The Insite - Outta Sight!!! Vol 2 No. 4

*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Welcome to the early March'98 issue of: *O*U*T*T*A* *S*I*G*H*T*!*!* The Voice of Talk City's The InSite on chat.talkcity.com, #TheInSite http://www.theinsite.org/ Volume 2, Number 4 March 4, 1998 *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* In this issue: * Comments * New Additions to The InSite Website * Conference updates * Getting to know The InSite Website * Bits and pieces ************************************************************************* Comments ************************************************************************* The InSite has grown enormously since last June, when a crowd of five or ten people in the room was considered an excellent number to have. The number of conferences that we have has grown to- at present there are more than 40 weekly conferences to choose from. The InSite is committed to maintaining the quality of the material it provides, and will continue to do so. What we would like to know however is what you the subscriber to this Newsletter would like to see in the way of conferences. If you have an idea for a conference, or simply have a topic in mind that you would like to see discussed, please feel free to contact me at: CCCorinth@talkcity.com We value your input to The InSite- and would be happy to develop relevant conferences from the ideas that you submit. ************************************************************************* New Additions to The InSite Web site ************************************************************************* *Your opinion is important!* *Your opinion is important!* This week, I am not going to give you a description of all the interesting things that are happening in The Story. I am not going to tell you about the problems that Dee, Becca, Miquel and Chaz face in there sophomore year (problems that you probably face every day- problems that you could no doubt help them with). I will leave it to you to check out The Story for yourselves Hmmmm... well, OK- I will just tell you one little bit.... "My head hurts. My heart is beating so fast that I'm afraid maybe it's just going to push its way right out of my chest. You're wondering what's going on. It's this note. This friggin' note that I just found in my locker from Becca." Uh oh- what's wrong? Chaz has the note... and it doesn't look good... The Click HERE for The Story *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* New Addition to the site! ------- New Addition to the site! Do we have some amazing interviews for you this edition! --0-- "At age 12, Danny Seo founded Earth 2000 as a kids club that would "save the world by the year 2000." For the past 8 years, he's used his enthusiasm, and inborn sense of "knowing how to get things done" to accomplish amazing things that benefit our environment and the animals living in it. In the process, Danny has managed to attract all kinds of support from politicians, the media, businesses, and of course, from young people. (Earth 2000 now has 20,000 members!) Now, at age 20, with the turn of the century just two years away, Danny is looking for ways to inspire a whole new generation of environmentalists." Read about Danny's incredible success in forming an environmental organization that is getting results at HERE. --0-- This week there is a new and very informative interview in the Planet Earth section of The InSite web site. And what an interview! Liz Putnam was the motivating force behind the creation of the Student Conservation Association, an organization that to date has provided more than 30,000 young people with opportunities to improve the physical environment while transforming themselves. The interview also provides a link to the home page of the SCA Liz Putnam is a truly remarkable person. Armed with an little more than an idea, liz Putnam has been able to create an organization that not only helps preserve the environment, but also helps give powerful direction to young people's lives. Her descriptions of how two young lives were changed for the better by involvement with the SCA makes wonderful reading! Make this interview a must read, then tell your friends about it! Click HERE to red about the SCA. --0-- This week in Solutions In Sight: Fires Within... A Conversation with Adrian Perez and Jason Singer of Youthline "When you put the power to run things... when you trust youth enough to take the initiative and take the leadership role in their community and to support and empower each other, dynamic and powerful things happen! And that's the kind of program that Youthline is." Communities in Harmony Advocating for Learning and Kids (CHALK) operates Youthline, a phone-in help line for young people. Youthline aims to help young people who may be experiencing stress to make positive decisions regarding their lives. This week, The InSite presents an interview with two people who are involved in this important work. Read about their experiences HERE. There is also a link to