THE WEEKLY BOOKMARK ISSN 1091-6202 June 21, 1998 - Vol 4, No. 09 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 Your comments and suggestions on how to improve The Weekly Bookmark are welcome. Please note that the level of submissions has recently gone through the roof and we are behind in reviewing them. 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Submitted by: David Cirese Manfred Sillner - Art at its best http://www.sillner.de Please come and see some of my surrealistic paintings and limited editions of my graphical works. Manfred Sillner aurora.blue and The Lenwood Arts Gallery http://www.aurorablue.org aurora.blue is a collaborative Artists project based on the Internet with a spiritual and humanitarian conceptualization. The Lenwood Arts Gallery features fine original and contemporary Arts, handcrafted jewelry and home furnishings. Submitted By: Brad Siegfried The Writer's Exchange http://www.sonador.com/exchange/ Writer's Exchange is a new writer's website. It offers feature articles, markets, contest notices, writer's resources, chat room, reference material, bulletin boards for six genres with more being added and more. Submitted By: C. Tourigny Virtual Urth http://www.virtualurth.com/ Virtual Urth strives to deliver the best and most objective reviews so that you can stay on top of new titles and products to make educated decisions on where your hard earned dollars get spent. Our reviewers are serious about Virtual Urth and VU is serious about you. VU organizes the information into content channels like Electronica, Music, Games, DVD, Poetry, Books, and more. Submitted By: Cezanne Hug -------------------- BOOKS AND MUSIC A Positive Light...intriguing stories and more http://www.execpc.com/~shepler Stressed out from too much negativism? Need a break? Enjoy a few minutes with the many articles to read free on-line, each with a positive focus on people, business, technology or current events. A limited edition newsletter is also available via free weekly e-mail and a bookstore. Submitted By: John Shepler -------------------- COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY Joe's 3D Accelerator Guide http://www.dimension3d.com/guide/ A guide and downloadable software that offers comparisons of 3D accelerators. Submitted By: Joe DeFuria -------------------- EDUCATION Volterre-Fr English & French Language Resources http://www.wfi.fr/volterre/ Online since September 1995 Volterre-Fr provides resources for learners and teachers of English and French as a foreign language. The site has hundreds of links to sites, all annotated. There is also information for teachers/learners in France such as professional organizations, bookstores, publications, newspapers, schools, etc. Submitted By: Linda Thalman Homework Doctor http://www.iaw.on.ca/~donovan Have you ever had that "sick" feeling in your stomach because you haven't been able to do a good job on your homework? Have you ever needed help finding information for a speech or research project? If you're sick, don't you go to the doctor? So if you have problems with your homework, come to the Homework DocÜor. The Homework Doctor exists to help Middle and High school students with their Math, Science, English, French, Religion and all other subjects. View categorized links, submit your questions, chat, access top search tools, use translation tools, search an encyclopedia... Submitted By: Donovan Gordon Traveling Buddies http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/article/travbud.htm A fun and easy collaborative project that your classroom and even your whole school can participate in, is with Traveling Buddies. Traveling Buddies are stuffed animals that are mailed to participating schools. While this animal is visiting that school, the host school for the project and the participating school communicate between each other. This article will give you ideas on what kind of travel buddy you could use to represent your school, activities that you can do with participating schools, how to post your announcement for this project, a suggested itinerary, and ways that you can creatively share information. Submitted By: Tammy Payton -------------------- ENTERTAINMENT The Sad Geezers Guide to Babylon 5 http://www.sadgeezer.com/babylon5 The Sad Geezers Guide to Babylon 5 has won a number of awards from Babylonians around the globe and has a number of interesting features not normally associated with the average TV show review. For one, the balance of factual information concerning the shows, characters cultures and even spaceships, is balanced with an alternative humour. For instance there is a Babylon 5 Purity Test and a Babylon 5 Cultures 'Race Rating' (just in case you wanted to invite say, a Vorlon to a party). Submitted By: Tony ShadCat's Sweepstakes http://user.icx.net/~booboo/sweeps.html Providing the very best sweepstakes listings available on the internet today! Win cars, trucks, money, trips, computers, etc. Submitted By: Gary Yeary Mystic Mayhem http://www.mysticmayhem.com/ Welcome to Mystic Mayhem, a free game where mighty Wizards clash in epic battle! In Mystic Mayhem, you get to make up a character unique in ability and appearance, with a private knowledge of magical effects and techniques, called Icons, with which to begin the game. During play, these icons are cast into graphical patterns on the screen to form any of thousands, even millions of possible spells, each delivering a unique impact against your opponent on the battlefield. This is called Spell Weaving. You might never cast the same spell again, or you can learn from experience how to deploy your magical icons to greatest effect. It's up to you. Submitted By: ------------------- HEALTH AND MEDICINE Internet Addiction - The Emergence Of A New Clinical Disorder http://www.netaddiction.com/articles/newdisorder.html Proposes that Internet addicts are people who are unable to control their Internet usage and as a result encounter significant social problems usually in their personal relationships and at work. Submitted By: W. Stimon -------------------- INTERNET AND THE WEB eVine Family and Friends http://www.evine.com/ The world wide web's first "Private Electronic Grapevine. eVine Online offers unique features such as on line photo albums, calendars, discussion groups, address books, announcements, and other features all in a password-protected web community. Submitted By: Robert Samuelson Log-Me-On.com http://www.log-me-on.com Log-Me-On.com is a free internet utility