Duke Reviews the Millennium

	A beginners guide to diamonds! Everything you need to know about finding, purchasing and caring for your diamonds. "Better study up on these gems folks, I am sure the year 2000 calls for at least one in every household."
	For the Northern Hemisphere summer temperature, recent decades appear to be the warmest since at least about 1400AD, and the warming since the late 19th century is unprecedented over the last 600 years. Older data are insufficient to provide reliable hemispheric temperature estimates. Ice core data suggest that the 20th century has been warm in many parts of the globe, but also that the significance of the warming varies geographically, when viewed in the context of climate variations of the last millennium. "The National Climatic Data Center contains the instrumental records that can precisely define the nature of climatic fluctuations at time scales of a century. A timely look-into."
	Welcome to the college of Perpendicular Logic. You have stumbled into the only college in the known universe devoted exclusively to the pursuit of higher learning from the basis of Perpendicular Logic (also and formerly known as Perpendicular Thinking). If the counter doesn't read 4000 please reload until it does. Please take a few eons to look around our fine campus. You will find a wide assortment of learning activities for you to waste your time with. You are free to browse through the archives but in order to attend classes (a new requirement towards obtaining a degree) you must first enroll in them. "I feel sooooo much smarter (in a silly way) since visiting this site."
	"Here is an interesting site. Radio Guide.Com. Lots to do about radio stations, magazines, etc. This link will take you to their Newsbits section. It's great, if you appreciate gossip about celebrities- and I'm sure you do."
	Romantic Times Magazine reviews every romance / romantic fiction & suspense book and rates it. It profiles authors, alerts readers and booksellers to forthcoming titles and is a resource for aspiring authors. The site allows users to purchase romance novels, RT Magazine and writers' resources through BarnesandNoble.com. "For you romance book fans, take a look at this site. You'll love it."
	The Himalayan Art Project of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation has as its goal to preserve the sacred Buddhist art of the Himalayas. This art emanates from the sacred traditions around which the profound and ancient cultures of Tibet and its neighbors have flourished over the last thousand years. "A little culture never hurt anyone, even if it is 1000 years old."
	Volcano World: The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web. "This is a great site to pass onto kids. And for the grannies, well you can obtain information on every volcano in the world here. Helpful when your significant other gets hot-under-the-collar and you want to give them a name."
	IS JANUARY 1, 2000 THE BEGINNING OR THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM? The Technically Correct Answer: The question of which year is the first year of the new millennium depends on the numbering of the first year A.D. Based on the Gregorian calendar created in Rome in the year 526, the sequence of years goes from 1 B.C. to 1 A.D., with no year "zero" in between. This means that the first year of the first millennium is A.D. 1; a thousand years later, the second millennium arrived on January 1, 1001. The third millennium therefore technically starts on January 1, 2001. The Real Answer: People around the world will celebrate the arrival of the new millennium as we pass from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000. This is because people are more concerned with the symbolic meaning of the new millennium, rather than strict calendrical correctness. "So there! Lots more stuff at this site folks. It's an Alberta contribution."
	Social Origins of Democracy: Over the past two decades, a democratic revolution has been sweeping the world, starting in Latin America, then spreading through Eastern Europe and most recently across Africa. According to the research organization Freedom House, 117 of the world’s 191 countries are considered democratic. This is a vast increase from even a decade ago. Over the past two centuries, the rise of constitutional forms of government has been closely associated with peace, social stability and rapid socio-economic development. Democratic countries have been more successful in living peacefully with their neighbors, educating their citizens, liberating human energy and initiative for constructive purposes in society, economic growth and wealth generation. "The ICPD site. International Center for Peace and Development."
	Microsoft Image Composer tips and pictures by Dominique Clément / trucs et images par Dominique Clément. "Here is a site for those folk that use Image Composer graphic software. Every little bit of help, helps, in English and/or French."
	This is Reptilian Associates Year 2000 Information. If you want to know if you need to prepare for the year2000 and how to prepare, this is a good place to start. "Lots of Y2K info here folks. It's never too late to know what's coming."
	Reveal the beauty which is within you. Gift yourself a soul without walls -open to everybody. Fly your soul like a butterfly. Explore our world of Art, Beauty products, Gifts, Antiques, Clothes etc. "Wow, does the Frenchnatural.com site have a way with words or what."
