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George Washington had his cherry tree, Abe Lincoln his log cabin and Newt Gingrich -- according toa new inspirational tract available at bookstores everywhere-- had French inflation. The House Speaker's controversial book, "To Renew America," which went on sale today, is full of revelations, says TIME Daily's Robertson Barrett. Among them: When Newt's military dad was stationed in France, sky-high French inflation taught a 13-year-old Gingrich that "when a government cheats its own people by inflating the currency rather than facing tough political decisions, it is inviting trouble." On the return trip to America...
Ninth- and 10th-graders from the Eagle Academy in Poughkeepsie, New York, used the computer's protean powers of simulation to build a virtual replica of the Gilgamesh myth. Not only are the details of the Sumerian ruler's life re-created, but visitors who log on also get to play at being king for a day, at least in cyberspace...
Online gambling may be the Internet's first true "killer app"-a reason to log on that could also make somebody rich, very rich. The Internet reaches tens of millions of people around the world, and it's growing faster than a Las Vegas bar tab. Many of the folks who roam the networks may like to place a wager from time to time, especially from the comfort of home or an office computer. The smell of all those suckers with money to burn has attracted dozens of would-be Bugsy Siegels, all of them racing to set up Internet...
...log into your home computer, open an Internet browser, access Harvard's World Wide Web site, fill in some personal information on an admissions form and click the 'send' button...
Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services' lack of central direction and clear policy was never more evident than in last week's discovery and haphazard treatment of a public log file revealing the names of Harvard community members and their network activities....The body discussing these issues is a mere ad hoc subdivision of the Standing Committee on Information Technology. If the administration takes these issues seriously, it should appoint a higher-priority committee to develop a flexible and evolving set of policies which clearly define network users' rights and responsibilities...