From: yahoo-picks@yahoo-inc.com
Sent: 08 February 1999 21:39
To: spank@gleeson0.demon.co.uk
Subject: Yahoo!'s Picks of the Week (February 8, 1999)

Here's the latest email installment of Yahoo!'s Picks of the
Week. Thank you for your interest in our feature. As always, you can
access the full document that surrounds these picks online at:

http://www.yahoo.com/picks/

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-- Weekly Picks
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Dumbentia

http://www.dumbentia.com/

Pronounced "duh-men-shuh", a combination of the words dumb and
dementia, it's a showcase for Chris Condon's quick-witted ad parodies
and wacky computer industry and corporate spoofs. We dare you to copy
the seven deadly sins motivational posters and hang them up around the
office. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these
.pdf files).

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Hand Transplant

http://www.handtransplant.org/

On January 25 a medical team in Louisville, Kentucky performed the
first hand transplant in the United States, a complex and experimental
surgery that lasted over 14 hours. Here you'll find information about
the patient, the doctors, and the participating organizations, images
and video from the operation, medical background and news updates. The
recipient's recovery continues on schedule.

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Masters of Photography

http://masters-of-photography.com/

This archive of great photography includes biographies, articles, and
scanned images that are viewable in three size formats. Ansel Adams,
Dorothea Lange, and Edward Weston are among the 19 visionaries and
innovators currently represented. Stay tuned for Diane Arbus, Man Ray
and other pioneers of photographic art. A labor of love from the
creator of The Artchive.

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New Media Encyclopedia

http://www.newmedia-arts.org/

View selections from the work of avant-garde artists and filmmakers
like Jean-Luc Goddard and Nam June Paik. Resources include
chronological landmarks, scholarly bibliographies, and glossaries in
English, French, and German. Produced in Europe for museum-goers and
video arts enthusiasts everywhere.

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Cheese Magazine

http://www.cheesemagazine.com/

Nice spread. Not of the "cheese" variety, though. We're talking
photographs, as in "Say Cheese!" Stop by for a refreshing collection
of amateur photos capturing scenes from everyday life. Some are
eccentric, some quite commonplace, all are worth the trip.

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Yesterdayland

http://www.yesterdayland.com/

Here's a great idea. Create a cool, retro site dedicated to the
preservation of "Saturday Morning." Something that becomes a monument
to the "Golden Age of Children's Television," something that features
all of our favorite cartoons and children's shows from the 50s, 60s,
70s, and 80s. Everything from Howdy Doody to the California Raisins
Show. Call it Yesterdayland. Yeah. That'll do it.

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Fuller Up, the Dead Musician Directory

http://elvispelvis.com/fullerup.htm

We all know about Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain, but if
you're morbid *and* musical, wouldn't you want a comprehensive listing
of dead musicians and how they came to be that way? Enter Fuller Up, a
directory that does just that. It's a vast list of the folks who've
gone to the great concert arena in the sky, organized by date and
cause of death. Great reference material to settle all of those
late-night college dorm bets.

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-- Daily Picks
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The following sites were featured recently in our update of Daily
Picks:

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BinaryThoughts - covering e-commerce, knowledge management, and
cross-platform issues.

http://www.binarythoughts.com/

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California Digital Library - providing access to the online
collections of the Universities of California.

http://www.cdlib.org/

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Cyclegossip.com - as the title suggests, gossip from the world of
cycling. Alrighty then.

http://www.cyclegossip.com/

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Dinotopia - take a trip to a land apart from time.

http://www.dinotopia.com/

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Hotel del Coronado - celebrating a lifelong romance with the Pacific.

http://www.hoteldel.com/

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I'll Make Me a World - sharing the extraordinary achievements of
African-American artists with the world.

http://www2.blackside.com/immaw/

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Infinite Humanity - "should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never
brought to mind?"

http://www.123456789.net/

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Jason Brown - take a peek into the life of a professional snowboarder.

http://www.jasonbrown.com/

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Jason Kidd - official site of the Phoenix Suns point guard.

http://www.jasonkidd.net/

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Jeremy's MicroBatch Ice Creams - "great ice cream is eighty-four
percent inspiration and sixteen percent butterfat."

http://www.microbatch.com/

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Local Independent Charities of America - charity starts at this home
page.

http://www.lic.org/

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Mars Millennium Project - you want to build a community where?

http://www.mars2030.net/

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National Center for the Preservation of Medicinal Herbs - cultivates
and studies medicinal herbs that are at risk of extinction.

http://www.ncpmh.org/

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Ortega - looking for ways to spice up your recipe box?

http://www.ortegafoods.com/

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Payback - get ready to root for the bad guy (that'd be Mel Gibson).

http://www.paybackmovie.com/

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Songwriters Guild of America - their members write the songs that make
the whole world sing.

http://www.songwriters.org/

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Stetson Country - wear it and you're there.

http://www.stetsoncountry.com/

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Surviving AIDS - a NOVA PBS special that looks at the cutting edge of
AIDS research, and more.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aids/

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The Borzoi Reader - stories, poems, and excerpts from forthcoming
books by Alfred A. Knopf.

http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/borzoi/

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The Harlem Renaissance - revisit a brief, shining moment between the
Great War and the Great Depression.

http://harlem.eb.com/

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TourismInIndia.com - official web site of the Government of India's
Ministry of Tourism.

http://www.tourisminindia.com/

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Tropicana - it's not just for breakfast anymore.

http://www.tropicana.com/

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Word Fugitives - an interactive column from the Atlantic, offering
"America's 10 most wanted words."

http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/fugitives/index.htm

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Zoboomafoo - introducing preschoolers to the world of animals.

http://www.pbs.org/zoboo/

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-- Net Events and Chats
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Stay tuned for the following live online chats and programs, coming up
this week, and (as always) listed in Yahoo! Net Events:

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Rod Stewart - chat with the artist about his upcoming tour and latest
release "When We Were The New Boys". Tue Feb 9, 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT.

http://chat01.asylum.com/studio-i/index.html

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Molefi Kete Asanti, African American Scholar - celebrate Black History
month with the founder of Afrocentrism. Wed Feb 10, 9:00pm ET/6:00pm
PT.

http://communities.msn.com/reading/chat.asp

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Mario Andretti, Race Car Giant - a modern-day legend and one of the
greatest race-car drivers of all time. Thu Feb 11, 10:30pm ET/7:30pm
PT.

http://www.sportsline.com/u/chat/maandretti021199.htm

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Valentine's Day Dinner - the fastest way to someone's heart is through
their stomach. Place yourself in good hands and learn from food editor
Frances Boswell. Thu Feb 11, 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT.

http://www.marthastewart.com/nav/chat.html

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The Neville Brothers - just in time for Fat Tuesday, join the
three-day concert performance from Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Sat Feb
13, 12:30am ET/9:30pm PT.

http://www.liveconcerts.com/events/990213nevillebros/prebodyframe.html

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