Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs & Body Language Cues - Items in this Dictionary have been researched by anthropologists, archaeologists, biologists, linguists, psychiatrists, psychologists, semioticians, and others who have studied human communication from a scientific point of view. Every effort has been made to cite their work in the text.
TechDictionary.com - Search for thousands of computer and technology terms by term or keyword. Included are; computer, Internet and telecommunications terms, acronyms, emoticons or smilies, chat abbreviations, filename extensions, HTML tags, and domain suffixes.
AmeriStat - This site gives you summaries - in graphics and text - of the demographic characteristics of the U.S. population in 14 topic areas, including: 2000 Census, Children, Education, Labor/Employment, Income/Poverty, Mortality, and much more. Site also illuminates the population trends in the United States. Not only current trends but historical trends as well. For each of the 14 topics that AmeriStat covers, data are shown, whenever possible, for five-year data points going back to 1970. Single-year data are shown for more recent years, with special coverage of the 2000 Census.
City Profiles for Major U.S. Cities - Whether you're deciding to move or accept a short-term assignment, finding detailed information on an unfamiliar city is critical, but often difficult...until now. Just click on a city name to review an in-depth report, including taxation and cost-of-living data, education resources, arts and recreation activities, crime statistics and additional sources of information. Site is from the RealEstateJournal section of The Wall Street Journal web site.
Battle for the Holy Land - With Israelis and Palestinians in an escalating war in the holy land, this companion site to the PBS show Frontline, goes behind the lines and underground in the west bank and gaza strip to reveal the tactics and strategies that led to violence of the current intifada.
Religion Online - More than 3,600 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education.
Internet Map Resources - Site by the Univ. of Texas Library presents an extensive collection of maps resources available on the Internet. Categories include: Cartograhic Reference, City Map Sites, Country Map Sites, Historical Map Sites, State and Weather Map Sites.
National Atlas of the United States - Need a map of county boundaries, precipitation levels, invasive species, or Superfund sites? The interactive National Atlas web site allows you to choose from existing maps or make you own by incorporating geospatial data from numerous government agencies.
Book Magazine - "Book goes beyond book reviews to cover the whole world of books, from all angles. In Book, you'll read about authors at home and at work; publishing news, trends and issues; great bookstores; exciting literary locations; and technological developments affecting books. You'll find excerpts, essays and fiction by leading writers and new voices. And you'll get plenty of book reviews, too: more than 50 in every issue!"
How Food Works - It is safe to say that one thing you'll do today is eat some food -- food is pretty important to all animals. If you don't eat, it can cause all sorts of problems: hunger, weakness, starvation... Food is essential to life.
But what is food? What's in food that makes it so important? What happens to the food once you eat it? What is food made of? If you have ever wondered about food and how your body uses it, this site by HowStuffWorks offers information you need to understand what a hamburger or a banana does to keep your body running every day.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History - Currently this Metropolitan Museum of Art site presents world art from the Metropolitan Museum dating 20,000 BC to 1400 AD. This Timeline of Art History can be navigated from a timeline, maps, or a thematic index. The timeline will eventually reach to the present day.
