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Week of June 20, 1999

  1. Biblenotes - site aims to simplify study of the Old and New Testaments. You'll find summaries with easy-to-read review notes and hyperlinked key points.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | World Religion Resources
  2. United States Air Force History Support Office - site is responsible for writing books, monographs, studies, and reports to preserve the history of the U.S. Air Force.
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Military/Air Force
  3. Daily Variety
    Listed at:   Features/Magazines
  4. Yahoo Radio
    Listed at:   Features/Streaming Media
  5. American FactFinder - U.S. Census Bureau - "a new data access and dissemination system that provides useful facts and information about your community, your economy, and your society. The system will find and retrieve the information you need from some of the Census Bureau's largest data sets." Users can create a variety of tables, reports, or maps with information on their community, the economy, or American society.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Population/Demographic Resources
  6. Univ. of California San Diego Health Guide - "UCSD Healthcare offers you concise information on more than 300 health topics, in six major topic areas," including child & adolescent health; women's health; senior's health; heart health - cardiology; general health; and cancer information.
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Health & Medicine
  7. Caesar, Julius - 100-44 B.C. - annotated guide to online resources includes links to primary sources such as Suetonius and Plutarch, in Latin and English, as well as Gaius Julius Caesar's own accounts of his campaigns.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | History Resources
  8. Choice in Dying - provides advance directives, counseling, and educational information on end-of-life issues. You may download a state specific "advance directives package" (PDF) which contains forms for a living will and a medical power of attorney (which may also be called a "health care proxy" or "appointment of a health care agent").
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Mental Health Resources
  9. Naqshbandi Sufi Way - site provides detailed information on the teachings and practices of the Naqshbandi school of Islam.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | World Religion Resources
  10. Tate Gallery - This museum contains the national collection of British art from the 16th century to the present, as well as the national collection of international modern art. Approximately 8000 images of the museum's holdings are available for view along with the descriptive text found by the works when they are displayed in the physical gallery.
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Art & Culture
  11. Track and Field News - site for records, rankings, stats, track trivia, and listings of upcoming events. From high school meets to the Olympic Games, from instructional books and videos to package tours.
    Listed at:   Sports Sites
  12. What's Going On - Descriptions and links to further information on international events, festivals, gatherings, and celebrations, with an emphasis on the unique and offbeat.
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Travel
  13. ALFY - ALFY describes itself as a Web portal for kids. The idea is to encourage children ages 3-10 to explore the Web by clicking on pictures instead of words. And it comes with a big assortment of online games.
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Kids Stuff
  14. Frost, Robert - listing of poems
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Books & Literature
  15. Powerize.com - a free research site for business and investment information. The site's search form lets you perform a general search or search by company name, product name, or ticker symbol. You can also narrow your search to a particular industry.
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Business & Career
  16. Yahoo! Internet Life Surf School - introduction to navigating the Net that provides a glossary, advice on plug-ins, and favorite surf stories.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  17. MSN: An Internet Tutorial
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  18. Scout Toolkit, The - site offers advice on educational resources, search engines, web zines, and much more.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  19. WebNovice - a monthly publication designed specifically for Net newcomers; check the archives for a wide array of details on ISPs, modems, set-up systems, and much more.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  20. Webmonkey - Web 101 - the Hotwired team tells you all about java games, shareware, browser enhancement, and useful sites.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  21. About The World Wide Web - a handy reference that focuses on the history of the web, from its military origins up to the browser wars.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  22. Newsgroup Questions - all about newsgroups: where to find them, how they work, and how to participate.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  23. World Wide Web FAQ - list of frequently asked questions that defines more obscure terms like VRML and video streaming.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  24. Beginner's Central - online tutorial for new internet users.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  25. Exploring the World-Wide Web - self-directed tutorial for new web users.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  26. How to Publish on the Web - guide is broken down into areas applicable to different audiences, such as educators, students, small-business owners, and community leaders.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  27. Kitty Locker's Introduction to the Web - introduces university students to the Web, with links for research tools, designing web pages, job hunting, organizations, writers' resources, and more.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  28. Free Online WWW/Internet Tutorials - browsing, downloading, zip/unzip, FTP, e-mail, plug-ins and more. Subscribe to the free newsletter.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  29. Tek Camp for Kids - step-by-step tour of how to use and navigate the Web.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Beginner's Guides/Tutorials
  30. Search Systems - over 676 searchable public record databases, national and by state.
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Databases
  31. Zip and Area Code Lookup - JCS - information about area codes and zip codes
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Postal Information
  32. FreeTranslation.com - "FreeTranslation.com is a straight forward, easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the 'gist' of foreign language text and web pages."
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | Dictionaries and Language Resources
  33. Classical Music on the Web
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Music on the Internet
  34. World Radio Network
    Listed at:   Features/Streaming Media
  35. Jefferson Project, The
    Listed at:   My Facts Page | U.S. Government Resources
  36. National Geographic News
    Listed at:   My Virtual Encyclopedia | Environment & Nature
  37. Top20 Free Sites
    Listed at:   Free Stuff
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