From: The Weekly Bookmark [info@weeklyb.com] Sent: Martes 9 de Marzo de 1999 09:26 PM To: List Member Subject: The Weekly Bookmark The Weekly Bookmark - http://www.weeklyb.com THE WEEKLY BOOKMARK ISSN 1091-6202 March 9, 1999 - Vol. 5, No. 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE ---------------------------------------------------------------- While we rely almost exclusively on submissions from you, our readers, we also like to present timely sites and information to you based on current happenings around the World and the Net. For this reason, we will now be including special sections in some issues of TWB covering these topics. We would really like to hear about sites related to current events in your corner of the world. Please let us know your thoughts and suggestions for future issues by mailing us at mailto:info@weeklyb.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE WEEKLY BOOKMARK TEAM ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for all of the great submissions! It was great to see such a wonderful response following our first issue in quite some time. We've posted the submission instructions one more time, just in case you missed them in the last issue: To submit a site, please use the form at: http://www.weeklyb.com/html/submit-guide.html To submit a site by email, please email us, using the following format at: mailto:info@weeklyb.com Your full name Your email address The title of the site The URL for the site A one paragraph description of the site Don't forget, we also accept submissions for great ezines that you see out there as well. Thanks, The TWB Team ---------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR ---------------------------------------------------------------- Search engines - who needs 'em? Use the Alexa browser plug-in to find the sites that you want to see. Alexa is the ultimate companion as you surf the Internet! Download Alexa and Know Where to Go! => F R E E <= http://www.alexa.com/download/eye10/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- MARCH MADNESS - NCAA COLLEGE BASKETBALL ---------------------------------------------------------------- 64 teams..63 unpredictable games..50 million screaming fans..and only 1 champion...that's right, it's March Madness! Whether or not you have an alma mater or favorite college playing in the NCAA tournament this year, it's always fun to try and win prizes for picking the winners of the games. Below we have listed 15 **FREE** March Madness pools for you to play. There are probably a lot more out there, but we figured no one would really have time to play all 15 of these. Have fun and good luck! -The TWB Team Yahoo http://yahoops.yahoo.com/men InfoBeat http://infobeat.itsmadness.com/ ESPN (Men's & Women's Tourneys) http://games.espn.go.com/cgi/tcmen/request.dll?FRONTPAGE http://games.espn.go.com/cgi/tcwomen/request.dll?FRONTPAGE CBS Sportsline http://ww3.sportsline.com/u/contests/madness/1999/mayhem/ CNN/Sports Illustrated http://hoops.cnnsi.com/college Fox Sports http://www.foxsports.com/bigdance99/officepool/description.sml Total Sports (Sponsored by Compaq) http://compaq.totalsports.net/ Sporting News http://www.sportingnews.com/games/bracket/ Lycos http://personal.lycos.com/sportsticker/slimreg.asp?c=1 It's Madness http://www.itsmadness.com/ Gamesville http://www.gamesville.com/ Geocities http://www.geocities.com/contests/marchmania/ FansOnly Network http://www.fansonly.com/challenge/ The Globe http://www.theglobe.com/sports/globe_madness/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ARTS AND HUMANITIES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ballet Archive http://www.kuwayama.com/balletarchive/ Ballet Archive is an online resource for ballet fans, scholars, and historians, with ballet abstracts, dancer biographies, choreographer profiles, and company information continually updated. Submitted By: S. Kuwayama ---------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKS AND MUSIC ---------------------------------------------------------------- MCP Personal Bookshelf http://pbs.mcp.com/ A great resource for all things having to do with computers and the Internet. Macmillan Publishing's Personal Bookshelf let's you "check out" books online. You get free, unlimited access to more than 150 complete computer books...no strings attached. These are the same books that can cost you over $50 each at your local bookstore. Submitted By: M. Bearde ---------------------------------------------------------------- BUSINESS AND FINANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- JustQuotes http://www.justquotes.com/ Despite its name, JustQuotes is really more than "just quotes." It is a financial Web site that helps investors and researchers stay in touch with their investments and news. Numerous site resources include delayed stock quotes, newsbureau and transium (search thousands of business journals). You can also look up stock prices, perform interactive charting and track your investments. Submitted By: J. Smith ---------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUTERS AND INTERNET ---------------------------------------------------------------- Linuxberg http://www.linuxberg.com With literally 1000's of the world's best Linux software applications & games, Linuxberg is your resource for the Net's latest and greatest Linux software releases! Site