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To: Jennifer Alabiso <alabiso@unagi.cis.upenn.edu>
From: James Allan <allan@cs.umass.edu>
Subject: Re: topics from list 4
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 1998 11:06:34 -0400
Jennifer,
Some interesting stories cropping up. I only got 7 in this message;
is that right? Numbers 60-66. I've included some comments on a few
of them.
-- james
> 60. POW Memorial Museum
>
> Seminal Event:
> WHAT: The Dedication of a Prisoner of War Memorial Museum
> WHERE: Andersonville, GA
> WHEN: April 9, 1998
>
> TOPIC EXPLICATION:
> A National Prisoner of War Museum was dedicated in
> Andersonville, Georgia. Construction started in 1996, but
> Congress added the site of the Civil War prison to the
> National Park System in 1970. Stories about the construction,
> the opening exhibits, the dedication ceremonies would all be
> on topic. Also topic relevant are stories about how the museum
> was funded (with money from private veterans groups, the
> federal government).
>
> RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #11 Related Article: NY19980409.0344
On that one, I'm a bit confused about the reference to the Civil War
prison and how it relates to the POW memorial. It may be obvious to
someone looking at the articles, so this issue may be moot, but it's
not obvious to me just reading the description.
> 61. Kenya boosts Tourism
>
> Seminal Event:
> WHAT: Kenya Tourist Board launches campaign to boost tourism
> WHERE: Kenya
> WHEN: campaign opens 4/17
>
> TOPIC EXPLICATION:
> Tourism for the 1997-1998 year was the worst on record due to reports
> of violence on the Indian Ocean
> coast. In response, Kenya Tourist Board is targeting markets in
Are discussions of the violence that prompted this action part of the
tpoic? Or is the seminal event really somewhere in the midst of that
violence, so that this is a public relations effort to deal with that?
> 63. Hostages
>
> Seminal Event:
> WHAT: Leftist Rebels in Colombia take 3 bird-watchers hostage
> WHERE: Los Alpes, Colombia
> WHEN: late March
>
> TOPIC EXPLICATION:
> Three Americans on a bird watching tour were taken hostage by leftist
> rebels from the Revolutionary
> Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the jungle south of the
> capital. The related article is about how
> one of the hostages, Louise Augustine, was released to a government
> and Red Cross commission on
> April 24. She is 63 years old and from Chillicothe, IL. The other two
> are still being held.
>
> RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #6
> Related Article: AP19980424.1201
That lacks the "on topic issues are..." description. Presumably
information about the other two's being released is on topic (I think
they have been released). What else is on topic? Negotiations,
efforts to obtain release, warnings to birders to beware...?
> 66. Marcus Allen Retires
>
> Seminal Event:
> WHAT: Marcus Allen retires from Professional Football
> WHERE: Kansas City, KS
> WHEN: 4/9/98
>
> TOPIC EXPLICATION:
> Marcus Allen, Kansas City Cheifs' running back, announced his
> retirement from the NFL. He plans to
> become a T.V. analyst.
>
> RELATED RULE OF INTERPRETATION #10
> Related Article: CNN19980409.1600.1278
This is also missing the "related topic articles will discuss"
section. Though I admit it's probably not too hard to guess on this
one.
-- james
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