From: The Weekly Bookmark [info@weeklyb.com] Sent: Miércoles 16 de Septiembre de 1998 11:42 PM To: List Member Subject: The Weekly Bookmark THE WEEKLY BOOKMARK ISSN 1091-6202 September 13, 1998 - Vol. 4, No. 20 IN THIS ISSUE The Weekly Bookmark presents reviews of what's new and newsworthy on the Web in over fifteen categories. Readers submit sites and the editor makes final selections. Your submissions are welcome and are carefully reviewed. Subscribers to this free newsletter will receive each issue first. Issues will subsequently be made available online. http://www.weeklyb.com ON MY END We hope you will support the sponsors who make this publication possible. Please note that submissions number in the hundreds each day. We do our best to review them while the news is "fresh". Your patience is appreciated. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS --------------------------------------------------------------------- Home decorating and Christmas gift giving just a click away! 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The Search Beat...The One-Stop Web Directory http://www.search-beat.com ======================================================================= ARTS AND HUMANITIES aeclectic - Australian Gothic and 3D Art, 150 Tarot Decks & Pagan Links http://www.aeclectic.net/ View cards from over 150 different Tarot and divination decks, browse gothic and fantasy artwork exclusive to aeclectic from three talented Australian artists. Settle back and read some original dark poetry and fiction, book lists and reviews of my favourite authors, or perhaps find out a little more about aeclectic's creator, myself. Learn things you never knew about Paganism or life in the Middle Ages, or find some bizarrely fascinating and plain amazing websites in the links and award winners pages. Submitted By: Solandia -------------------- BOOKS AND MUSIC Wisdom - Literary Search Engine http://thinkers.net/ Literary search engine with sections on authors, the book trade, literary discussions and much more. Submitted By: webmaster -------------------- BUSINESS AND FINANCE Leading Authorities - Source For Keynote Speakers http://www.leadingauthorities.com/ Presents meeting planners and people looking for speakers with a new alternative to the traditional way of finding speakers. The site offers a searchable state-of-the art database of over 600 speakers on-line. It gives people the option to search by speaker name, topic, geographic location, and fee. The site also supplies people with the option to preview hundreds of speakers using RealVideo(tm). Submitted By: Matt Jones ------------------- COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY WillowTALK http://www.willowpond.com/ WillowTALK -TM lets your PC speak to you in computer voices, for productivity or fun - available now for FREE download. Have your PC read web pages, Word documents, spreadsheets, Help files, and more. Even create multi-character "plays" or "scripts" with different computer voices. Submitted By: Charles Kessler Ulead Graphics Optimization Toolkit - Free Online Service For Speeding Web Graphics http://www.Webutilities.com The Ulead Graphics Optimization Toolkit is a free online service designed to assist Web graphic designers in creating Web-ready images To use the service, users begin by uploading the image they wish to reduce and choosing from various presets. A Preview button enables balancing between quality and file size. Then, the image is saved and the result is a reduced-size version of the original, which, when published on a Web page, loads faster. Submitted By: C. Masters ------------------- EDUCATION The New York Times Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ Learning Network aims to be a comprehensive news and education resource for parents, teachers, and children in grades 6 through 12. The site offers news summaries, quizzes and puzzles for students; related lesson plans for teachers; and online discussions and product reviews for parents. Submitted By: Elizabeth Pieroni "The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848)" Web site http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/ The companion resource to KERA-TV's new groundbreaking documentary series will reveal the historical, social and cultural forces that shaped this pivotal period during which two neighboring countries struggled for land, national identity and power. It will feature the following: Conversations with U.S.-Mexican War experts and writings of scholars and other experts, all of whom address a variety of war-related, cultural and period topics. Public discussion for Web users to share their own viewpoints, stories, pictures and prose. Essays contributed by historians, scholars and experts that present multiple perspectives and address the legacy of the U.S.-Mexican War its meaning and impact today. Chronological timelines that outline the U.S.-Mexican war milestone events. Bibliographies, a site index and educational resources. Submitted By: Angela Stangarone Lesson Stop http://www.lessonstop.org/ Looking for lesson plans on the Web? Then STOP, you're here! Within the 7 subject area pages, you'll find over 400 links to web sites organized by topic and grade level, which provide access to thousands of lesson plans. The Lesson Stop Lessons are Internet-integrated and include a vocabulary list, comprehension and critical thinking questions and other activities. They are aligned with content standards. The Lesson Stop Newsletter is a free e-mail publication. Submitted By: Therese Sarah Geneology Of The Romanov Family http://home.icon.fi/~timhaapa/index.htm/ There are quite many people interested in the Romanov royal family and some of them would like to learn more about the Romanov family history and the genealogy of the Romanovs, too. Who were all those Grand Dukes and Duchesses, whom they married, how are the Romanovs of the past connected with the ruling noble houses of today? This website is trying to give some help in these questions. Submitted By: Timo Haapanen Searching for the Titanic in New York City http://members.xoom.com/beyondin/titnyc.htm A walking tour of Titanic-related sites in New York City. Includes Atlantic Ocean, Chelsea Piers, Lower Manhattan, Titanic Memorial Lighthouse - South Street Seaport Museum, and the Broadway play - Titanic: A New Musical. Submitted By: Mary-Frances Bartels ------------------- ENTERTAINMENT Chuck De - Indian Music, Pictures, Links and News http://members.xoom.com/ChuckDe/index.htm