practice and discourage competition.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A54548-2003Dec10?language=printer
(Source: Slashdot)

PSIgate – Featured Sites – Snow
Each week the Physical Sciences Information Gateway has a special, topical feature. The current one lists five sites dealing with the science of snow, including U.S. weather sites, electron microsopy and photographic images.
http://www.psigate.ac.uk/newsite/featured_36.html

NEW BOOKS/VIDEOS
Received Dec. 6-12, 2003

Title
Author/Editor
(Publisher, Year)
To be Shelved at:
Requested by

Harvard Safety Lecture, Part 1
Nov. 13, 2003
Recorded by Jason Figueiredo
Video Harvard Safety

Non-Equilibrium Phase Behavior of fd Virus Dispersions in Shear Flow
Lettinga, Pavlik
Rowland Institute Seminar Nov. 6, 2003
Recorded by Jason Figueiredo
Video Lettinga fdVirus

Transport of DNA and Proteins Through Nuclear Pores
Rabin, Yitzhak
Rowland Institute Seminar Nov.4, 2003
Recorded by Jason Figueiredo
Video Rabin DNA

Two-Color Femtosecond Spectroscopy …
Ahn, Yeonghwan
Rowland Institute Seminar Oct. 27, 2003
Recorded by Jason Figueiredo
Video Ahn Spectroscopy

The Rowland Institute Library catalog (ROWLINE) can be searched via the Internet at http://library-public.rowland.org

These books will be displayed on the new books cart (near the newspaper and journals tables) for approximately one week. The person who requested the book has priority for checking it out during the first week.