	Welcome to Baby Boomer HeadQuarters, the spot on the net for true baby boomers... or baby boomers at heart. We have trivia, pictures, books, music, and memories of the most exciting decades of the century: the 60's and 70's. At our online registry, you can post your name and look for your classmates. Reunion Central features an online registry and reunion pictures and commentary of Shaker Heights High School alumni. (We can do the same for your high school or college class. "More content then design here folks, but it loads fast and the content is interesting."
	Hey! I was wondering if you could add our link to your Duke page. We're a bunch of college students doing a e-zine with funny articles and other stuff. We just started-- it should be a lot better before New Years. It's at www.youlikethat.com . Thanks! Josh "Well folks, I checked it out and they certainly have a different and amusing twist."
	Earth Day Network: coordinating worldwide events for Earth Day 2000 and beyond. Calendar, environmental tips, clean energy campaign, organizing materials, activist network, eco-store, Grist Magazine and other resources. "Begin you next journey into the year 2000 by visiting here. Well, you gotta start somewhere."
	ThankTom.com - Over 1000 Magazine Titles to Choose From! Incredible rates, save up to 80%. "Ummmm, wanna subscribe to a magazine? There is a few to choose from here."
	Visit the only achievement methodology you will need for the next 1000 years. "Stay Hungry" is a 100%, totally customizable achievement system that you can use with your family, your department, your organization or yourself. This system will give you everything you need to put you on your own path of greatness. "I don't have a clue what the folk at Dreamhard are trying to say or what they are selling."
	The Millennium Solar Project: The aim of this project is to celebrate the beginning of the next 1000 years of human development by commencing a research initiative of global significance and benefit to all people. Our focus is the development of economical and efficient electricity generation from solar energy. This could be achieved by direct solar energy-to-electricity conversion (solar cells) or by fuel generation from a solar energy-driven electrochemical cell. This will require advances in a number of key areas of science and technology which could include silicon and non-silicon photovoltaic cell technology, conducting polymers, catalysts and batteries. Thus, the success of such a project will depend on the combined contributions of experts worldwide. "How bright does our future look?"
	The following interview was conducted with Dr. Eleanor Helin of JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena) on March 26, 1998. Her research position is to find and track any asteroid that might some day pass close to the earth. She is Principal Investigator for a program at JPL called NEAT (Near Earth Asteroid Tracking). Recently an astronomer in Massachusetts thought that he had found a large asteroid (called 1997 XF11) that might come very close to earth and possibly hit the earth in the year 2028. "And now, the rest of the story."
	The Nonprescription Drug Guide for Seniors: Senior consumers are the leading users of nonprescription medications. For the purpose of this page, senior is defined as a person who is 65 years of age or greater. Seniors are more likely to experience adverse drug reactions and drug interactions with nonprescription medications than are their younger counterparts. For this reason, seniors need to know as much as they can about the medicines they take. The goal of this web page is to help you decide which nonprescription medication will be best for you based on your specific problem(s). "Check out their authority on the subject at the bottom of the page."
	Tai Chi 4 SENIORS: Tai Chi Yang Style Short Form has 37 postures takes about 10-20 minutes to perform. If done correctly and daily, your health will be that of a lumberjack and you will have the strength of an ox- (Prof. Cheng). It is for Young Adults to Seniors. This website will be dedicated to SENIORS. If your not a Senior then do click hyperlink below- My favorite link (Seniors are welcome, too!). Seniors need to know the benefits of exercise and Tai Chi can do for them, in the long run. I'am spreading the good word about Tai Chi to all SENIORS that never heard of it. "Strength of an ox, at our age what do we need with that? Who wants to start hauling all over again?"
	The AltaVista search service helps you find Web pages, news, discussions, products, images, videos or audio clips on the World Wide Web. Here's how it works. You tell the search service what you're looking for by typing in keywords, phrases, or questions in the search box. The search service responds by giving you a list of all the Web pages, news, discussions and products in our index relating to those topics. The most relevant content will appear at the top of your results. "Follow the instructions on their page and make searching a pleasure, not a frustration."
	Reuters has established this web site to provide regular status reports (Y2K) based on verified information. Product service alerts and help information will be provided as usual, complemented by the information here. If these facilities are unavailable we may elect to use this site as a back-up for customer information. Our reporting will commence at 1100 on 31 December 1999 and continue throughout the millennium transition period. Please bookmark this page for your convenience. For status information please check this site before calling your help desk. "Thanks Reuters for looking after this matter and that link is a great way to end the first Duke of Url review for the year 2000. It feels like a new beginning, which is good -doing the same thing since 1996 makes one often desire change."
That's all for this month folks - Happy New Year