info@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton) (09/20/89)
[In keeping with the recent strong net consensus that new groups in non-mainstream hierarchies should be announced in news.announce.newsgroups, even if the hierarchies are commercial, here is an announcement of newly created groups in the ClariNet news hierarchies. --moderator] The following newsgroups were created recently in the "clari." news hierarchy. These groups are wireservice feeds from United Press International. A subscription fee is charged for ongoing access to the following newsgroups. For more information, reply to this message or mail to info@clarinet.com or phone 519-884-7473. Groups are fed from uunet, fernwood and several other sites. All groups are moderated except clari.net.talk. The group "clari.net.products" is available to any USENET site without charge. A short description of each group follows. clari.news.flash: One line news flashes of extremely important stories, such as "Space shuttle explodes," or "Politician assassinated." Usually only one story of this magnitude per year. clari.news.bulletin: Most important breaking stories of the week. 1 or 2 per week. clari.news.urgent: Top breaking stories of the day. 1 or 2 per day. clari.net.products: Product announcements of Clarinet products. clari.net.admin: Information regarding the Clarinet network for Sysadmins. clari.net.announce: General announcements regarding the Clarinet network. clari.tw.aerospace: The aerospace industry. Low volume. clari.tw.computers: Computer industry news, developments, and new product info. 4-5 articles/day clari.tw.defense: Military developments in weaponry, SDI, radar systems, etc. Aprrox 1 article per day. clari.tw.education: A broad topic, covering education, research and most aspects of higher education, including regional university stories. Approx. 6 articles per day. clari.tw.electronics: Latest developments in electronics and circuitry. Approx. 1 article per day. clari.tw.misc: Technological articles of various appeal. Chemicals, consulting, underwater industry, conservation, unusual energy sources, futurism, general r&d etc. clari.tw.nuclear: The nuclear industry, plant leaks, plant closings, nuclear waste. Approx 2 articles per day. clari.tw.science: Scientific discoveries, experiments, research. 2-3 articles per day. clari.tw.space: Space travel, space probes, satellite launchings, technological spinoffs from the space industry. clari.tw.telecom: News relating to the telecommunications industry, along with coverage of AT&T and the Baby Bells. 3-6 articles per day. clari.news.almanac Almanac for the day. Includes famous birthdays, important historical events which occurred on the given day, a quote of the day. clari.news.arts The stage, dance and general art. clari.news.aviation The airline industry, crashes, near-misses, and air controllers are covered here. clari.news.books News form the world of books and publishing. clari.news.briefs Summaries of the top 12-15 stories of the moment. Updated 4-5 times per day. clari.news.canada News pertaining to Canada. Unfortunately, UPI editors often don't properly identify the location of stories, so this is only a small selection of actual stories involving Canada. clari.news.children Children in the news, from day-care to achievements to crime. clari.news.consumer Product recalls, new legislation, consumer safety. clari.news.demonstration Demonstrations around the world, both peaceful and violent. clari.news.disaster Man-made and natural disasters. Covers a range of topics from airline crashes to bad weather to volcanic eruptions. The word disaster is a bit of an exaggeration. clari.news.economy Any news impacting upon economies, American or foreign. clari.news.election News of elections around the United States and around the world. clari.news.entertain The latest form the entertainment industry. Contains a daily "people" column. clari.news.environment Covers a diverse range of environmental issues, from endangered species to oil spills, to clean-air bills. clari.news.europe News that UPI editors coded with a European location. Unfortunately, this is not all stories about Europe. clari.news.features Feature news stories of the day. Usually 1-6 stories. (Currently still under development) clari.news.fighting Armed conflict around the world. clari.news.goodnews And you thought all the news was bad! clari.news.gov Misc news involving governments, both domestic, and foreign. 3-6 articles per day. clari.news.gov.agency IRS, FBI, DEA, etc. all get covered here. clari.news.gov.budget Any news related to government budgets. clari.news.gov.corrupt Corruptions, scandals, extortion, and various other breaches of trust. clari.news.gov.international Government news from abroad. Much non-US news ends up in this newsgroup. clari.news.gov.officials People in the government. clari.news.gov.state News from various state governments. clari.news.gov.taxes Tax hikes, the deficit, new tax laws, etc. clari.news.gov.usa Government stories pertinent to the US. This group also contains a fair number of general US national stories. clari.news.group Articles about special interest groups that don't have their own newsgroup. (See below.) Currently includes men, asians, general ethnics, border areas, hispanics, the poor, seniors, the handicapped, gays, rural areas and philanthropy. Not a very connected set -- but this group is due for expansion. clari.news.group.blacks