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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Web Search and Reference Sites
The CIA Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Accessibility to the web (for visually impaired)Age Gauges (enter your birthdate and get interesting info)
Airline Tickets, Hotels
American Intercultural Student Exchange (AISE) http://www.sibling.org/ a non-profit, educational foundation for high school students, dedicated to the promotion of worldwide intercultural learning and living experiences.
Alternate View http://mist.npl.washington.edu:80/av/ (John G., Cramer--Analog Magazine)
American Ballet Theater http://www.abt.org/ Ancient Egypt Research Associates http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/nova/pyramid/excavation/lehner.html
ANTHROPOLOGY--Combe d'Arc cave painting http://www.culture.fr/gvpda.html
Archeological models http://www.learningsites.com/ Learning Sites designs and develops interactive three-dimensional digital models that are based on actual archaeological evidence
ART
Atlas Online http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
Atomic Web Clock http://www.time.gov/
Automobile Safety
Bicycles
BirdSource http://www.birdsource.org/, the interactive World Wide Web database for bird information operated by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. Online database records bird sightings -- by casual backyard bird-watchers as well as serious bird enthusiasts -- and reveals where the birds are anywhere in North America.
Books online
Find Books to buy
http://bookcrossing.com/ gives you a simple way to share books with the world, and follow their paths ...Register a book at the website (along with journal comments), get a unique BCID (BookCrossing ID number), and label the book . Then release it for someone else to read (give it to a friend, leave it on a park bench, donate it to charity, "forget" it in a coffee shop, etc.), and get notified by email each time someone comes here and records journal entries for that book.
California State Automobile Association (CSAA) http://www.csaa.com Calculators http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html More than 18655 calculators available online divided into categories mathematical, science, engineering, other.
Calendars
CARTOONS
CERN http://www.w3.org/
Charity/Nonprofit Org Info
COMPUTERS
Crystal Set Society http://www.midnightscience.com/
Date Converter http://www.calendarhome.com/converter/Death Penalty - http://deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/
Dictionary
Dinosaur Sounds Sandia Labs http://www.sandia.gov/media/dinosaur.htm
Discover Magazine http://www.enews.com/magazines/discover
DVDsElectronic field trip - Journey North http://informns.k12.mn.us
Freecycle -- A grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Reduce waste by connecting individuals who are throwing away goods with others who are seeking them. Each local group is run by a local volunteer moderator. http://www.freecycle.org/Free photos http://www.freefoto.com
ENTERTAINMENT http://www.tickets.com/
FOOD
Free Speech
GIZA PLATEAU MAPPING PROJECT http://www.oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/GIZ/Giza.html
Highway Loss Data Institute -- http://www.carsafety.org/ -- comparative safety test data for automobiles/cars; also see Insurance Institute for Highway Safety -- http://www.highwaysafety.org/HOAXES and MYTHS on the Internet
Hostelling International - American Youth Hostels (HI-AYH) -- http://www.hostelweb.com/ -- over 150 hostels throughout the United States and over 5,000 hostels throughout the world.
Hotel Hotline - http://www.hotelhotline.com
HTML -- see WorldWideWeb
Human Rights
Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/ -- librarians have become skilled at finding the good stuff, organizing it, and making it easier for people to find and use. Librarians also fight for important ideas like freedom of expression and thought, equality of access to information, and literacy.
Invention
Java Applets & Info http://www.taxon.demon.nl/JW/javawoman.html
Javascript article http://macworld.zdnet.com/1999/07/create/yourjavascript.html
JOBS:
Kaiser Permanente Medical http://www.ca.kaiserpermanente.org
Kodo (Taiko Drum Group) 12/97 JDC0300@niftyserve.or.jp
Landmines
Learn2.com -- http://www.learn2.com/ -- life-skills learning site. How to do things like change a tire, ship a bicycle, apply eyeliner.
Libraries
Los Alamos National Laboratory http://www.c3.lanl.gov
Macintosh
MOSAIC--http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Homepage/Platform.html--NCSA Mosaic is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu (141.142.20.50) in directory /Mac/Mosaic as NCSAMosaicMac.103.sit.hq
Movies
MUSIC
National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/main.html
National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/
Netscape Homepage http://home.netscape.com/
Newsgroup Search engine: http://www.dejanews.com/
NEWSPAPERS --NEWS
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Old Farmer's Almanac http://www.almanac.com/preview2000/lunar.html
ORGANIZATIONS
Phobias -- http://phobialist.com/
Phobias A to Z: Provided by psychology.about.com http://psychology.about.com/library/bl/blglos_phobias.htm
Picturesofplaces.com http://www.picturesofplaces.com/ Physics--Interactive Physics Sites
Physics-About Temperature http://unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/tmp.html (For more information, contact: Beverly Lynds, Unidata Education Programs Coordinator, Unidata Program Center, PO Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307; telephone: 303-497-8654; email: blynds@unidata.ucar.edu)RECIPES
REFERENCES
Reno http://www.globaldialog.com/~obsessiontscp/
Robots
Safety & Emergency Information
SCIENCE
Shareware ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/
September 11, 2001 Destruction of World Trade Center -- Fractured Fundamentalisms http://www.Beliefnet.com/story/88/story_8849_1.html Extremism exists in every major faith, and sometimes turns violent.Socially Responsible Investing/Buying
SOFTWARE
Soil--National Soil Survey Center http://www.nssc.nrcs.usda.gov
SPAM
Surf Watch http://www.surfwatch.com
--Basically this program does not allow access to any site that contains sexually explicit material. Updates can be subscribed to for a small fee. The educational price is only $25 and $36/year for updates. Volume prices are also available for schools and museums. For more info: write to info@surfwatch.com---Peter Michaud (MICHAUD@BISHOP.BISHOP.HAWAII.ORG); Bishop Museum Planetarium; Voice (808)847-8235
Tax Information http://www.irs.gov/
Telephone Directory (white pages)
THEATER
Tolerance.org http://www.tolerance.org/
Traffic Jams - NY Times article http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03traffic-t.html?th&emc=th
Traffic jam solutions - http://trafficwaves.org/seatraf.html - http://trafficwaves.org/ - http://amasci.com/amateur/traffic/links.html - and article: To fight traffic clumps: Go slow, not with the flow (SF Chronicle) -
Traffic Schools Online
TRANSLATE English<--->
TRAVEL
U.S. Postal Service http://www.usps.gov
United Nations Association 12/97--http://www.unausa.org
>US National Information Infrastructure http://nii.nist.gov/
Used Cars/Automobiles/Vehicles -- Prices/Values -- NADA -- National Appraisal Guides, Inc. http://www.nadaguides.com/Usenet FAQs ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/
Vegetarian Resource Group http://www.vrg.org/
Vehicle Safety -- Insurance Instutute for Highway Safety http://www.highwaysafety.org/
Video editing online
Virus threats -- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ (Symantec's "security response" Web site which addresses legitimate computer virus threats)
Vote Smart http://www.vote-smart.org/ tracks performance of political leaders
Weather
Wine
Yosemite info http://yosemite.com/
YouTube movie conversion/capture - ZAMZAR - http://zamzar.com
Zip Codes http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html
Zoos http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet
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