DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 2000
General
Last updated on February 19,
2001
Air Consumer Protection
Division
- How to submit a complaint
Air Travel Consumer
Report
- Monthly report on flight delays (departure and arrival) by airline
and airport
- Flight delays at airports by time of day
- Mishandled baggage by airline
Airline
Customer Service Plans (DOT)
- Detailed plans by 14 airlines to improve customer service
- Twelve-point plan developed in December 1999
Transportation
Department Progress Report
- Report by Office of the Inspector General, dated June 27, 2000
- Airlines have "sort of" made progress on plans to improve consumer
service
- Problems included overbooking, delayed flights, lost luggage, and
lack of information
- Report over 700 KB in pdf format
Michigan
Public Service Commission
- Press release calling for public comment on Ameritech Michigan
service quality
- Announcement of public hearings throughout the state
- Dated August 17, 2000
Phone
Users Rage Against Ameritech (Detroit News)
- Article appearing in the business section of the August 22, 2000 issue
- Documents the service delays
- Charts showing increase in phone numbers and decrease in employees
CNN
Coverage
- Four-year study predicts climate change during the 21st Century
- Includes heavier storms and drought for the U.S.
- Lowering of Great Lakes (evaporation due to heat) and flooding of
coasts (due to polar melting)
Climate
Change Impacts on the United States
- Full text of report found under Overview
- PDF only; divided into chapters, some about 2 MB
EPA
Global Warming Web Site
- Divided into climate, emissions, impact, and actions
- Easy-to-understand text with concrete examples and charts
- A visitor center gears the information for various users (wildlife
advocates, health professionals, citizens, meteorologists)
National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
- Lists of tires recalled by Firestone on August 9 and a second list
added by the NHTSA on September 1, 2000
- Complaints for both groups in Excel spreadsheet format
House Commerce
Committee
- Use the search engine or the issues menu in the lefthand frame to
retrieve committee correspondence about the recall
- Numerouse letters from the committee investigation dated August 24,
2000
Ford Motor
Company
- Official Firestone tire recall web page
- List of tires being recalled; how recall will work; where to find
tire code
- List of official tire replacement centers
- Safe driving tips
- Message from Jacques Nasser, CEO of Ford
Bridgestone/Firestone
Web Site
- Recall information and tire replacement centers
- Service directory for Latin America
Background
- The Great Nutrition Debate was a millennial
symposium sponsored by the Department of Agriculture on February 24, 2000
- Best-selling diet authors were invited to participate
Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion
Congressional Prevention
Coalition Health Fair
Background
- Researchers Venter and Collins announced on June 26, 2000 that the human
genetic code had finally been mapped
- The 15-year project is ahead of schedule
- Enormous implications for the cure of disease but also genetic
discrimination
- The first two sequences were announced in February 2001
Blueprint of the Body
(CNN)
- Interactive guide to describing role of DNA
- Business, medical and legal implications of the Human Genome Project
Celera Genomics
- Announcement of genome mapping on June 26, 2000
- Details of how the code was cracked
Human Genome (Science
Magazine)
- Commentary and research papers on a human gene sequence
Human Genome Most Used
Links
- List of mapping, sequence, and computational links
Human
Genome Project (Dept. of Energy)
- Description of the project to map the genetic code
- Medical applications of the project; relation of genetic
predisposition to disease
- Newsletters, videos, and bibliographies
- Genetic privacy found under section on Ethical and
Social Issues
National Bioethics
Advisory Commission
- Commission charged with making recommendations on human cloning (1997)
- Membership, charge, text of advisory committee meetings
- Rhetaugh Graves Dumas (UMich) is Commission member; Harold T.
Shapiro, President of Princeton and former UMich President, is
Commission Chair
- Subsequent reports on stem cell research
National Center for
Biotechnology Information (NIH)
- Databases of human genes for cancer research
National Human Genome Research
Institute
- Links to numerous genetic sequencing data bases and research institutes
- Policy recommendations for federal and state government
- Description of existing research grants
Nature
Genome Gateway
- Extensive press coverage of the discovery of the human genome
- Interactive sites which help students map a genome
- Poster session on the history of genetics projects
Race is
Over (Time Magazine)
- Article dated for July 3, 2000
- Describes the competition between U.S. and Britain to discover the
human genome first
What
They Said (BBC)
- Quotations from Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Craig Venter on the
discovery of the genome
- Quotations from President Clinton and Tony Blair
Sydney, Australia,
September 15-30, 2000
Olympics Official Web
Site
- Pre-Olympic news items
- Sydney visitor information
NBC Olympics
- Comprehensive schedule of Olympic and pre-Olympic competitions
arranged by sport
- Biographies of the athletes
- Excellent news coverage
Background
- Pope John Paul II offered a prayer on March 12, 2000 asking
forgiveness for the Roman Catholic Church's previous sins
- Part of the Day of Pardon in the Year of Jubilee
CNN News
Story
- Translation of the prayer into English
Vatican
Information Service
- Describes the service, homily, prayers, and blessings in English
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