Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Nursing Home Compare (Monday, 2/1/99)
Nursing Home Compare is a government database containing every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the United States. Make your comparisons here.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: China Today (Tuesday, 2/2/99)
China is home to a quarter of the world's population, and, during recent years, has experienced high rates of economic growth. Despite some current economic problems, there is good reason to expect that this huge country will be become an increasingly influential economic and political force in Asia and throughout the world during the 21st century, whether or not it becomes more "politically domesticated" as a consequence of open markets, increasing international trade, and so on. Surely, the world has good reason to become better informed about China, and a place to start is China Today.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Tax Guide for Investors (Wednesday, 2/3/99)
A large proportion of the American population owns stock, one way or another. Here's Fairmark Press' Tax Guide for Investors. They say the site contains over 700 pages of information.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Job Stress Help (Thursday, 2/4/99)
Job Stress Help is an on-line consultation service. We're a little nervous about on-line counseling as a substitute for the real thing, face-to-face, but persons whose judgment we respect think it can work well under the right circumstances. Also, this site provides some information without cost.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Minnesota FutureWork (Friday, 2/5/99)
Here's a project sponsored by a variety of agencies in Minnesota, including the Minnesota Department of Economic Security, intended for policy makers interested in workforce trends, the impact of technology on jobs, new skill requirements, and other issues. The Minnesota FutureWork site is worth a browse.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Working Stiff (Saturday, 2/6/99)
Working Stiff is an interesting online publication that apparently was destined not to last. Its originators have announced that they're shutting it down after six months, but the site will remain available for the next year or so. It's worth a look.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: American Association of Retired Persons (Sunday, 2/7/99)
AARP has become one of the most influential political organizations in the United States, but it also provides a variety of benefits to its members. However, many members of the American Association of Retired Persons aren't retired. You will receive an invitation to join approximately two-thirds of a nanosecond after you turn 50 years old.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Top 10 Predictions from Outlook '99 (Monday, 2/8/99)
Here's another top-ten list. This time, it's not from Mr. Letterman, but, instead, from the World Future Society. They've gathered together the Top 10 Predictions from Outlook '99.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Career Alternatives for Art Historians (Tuesday, 2/9/99)
What can you do if you're an art historian? Quite a lot, as a matter of fact. Charles M. Rosenberg describes a wide range of careers in which expertise in art history is exactly what is required. Here are Career Alternatives for Art Historians.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Woman Pilot (Wednesday, 2/10/99)
Woman Pilot magazine is for women who fly for work or pleasure.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: 4000 Years of Women in Science (Thursday, 2/11/99)
According to professional scientists Dr. Sethanne Howard and Dr. Deborah Crocker, women have been making scientific contributions for a very long time, particularly if we use a broad definition of "science" to include technology and scientifically-based service professions. 4000 Years of Women in Science offers dozens of very brief biographies as well as some good reasons why girls should not be steered away from scientific and technical careers simply because they are girls. In fact, while stereotypical thinking across many centuries has included the idea of general feminine inferiority, modern research shows clearly that inherent differences between the sexes are far more difficult to detect under controlled conditions than our ancestors would have presumed. Those relatively few differences that do hold up on close examination tend to be in the area of social behavior, because hormones do make a difference. With respect to abilities, however, men and women appear to be made out of almost exactly the same stuff.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Basic Facts About Registering A Trademark (Friday, 2/12/99)
One of the defining characteristics of the new economy is an historic surge in entrepreneurism at all levels. The Internet alone is making possibly the development of a tremendous number of new businesses started by individuals or small groups of people. If you're among them, you may be interested in Basic Facts About Registering A Trademark from the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The 2030 Center (Saturday, 2/13/99)
They're not a "think tank," but, instead, an "action tank," they say. The 2030 Center was founded by young people concerned about economic issues affecting the American future. They do research and act as advocates. Among other things, take a look at the report on Social Security which is available on their site.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: hotjobs.com (Sunday, 2/14/99)
hotjobs.com is the job listings site that spent a full 50% of its entire 1998 revenues of $4 million on one 30-second commercial on the Super Bowl telecast.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: QuickSite (Monday, 2/15/99)
Brought to our attention on TV's "Computer Chronicles," QuickSite offers a quick way to start a new business on the web. You pay for the software to get you started, plus a monthly fee in order to keep your business on their server. The latter part will make you particularly hopeful that their company will succeed so that you won't have the awkward task of moving your business from their server to another later.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Millennium Project (Tuesday, 2/16/99)
The Millennium Project involves hundreds of scholars from 50 countries examining alternative scenarios for the long-term future, including, but not limited to issues relating to the new economy.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Social Security privatization (Wednesday, 2/17/99)
If you're interested in the movement to privatize at least part of the Social Security system, you may find articles and other information of interest on this Social Security privatization site, despite its obvious point of view.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Business Tr@veler Info Network (Thursday, 2/18/99)
Articles, advice, resources, and links, links, links of interest to the biz traveler. It's the Business Tr@veler Info Network.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Library Job Hunting on the Internet (Friday, 2/19/99)
If you're a library professional and would like to find just the right job, Jeffery Charles Lee of the San Diego Public Library can help you with Library Job Hunting on the Internet.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Americans With Disabilities Act (Saturday, 2/20/99)
Here's an explanation of the Americans With Disabilities Act from the University of North Dakota, focusing on its implications for higher education and the workplace.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Successful Farming (Sunday, 2/21/99)
Along with the American steel and oil industries, American agriculture is among those conspicuous exceptions to the current American economic boom, and many people who work in these industries are suffering. Many farmers, in particularly, are wondering whether they will be able to stay in business and look for helpful information and advice wherever they can find it. Successful Farming is one of the oldest and most widely read magazines among American farmers.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Harvard's MBA Program (Monday, 2/22/99)
The market for MBAs varies from time to time, and it makes a difference where you get your degree. There are a number of MBA programs in the "first tier" with Harvard now, but, although not as exclusive as it once was, Harvard's MBA Program, with its famous "case method," is still regarded as "blue chip."

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Resources for Economists on the Internet (Tuesday, 2/23/99)
If you're an economist or economics student and would like to know what is available for you on the Internet, Professor Bill Goffe of the Department of Economics and International Business at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg is willing to be your guide. Here's his Resources for Economists on the Internet.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: AllECommerce (Wednesday, 2/24/99)
It's still a very small part of the American economy, but business on the web is growing fast. Big companies are trying to stake a claim, but the web also provides individuals or very small companies with entrepreneurial opportunities that might not be available to them otherwise. AllECommerce can help you keep up with everything related to biz on the web.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: History of the Internet (Thursday, 2/25/99)
Will the Internet have as much impact on the evolution of the world economy, political, organization, and culture as the invention of the light bulb, the printing press, written language and mathematics? We don't know either. It does seem to be awfully significant, though, and we're probably only at the very beginning of its development. It may seem as though the Internet has exploded on us over night, but it has a history that extends back longer than you may think. Here's a very informative collection of articles on the History of the Internet, including a timeline and other information, from the Internet Society.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Welfare to Work Partnership (Friday, 2/26/99)
The Welfare to Work Partnership was started by a number of well-known corporations to encourage and assist business in hiring welfare recipients. Since the beginning of the Partnership, a large number of additional companies of all sizes have come on board.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Telework.net (Saturday, 2/27/99)
For those interested in working at home, Telework.net comes to you from Spain, and is available in multiple languages.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Cents Financial Journal (Sunday, 2/28/99)
A tremendous amount of economic data digested and summarized. Here's Cents Financial Journal.

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