allows you to pick the mirror location closest to you for best performance. Submitted By: S. Swedorski The Internet EYE Magazine http://the-internet-eye.com The Internet EYE Magazine deals with all aspects of graphics applications on the internet. The site's content is written for and by end users with varying backgrounds. With everything from articles to reviews and how-to sections, this site is a great resource for anyone using graphics applications on the Net. Submitted By: R. Carufel ---------------------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- School House Rock - The Unofficial Site http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/ This site is the amazing product of one person's devotion to the very cool educational cartoon clips that we all remember seeing between those Saturday morning cartoons. They're all here! Well, most of them anyway. The webmaster has done a wonderful job of categorizing the cartoons and then showing graphical/text versions of each episode, as well as links to download the songs and the videos. Knowledge is Power! Submitted By: B. Hunter American Sign Language Browser http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/ This is Michigan State University's ASL Browser website, an online American Sign Language (ASL) browser where you can look up video of thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them. The QuickTime browser plug-in is needed for the videos, but there are download instructions on the site. Submitted By: K. Dyer ---------------------------------------------------------------- ENTERTAINMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------- MyMovies.Net http://www.mymovies.net/ Sit back and watch the new release movie trailers as they are downloaded in front of your eyes. The site is still fairly new, but looks like content is constantly being updated. You will need to download the Shockwave Flash plug-in for your browser, but download instructions are included at the site. Submitted By: P. Richards Hampster Dance http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/4157/hampdance.html Is it stupid? Yes. A complete waste of time? Of course. One of the funniest things you will see on the Net? Absolutely. The Hampster Dance is part of the Hampton Hampster's Hamster House website and is just what the title implies: a bunch of furry little animated hamsters dancing around to the tune of a funny song. Submitted By: M. Detlefs Pass the Pigs http://www.ultranet.com/~gkramer/PassThePigs.shtml If you've ever played this game by Milton Bradley, you know how addicting it can be. If you haven't played it, now's your chance to see what you've been missing for free. Your browser needs to be java-enabled, but there is a version that you can download to play on your computer too. Be sure to email the author and let him know how much you love the game! Submitted By: S. Gatto ---------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR ---------------------------------------------------------------- Search engines - who needs 'em? Use the Alexa browser plug-in to find the sites that you want to see. Alexa is the ultimate companion as you surf the Internet! Download Alexa and Know Where to Go! => F R E E <= http://www.alexa.com/download/eye10/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- ORGANIZATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Epilepsy Connection http://www.epilepsy-connect.org/ Our mission is to be a connector of resources, empowering others with knowledge while redefining what it means to be alive for those with epilepsy and their families. Epilepsy is an incurable disorder but knowledge and resources make it manageable. Discrimination is the disability and we are the cure. Submitted By: P. Motzko ---------------------------------------------------------------- SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY ---------------------------------------------------------------- How Things Work http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/ So how does putting that little sheet in the dryer with your clothes stop static anyway? Can you get a suntan or sunburn through glass? These are just some of the hundreds of questions answered at the How Things Work website. The site is run by Louis A. Bloomfield, Professor of Physics, at The University of Virginia. He is also the author of a book by the same name. Have a question? You can post it to the site to be answered! Submitted By: T. Rooks ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Weekly Bookmark - http://www.weeklyb.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Comments and suggestions: mailto:info@weeklyb.com Copyright (c) 1999 by The Weekly Bookmark, Portland, OR - All Rights Reserved No portion of this work may be republished in any form, including on a website, without prior written permission of the copyright holder. Disclaimer: Due to the incredible amount of time involved with putting together each issue of the Weekly Bookmark, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, suitability, quality, or decency of the material that we provide. Each of the site's descriptions is written by the listed submitter and is only briefly verified by the editor. While we do our best to weed out most of the material that may offend, occasionally a site may slip by. 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