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In this issue:
Web site recommendations: IT/gender/misc

Blogathon '03 takes place this weekend. Feel free to stop by
http://www.esztersblog.com/blogathon03 to see what I'm up to those 24
hours. Thanks to all those who've contributed to Planned Parenthood via
this event!

And thanks to those who keep sending me pointers to interesting material,
here's some of it.

Digging for Googleholes - some thoughts on Google's shortcomings
http://slate.msn.com/id/2085668/
&
my thoughts on this from a few weeks ago
http://www.esztersblog.com/archives/00000363.html

Journal of Digital Information - full text online
http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/
&
current issue on
Economic Factors of Digital Libraries
http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/?vol=4&iss=2

Report on Internet use for health information
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=95

Yahoo acquires Overture.. and what does the search engine landscape look
like now
http://www.researchbuzz.com/articles/2003/yover051403.shtml

List of spam laws across the world
http://www.spamlaws.com/

White House E-Mail System Becomes Less User-Friendly
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/18/technology/18MAIL.html

Blogging for Bucks
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,59603,00.html

A map of francophone blogs in Europe
http://blogmap.fr.st/

Microsoft drops development of Internet Explorer for Mac
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2003/06/13/explorer/

March for Freedom of Choice in DC - April 25, 2004
http://www.marchforchoice.org/

When Women Lose Health Care Options
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/20/business/yourmoney/20HEAL.html

Weird Science - If You Want the Truth about Abortion and Breast Cancer,
Beware of the National Cancer Institute
http://www.msmagazine.com/june03/jordan.asp

Look for more links along these lines this weekend during my Blogathon
2003 participation. http://www.esztersblog.com/blogathon03
It's not too late to contribute!:)

Game Makers Aren't Chasing Women
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,59620,00.html

Gender bias in teaching evaluations - a list of relevant readings
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~twilliam/teaching/genderteaching.htm

Passenger made to leave airplane for wearing a "Suspected Terrorist"
button - a must read!
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04973.html

Grounds for Sculpture - a wonderful sculpture garden in the middle of New
Jersey
http://www.groundsforsculpture.org/

The origins of words and expressions (e.g. "spitting image", "pushing the
envelope", "sabbatical", etc.)
http://www.wordorigins.org

Something different - an interactive digital art site
http://www.tamar-schori.net/beadgee/beadgee.html
[requires Flash - it's a bit invasive as it goes outside of your windows]

"Hunting for Bambi" (I posted on this last week) is a hoax
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/bambi.asp

Forgotten New York - lots of old photographs (e.g. signs, cobblestones)
http://www.forgotten-ny.com

A nice description of the game Go
https://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/7/11/62356/9269

Today's quote:
"Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the
fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To
the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the
confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things
better." -- King Whitney Jr.

Recently on Eszter's Blog:
More on how Google isn't God
Scary
Bumper sticker
Completely free credit reports
Blogathon '03 sponsorship update
Daily health reports
Labor market updates
See them here: http://www.esztersblog.com

From E-BLOG: Hidden treasures of New Jersey
[7/11/03]
See http://www.esztersblog.com/archives/00000366.html for underlying links
or to comment

New Jersey is not exactly known for its beauty. My first exposure to its
reputation for lacking beauty - to put it mildly - was in college via a
woman who lived in my house and always apologized before stating the state
in which she grew up. The reasons for the not-so-positive reputation
become apparent while taking the train south from New York. The tracks
pass by landfills and big warehouse lots. When opting for the highway, one
can even experience the smells while driving by the signs that are
familiar to millions now thanks to the opening credits of the Sopranos.
(And remember Tony Soprano's official occupation? He's in waste
management.) But regardless of all this, I have loved living in Princeton
for the past six years and part of this has had to do with the surrounding
beauty.

Given that I've lived here for this long, it's a bit shocking that I only
now got around to visiting the Grounds for Sculpture. It's an amazing
sculpture garden that practically doubles as a botanical garden with
wondrous landscaping and plants from all over. There are several pieces by
Seward Johnson across the park, among them "Dejeuner Deja Vu". Dozens of
other artists have pieces as well. Walking through the park is delightful.
The sculptures are sometimes hidden behind fascinating trees and bushes.
Some are best during the day, others are more exciting when lit up at
night. There is a restaurant, a bar and a cafe on the grounds so best is
to start with a little tour while it's still light outside, go have dinner
and then go see the lit sculptures after sundown.

It's on the way from New York to Philly, I highly recommend stopping by if
ever in the area.