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June 2002

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Hazards Magazine (Saturday, 6/1/02)
Hazards is a labour magazine focusing on health and safety issues and is published in the United Kingdom.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Social Statistics Briefing Room (Sunday, 6/2/02)
The White House Social Statistics Briefing Room provides access to Federal statistics on crime, demography, education, and health, as gathered by a variety of Federal agencies.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: OpenOffice.org 1.0 (Monday, 6/3/02)
Microsoft Office has become the standard business productivity software suite, including word processor, spreadsheet, and more. However, it's expensive. OpenOffice.org 1.0 is a compatible alternative, and it's free. It's also been favorably spoken of in the press, and Al Fasoldt's review is an example.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Women, Enterprise, and Society (Tuesday, 6/4/02)
Women, Enterprise, and Society comes from Harvard University's Baker Library and contains extensive materials on the participation of women in American business and culture from the eighteenth century to the present time.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: U.S. Economic Outlook 2002-2003 (Wednesday, 6/5/02)
The current Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, built a financial and media empire after first becoming one of Wall Street's major stars. Given that 46 of the 50 states are operating with deficits at the moment, including New York, and given the Big City's economic problems because of the aftermath of 9/11 plus the recession, it's a good thing that Mr. Bloomberg knows a lot about money. Meanwhile, his business empire is being run by others while he's away and busy with other concerns. Here are what a number of experts have to see about the U.S. Economic Outlook 2002-2003 from the Bloomberg Forum Series.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Military Pay & Benefits (Thursday, 6/6/02)
The Military Pay & Benefits site enables you to compare your total military remuneration with its presumed equivalent in the civilian economy, plus learn about retirement and survivor benefits. All this comes to you from the office of the Secretary of Defense.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Online Small Business Workshop (Friday, 6/7/02)
If you would like to start a small business in Canada, the Online Small Business Workshop can help you succeed every step of the way, and you WILL need all the help you can get. The allure of being your own boss is strong, but, if it were easy, nearly everybody would be doing it.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Population Statistics (Saturday, 6/8/02)
Population statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau amount to a great deal more than you might expect, and allow analysis every which way in order to help you answer a wide variety of questions of interest. The site offers dozens of downloadable PDF files.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: History and Genealogy of the Wealthy Families of America (Sunday, 6/9/02)
Here are the stories of the wealthiest families in the wealthiest society ever to exist on the earth. It's the History and Genealogy of the Wealthy Families of America.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: FedScope (Monday, 6/10/02)
FedScope, from the federal Office of Personnel Management, enables you to find and analyze federal employment data.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Proposal (Tuesday, 6/11/02)
The National Science Foundation wants to help make doctoral dissertations in economics less dismal.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Children's Health Insurance Program (Wednesday, 6/12/02)
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) makes health coverage available to many children from poor families. The CHIP program is part of Head Start in the Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Ahorrando para el futuro (Monday, 6/24/02)
On average, Hispanic-Americans tend to save less and invest less than many other Americans. The Bond Market Foundation is nonprofit, and has launched Ahorrando para el futuro, or Tomorrow's Money: A Step-By-Step Guide for Today, to help close the gap. Here's the English version of the site.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: How to Identify Trust-Worthy Trusts (Tuesday, 6/25/02)
Here's information from the Federal Trade Commission on how to avoid living trust scams.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Committee on Education and the Workforce (Wednesday, 6/26/02)
The House of Representatives has a Committee on Education and the Workforce, which maintains a major website.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Institute for the Study of Labor (Thursday, 6/27/02)
The Institute for the Study of Labor is a private, independent research organization located at the University of Bonn in Germany.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Food and Drink Jobs (Friday, 6/28/02)
Here's a specialized jobs site for those in the hospitality industry who work with food for drink.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Women's Institute for Financial Education (Saturday, 6/29/02)
The Women's Institute for Financial Education\ is an online newsletter that offers information on a fairly strange mixture of topics, but may be worth a look. Also, the site's acronym, WIFE, suggests a slight PR insensitivity or an assumption on the part of its producers that it's still 1955 or so.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Committee on Information (Sunday, 6/30/02)
The United Nations maintains a Committee on Information for purposes of making available reports on General Assembly sessions as well as other UN activities.

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