1 INTRODUCTION  
2 THE DATA  
2.1 Sample selection  
2.2 Ultraviolet data  
2.3 Infrared, Radio, and Visible data  
2.4 Photometry and aperture corrections  
2.5 Milky Way Extinction  
3 STAR FORMATION RATE INDICATORS  
4 EXTINCTION INDICATORS  
5 COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS RESULTS  
6 SUMMARY AND PROSPECTS