Listen to HOTTEST Indian Hits, latest from bollywood, indie-pop and angrezi music. Submitted By: Vikram All The Old Starz - Photos of Your Favorite Yesteryear Star or Starlett! http://www.kurak.com/clipart/entertainers/enter1.htm Come and See Your Favorite Star or Starlett of Yesteryear! Lots of Great Pics! Submitted By: Bill Montgomery ------------------- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Put Your Stamp On History - People Of All Ages Vote For The Next Commemorative Stamp Series http://stampvote.msn.com/ Come Celebrate the Century with the United States Postal Service! This is the official 20th century commemorative stamp series that YOU get to vote for. Voting is fun, easy, and downright American! Click on one of the categories: people and events, arts and entertainment, sports, science and technology and lifestyle. Start your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to Put Your Stamp On History™! People of all ages are eligible to vote. (Editors Note: The only government supported site that openly encourages you to "vote early and vote often". But you must fill a short questionnaire.) Submitted By: C. Masters Peace Corps Website http://www.peacecorps.gov/ Features of the Peace Corps Web site include profiles of volunteers serving overseas and former volunteers here in the United States, information about local recruitment events, a Peace Corps volunteer application that can be downloaded, a search engine, and site map. Visitors to the Peace Corps Web site can read interesting essays by former volunteers about serving in the Peace Corps, as well as news and information about the agency. In addition, the Web site's "global education" section includes dozens of teacher guides and lesson plans for use in the nation's classrooms. Submitted By: Kevin Burns Documents of Democracy http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/6753 Documents of Democracy is a site where you can see and read the documents which make America the free country it is today. Submitted By: Andrew Pitt ------------------- HEALTH AND MEDICINE Practical Parenting http://www.athenenet.co.uk/homepages/AndyGill/ The Practical Parenting site has been developed by Dr Andy Gill (qualified Social Worker; PhD in Psychology) to offer advice and support to practitioners interested in running groups for parents experiencing child behaviour and relationship difficulties and practical advice and support to parents or carers of young children (under 8's) who are experiencing a range of common child behaviour difficulties. Submitted By: Dr. Andy Gill Natural Health World http://www.naturalhealthworld.com/ Natural Health World is the world's online resource for natural health. We feature the best in articles, recipes, message boards, contests, sweepstakes, book reviews, web site reviews, a free natural health e-zine (e-mail newsletter), links and so much more, all relating to natural health! Subjects include: nutrition, herbs, vitamins, minerals, diet, lifestyle, naturopathy, homeopathy, vegetarianism and much more! Submitted By: H Informer ------------------- INTERNET AND WEB Hitmeter - Free Counter And Site Statistics http://www.hitmeter.com/ HITMETER is a free web site statistics service that makes it easier to keep track of who visits your site, when they visit and where they came from. You will find us to be one of the easiest to use and fastest loading free web page counters, with the most comprehensive traffic statistics available. Submitted By: webmaster ------------------- NEWS AND REFERENCE Infoart - Russian News http://www.infoart.ru/ Russian news and information service website. Traffic has skyrocketed with the recent Russian crisis. Submitted By: C. Masters ------------------- ORGANIZATIONS Canadian Club Directory http://www.canadianclub.ca/ Welcome to the Homepage of more than 50 Canadian Clubs active in towns and cities across Canada and around the world. Canadian Clubs are non-profit, non-partisan organizations dedicated to promoting Canadian identity, encouraging Canadian unity and fostering an interest in public affairs and Canadian institutions. Submitted By: M. Nichols ------------------- SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY Now Publications - HVAC NOW http://www.nowpublications.com Consisting of HVAC & Refrigeration World News. Submitted By: Denise Orth ------------------- SOCIETY AND CULTURE Terroir Virtual - French Wine http://www.terroir.com/ The site and e-mail newsletter are dedicated to french wines. Each month the newsletter will cover an article, some news and an introduction to a wine cellar. An online game tests your wine knowledge. Submitted By: Philippe True America - A Portrait of America at the Turn of the Millenium http://www.trueamerica.com/ Nineteen-month writing tour of the United States, written, produced and uploaded twice-weekly from the seat of a motorcycle. Submitted By: Mark Gilchrist Gone To Dog Star - Memorials To Family Pets http://www.gonetodogstar.com/gtds/ Losing your best friend is a very difficult time that isn't always understood by those who are not "dog people". It is very important to remember that despite how it may seem, you are not alone with your feelings of grief. Our goal is to give you a place where you will always be able to find your friend in the night sky. And to help you realize that you have been blessed with a very special gift when you know, as do we, that spirit as bright as theirs can never die. Submitted By: ------------------- TRAVEL AND REGIONAL "Island of the Sharks," NOVA/PBS ONLINE Adventures dives into the shark-infested waters of Costa Rica's Cocos Island http://www.pbs.org/nova/sharks/ Starting September 23rd, in "Island of the Sharks," NOVA/PBS ONLINE Adventures dives into the shark-infested waters of Costa Rica's Cocos Island for an up-close look at the undersea world of one of nature's most formidable oddities ­the hammerhead shark. Submitted By: Paul Marotta ------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS ======================================================================= Try out this fun and easy-to-use Web Directory! The Search Beat...The One-Stop Web Directory is a THEME based Internet directory that covers 70 topics including History, Computers, Shopping, Travel, Colleges, Science, Education, Hobbies, Music, News, Business and Jobs. Check out our new Federal US Government Guide, Teacher and Education Resource Center and College Study Guide. 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