News of special significance to blacks. clari.news.group.women News of special significance to women. Includes abortion. clari.news.health Latest findings and studies from the health field. clari.news.health.aids Issues, research, and politics surrounding AIDS. clari.news.interest News often not of great significance, but interesting nonetheless. "Human interest" stories, as they are called. clari.news.interest.animals Animals in the news! clari.news.interest.history News of historical significance. For example, gatherings to mark the 50th anniversary of WW II. clari.news.interest.people People in the news. Stories on celebs. clari.news.interest.quirks Strange, unusual, and often humourous stories. Includes the daily "quirks in the news" summary. clari.news.issues Political, environmental, and financial and moral issues of our day. Includes civil rights. clari.news.issues.conflict Conflicts and their resolutions. clari.news.labor Strikes, unions, employment figures, coalitions. clari.news.labor.strike Labor strikes and their resolutions. clari.news.law Courts, lawyers, lawsuits, new laws and legislation. clari.news.law.civil Civil trials and lawsuits. clari.news.law.crime Crimes and criminal law. clari.news.law.crime.sex Sex crime, trials, and laws. clari.news.law.crime.trial Famous trial proceedings and their outcomes. clari.news.law.crime.violent Violent crimes, trials, and eventual sentencing. clari.news.law.drugs Drug busts, trials, new laws, the "war on drugs." clari.news.law.investigation Investigations and Federal Grand Juries. clari.news.law.police Police and police actions in the news. clari.news.law.prison Prison riots, programs, and reform. clari.news.law.profession Lawyers, judges, and the likes. clari.news.law.supreme Latest decisions from the Supreme Court. clari.news.lifestyle Trends in living. clari.news.military Military news from around the world. Equipment, strategies, military figures. clari.news.movies Movies, the people who star in them, and direct them. Regular box office reports. clari.news.music News and reviews from the world of music. Regular pop chart summaries. clari.news.politics Politics and politicians. clari.news.religion Organized religion, evangelism, cults, scandals. News important to Jews is also covered here. clari.news.sex Studies and research on human sexuality, birth control, porn, and related matters. clari.news.terrorism Terrorist actions and demands around the world. clari.news.trends Changes in consumer spending, employment figures etc. Survey and poll results. clari.news.trouble General reports of low level "bad news." Accidents, mishaps etc. clari.news.tv TV highlights, people, and special shows. Low-detail listings, plus ratings. clari.news.weather Temperatures around the US and around the world, brief synopses of weather arounds the US. clari.sports.baseball: Latest box scores, roundups, and standings, as well as a host of other news related to baseball. Includes a story for each game in the majors, and scouting reports as well. See also sports.misc for the daily "sports digest" and "sports transactions" articles. clari.sports.basketball: Game scores, standings, and other news from the world of basketball. clari.sports.football: Scores, standings, statistics, injuries, and general football news. clari.sports.hockey: Scores, standings, general hockey news. clari.sports.misc: Coverage of other sports, especially tennis, golf, auto racing and the olympics. Daily sports transactions and highlights. clari.biz.commodity: Commodity prices. Metals and popular commodities. Currently livestock and some farm commodities are not being forwarded. clari.biz.courts: Business and the legal system. clari.biz.economy: Economics slowdowns, upturns, and "soft landings." Other news which might effect the economy including interest rates, new budgets, etc. clari.biz.finance: Money reports, foreign exchange. clari.biz.finance.earnings: Earnings of various companies. Dividend reports, too. clari.biz.finance.personal: Personal finance and investing. clari.biz.finance.services: News from the financial service industry. clari.biz.index: Stock market index reports. clari.biz.invest: General investment news. Bonds etc. clari.biz.labor: Labor relations. clari.biz.mergers: Mergers and Acquisitions. clari.biz.misc: Other general business news. clari.biz.market.dow: Dow Jones reports. clari.biz.market.amex: American Stock Exchange reports. clari.biz.market.otc: Nasdaq stock reports. clari.biz.market.ny: New York Stock Exchange reports clari.biz.market.report: General market reports. Standard & Poor's info. The following groups were created 1.5 months ago but have not been announced in news.announce.newsgroups. They distribute the computer industry reports of the NewsBytes information service. clari.nb.govt: Government contracts, laws & lawsuits clari.nb.telecom: Telecommunications & online industry clari.nb.trends: Trends, discoveries and technology clari.nb.business: Computer industry business news clari.nb.unix: Unix industry news clari.nb.general: Non specific computer industry news clari.nb.apple: Apple & Macintosh News clari.nb.ibm: IBM compatible industry news clari.nb.review: Crossposts of News clari.net.announce: General ClariNet announcements clari.net.admin: News for admins of ClariNet sites clari.net.products Information on ClariNet products clari.net.talk Discussion & feedback on ClariNet network. (unmoderated)