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News of the Street: James J. Cramer, founder of TheStreet.com, will be chatting on America Online about the anniversary of the ’87 stock market crash and current market conditions, as well as offering some predictions about the future. Go to AOL’s Personal Finance Live forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

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Yom Kippur: The Jewish Day of Atonement starts Friday night, signaling the end of the High Holy Days, and if you’re not sure quite what that means, a good place to start is https://www.holidays.net/highholydays/yom.htm. The Jewish Communication Network has music, traditions, recipes (for when the day of fasting is over) and the story of Yom Kippur at https://www.jcn18.com/jcnav-yk.htm. The laws of Yom Kippur can be found at https://www.ohr.org.il/special/roshhash/yklaws.htm

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Columbus Day: Although it’s not actually celebrated until Oct. 13, Columbus Day is Sunday. At https://www5.fullerton.edu/les/fig1.html, you’ll find a composite portrait of Christopher Columbus. “The Medieval Source Book” has put extracts from Columbus’ journal online at https://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/columbus1.html. To read about the history and symbolism of the Columbus Doors--the U.S. Capitol’s 20,000-pound bronze entrance, which tells the story of Columbus’ journey to America with carved panels--go to https://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/COLUMBUS/colhome.html

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Breast Cancer Info: For comprehensive news and information on breast cancer research, programs and support, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is now online. The site, which also features “talk back” sections where survivors share their experiences, can be found at https://www.komen.org

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Wired Kids: The FamilyEducation Network last week launched 16,409 Web sites--one for each school district in the country. Simply enter your ZIP Code or select a state and the site will give you a list of member sites in that area. The FamilyEducation Network is at https://www.familyeducation.com. On a related note, the American School Directory (https://www.asd.com) is offering Web pages for all K-12 schools. Type in the name of the school or select a region and get a list of member sites. Information at the sites ranges from contact materials for schools to alumni message boards, Net notes for students and individual artwork submissions. All this in time for Children’s Day on Saturday.

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Gay Pride: October is National Gay and Lesbian History Month and Saturday is Coming Out Day. So head to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation site (https://www.glaad.org) for news and information about gays, lesbians and the alliance. In addition, Planet Out (https://www.planetout.com) is an online magazine for the GLBT (that’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered) community.

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Union Jobs: The Union Jobs Clearinghouse is a . . . clearinghouse for union jobs. Actually, the UJC lists organized-labor staff openings. It also posts available apprenticeships and trades positions. The UJC can be found at https://www.unionjobs.com

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