Newstream.com Digest: Survey: Inner-City Residents Not Internet Savvy But Eager to Learn, ESA Satellite Data Gives Yachtsmen a Competitive Edge And Other Free Multimedia Story Packages for Journalists

Business Wire, Jan 15, 2001

Business & News Editors/City Desks

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2001

SURVEY: INNER-CITY RESIDENTS LACK FAMILIARITY WITH INTERNET BUT ARE

EAGER TO LEARN

In a new study, 56 percent of low-to-moderate income inner-city adults said they knew little or nothing about the Internet. The respondents said cost was the major obstacle to becoming computer literate and accessing the Internet. On an encouraging note, among those who have little or no familiarity with the Internet, 80 percent said they would be eager to participate in training. Learn more here

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RISK TOLERANCE

Many things go into investing, and risk tolerance is near the top of the list. But how do you decide how much risk is right for you? Merrill Lynch has some answers.

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ESA SATELLITE DATA GIVES YACHTSMEN A COMPETITIVE EDGE

Yachtsmen in the Southern Ocean are sailing with a new 'atlas of the ocean' as they struggle against high winds and freezing temperatures to win two of the world's most extreme yacht races. The project, called Cliosat, was developed with data gathered by the European Space Agency's satellites and others. The atlas provides historical information, such as wind speeds and wave heights, on 170 zones in the world's oceans.

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BRITISH BUSINESSES MISS OUT ON MORE THAN(POUND)100 MILLION IN

GRANTS

Businesses throughout the UK are passing up more than (pound)100 in grants due of lack of awareness and red tape. The cash is part of a potential annual multi-million pound grants' pot, designed to help Britain's companies flourish, however, many business which could benefit from the money simply don't know how to claim it. Now a new website, www.j4b.co.uk, is set to revolutionize the process and close the "grants gap."

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