the Youthline web site, and should you need to talk to someone... Youthline's hotline:1-888-977-3399 ************************************************************************* Conference Updates ************************************************************************* March Schedule of conferences in #TheInSite MONDAY 2:00-4:00am - General Trivia 11:30am-1:30pm EuroTeen Chat 3:00-4:00pm - Disabilities/Abilities New Conference 4:00-5:00pm - KatieCCC's Korner 5:00-6:00pm - Astronomy Conf. - The Cosmos and Beyond 6:00-7:00pm - About Face - Learning to Love Your Looks 8:00-9:00pm - TheInSite: Soap Box ( A Chance to Rant!) TUESDAY 11:30am-1:30pm EuroTeen 2:00-3:00pm - The InSite: Bipolar Disorder and Depression Info/Support 3:00-4:00pm - Teens and Tobacco with John Coxford 4:30 5:30pm - The Drug Zone - including guests 6:00-7:00pm - Student Rights Chat 7:00-8:00pm - Hey Terra! 8:00-9:00pm - The InSite: THE Conference for Young Men WEDNESDAY 4:00-5:00am - General Trivia (a variety of subjects e.g. science,animals,geography 11:30am-1:30pm-EuroTeen Chat 3:00-4:00pm - The InSite: Making the Peace - Eliminating Racism" 4:00-5:00pm - The InSite: Healthy Relationships - Taking Action 6:00-7:00pm - TheInSite: Worlds2Share (New conference sharing lifestyles, customs, traditions among people of various nations of the world. Guests will be Talk Cityzens from various countries.) 7:00-8:00pm - The InSite: Your Voice - Current Topics for Teens/Young Adults 9:00-10:00pm- The InSite: Saving Our Cities - Urban Environs Conference THURSDAY 2:00-3:00am - World Events 11:30-1:30am - EuroTeen Chat 3:30-4:30pm: The InSite: Some Body - A Definitive Owner's Manual for Your Bod with Shafia Zaloom 4:30-5:30pm - Planned Parenthood 5:30-6:30pm - The InSite: Money Talks! (New) 7:00-8:00pm - InterMezzo (VivaCCCe's conference on Metaphysics) 8:30-9:30pm - Volunteering On-Line (new topic) FRIDAY 11:30am-1:30pm EuroTeen Chat 3:00-4:00pm - You and the Crowd 4:30-5:30pm - The InSite: Viewpoint 5:30-6:30pm - The InSite: Focus on Family (Discussion on various topics involving teen/young adult - family issues and communications) SATURDAY 11:30am-1:30pm EuroTeen Chat 5:00-6:00pm - The InSite: Drop-In Center 6:00-7:00pm - Trivia!! 7:00-8:00pm - SportsFest for Teens/Young Adults 8:00-9:00pm - Spaceship Earth SUNDAY 2:00-3:00am - Music Chat 11:30am-1:30pm EuroTeen Chat 4:00-5:00pm - Coping with Peer Pressure 6:00-7:00pm - Mirror, Mirror 7:00-8:00pm - Focus on Wildlife (Including Guests) 8:00-9:00pm - Ask Carmel - Making Relationships Work (New Conf) --0-- Also- don't forget... #TheInSite2 is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for casual chat- and many of these hours are moderated. So if you want casual chat thats a cut above the rest, try #TheInSite2 #TheInSite2 - Casual Chat March 1988 Schedule of moderated chat hours in #TheInSite2 Monday 9am, 11am, 4pm, 5pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm Tuesday 3pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm Wednesday 9am, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm Thursday 3pm, 4pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm Friday 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm Saturday 4am, 5am, 6am, 7am, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm Sunday 9am, 12 noon, 3pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm ************************************************************************* Getting to Know The InSite Web site ************************************************************************* The discussion boards are now back in operation after a few weeks where a software problem made the boards inaccessible. We hope to be able to have the backlog of material that needs to be posted to the boards posted within the week. The Hey Terra! letters have all been posted to the appropriate sites, and if you have a question for Terra, please feel free to Email her. Your friends can also send mail to Terra, so please let them know that caring advice is available in The InSite :) ************************************************************************* Bits And Pieces ************************************************************************* The InSite community motivates young people to discover real ways to make the planet, as well as their own personal corners of it, a saner, cleaner, more equitable place to live. OK OK - you would expect me to write that, wouldn't you? And yep - if I was asked to write about the aims and objectives of The InSite I would write something like that. Fact is though- I didn't write it- it is part of an independent review that has appeared recently on the web from Controlled Chaos. *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* That's it for this edition. Do your friends a favor - tell them about The InSite and #TheInSite. The next edition of "OuttaSight!" will be posted on 3/18/98, and an archive copy of "OuttaSight!" vol2 no4 will soon be available from The InSite home page:

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