designed to make the internet easier to use. Access your favorite links from any computer. Never forget a password again. Never forget an email address again. Send email from any computer. Additional features allow the user to store their favorite sites, passwords and email addresses in customized folders of their choosing. Absolutely Free. Submitted By: Richard J. Riley -------------------- NEWS SERVICES ColoradoTrends.com--New Realities and Ultimate Visions http://www.coloradotrends.com/ The online magazine for Colorado professionals and executives. Submitted By: Bonnie Walder -------------------- ORGANIZATIONS The Avon Breast Health Access Fund http://www.nabco.org/Fund/avon.html The Avon Breast Health Access Fund, administered by the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, supports Outreach programs that link medically underserved women with breast cancer education and early detection services. Non-profit and university based programs can apply. Proposals for Cycle X of the Fund are due June 30, 1998. Submitted By: Deborah Freeman ------------------- RECREATION AND SPORTS Outdoor International http://outdoorinternational.com Gives sportsmen an unrivaled service for planning their next fishing or hunting trip. The site uses the latest technology to allow users to search through more than 18,000 professional guides and outfitters. Outdoorsmen can search by city, state, game and fish species, saltwater, freshwater, or even their favorite lakes and rivers. Submitted By: Mitch Lewis SoccerTimes http://www.soccertimes.com/ Popular site with original content, news, analysis, game summaries & schedules, top 25 college polls, links, and team info about U.S. and international soccer. Submitted By: Chris Broadway -------------------- REFERENCE Glossary of Search Engine Terminology http://www.cadenza.org/search_engine_terms/ Glossary of search engine terms submitted by subscribers to the I-Search Digest. Submitted By: C. Masters -------------------- SCIENCE & INDUSTRY SciCentral http://www.scicentral.com The science and medical research gateway to the Internet. Created and maintained by professional scientists, SciCentral features the most valuable scientific resources online, as well as a daily feed of "right-off-the-bench" research communications for over 120 specialties. Its audience comprises scientists, physicians, educators, students, journalists, and science enthusiasts. Submitted By: Guy Orgambide Energy.com Offers http://www.energy.com Energy.com serves consumers' through news and information, virtual communities, educational elements and on-line shopping. News and information gathers energy-related topics in one location, while virtual communities allow consumers to communicate with each other. The Energy University offers programs like the Gas Basics. The on-line store allows consumers to purchase energy-related products at their convenience. Submitted by: Tammy Cardoso ------------------- SOCIETY AND CULTURE KidCast for Peace http://www.creativity.net/kidcast2.html KidCasting involves the kid-in-you making art (drawings, websites, VRML worlds) that describe how to make this a happier, healthier and safer world. Then joining in a video conference where participants hold up their work to the cameras, and interact with everyone else in the CU-SeeMe reflector network. A live Natural Instrument Jam and realtime MIDI Music Jam Channel will melt the language barrier. Participants will direct us to their web site/world displaying their PRE-CONSTRUCTED submissions (if possible). Submitted By: C. Masters Steve Shaw's New York Restaurant Review & Food Guide http://www.shaw-review.com/ Steven Shaw's New York Restaurant Review & Food is a welcome alternative to Zagat and the city's other large commercial restaurant review sources. Shaw's Restaurant Review & Food Guide is New York's only serious, non-profit restaurant review source. Submitted By: Steve Shaw Ragdolls Cats http://www.cadvision.com/ragdoll Ragdoll pictures and breeding information about this gentle feline giant. Submitted By: Carol Mosig Ask Elle About Collectibles http://www.funkandjunk.com/ellespage/ellespage.html Elle recently joined the Associates at Funk & JunkÆ to provide a free Collectibles question and answer page as well as to write articles concerning this ever growing market. Elle has been involved in the Antiques and Collectibles world for many, many years. This is a free service and involves simple forms for you question submission. Ooltewah Seventh-day Adventist Church http://www.tagnet.org/ooltewah Information about our Church, its activities, and the O.A.K.S. elementary school. Submitted By: Richard Angelin -------------------- TRAVEL AND REGIONAL Rod's Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains http://www.rodsguide.com/ Welcome to Rod's Guide to the Smoky Mountains: Hiking, Fishing, Lodging, Shopping, Arts, Crafts, Biking, & Camping in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge Tennessee, & the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Submitted By: Rod Thompson A Journey to Nordreisa-Raisi in Northern Troms, Norway and Bicycle Tour Of Lapland http://www.kveeniland.com/raisi.html The Kven People - a forgotten minority in Ruija (Northern Norway).The Kvens are Finnish-speaking people who are living in the land which they call Ruija that is Northern Norway today. The word kven was known already in the ninth century and the Kven People live scattered in the Land of Ruija both on the coast and in the valleys of Ruija and in Swedish and Finnish Lapland. Submitted By: J. Hupli Hometown Ontario http://www.hometown-ontario.com/ This website is a celebration of the Province of Ontario and the many diverse municipalities that make up the Province of Ontario. This website is intended as a one-stop information centre for anyone planning a trip through or to the Province. On this website you will find profiles of many municipalities in Ontario, articles about people, places and things of interest in Ontario, an events calendar for monthly upcoming events in Ontario and much more. Submitted By: webmaster -------------------- OUR SPONSOR ********************************************************************** New - Advertise in The Weekly Bookmark, http://www.weeklyb.com/html/advertise.html Convenient Toll-Free & 24 Hour Secure Form Processing - Promote Your Site To Over 11,000 Savvy Internet Users In Our E-Mail Newsletter And On The Web site. See our circulation, demographics, and affordable rate information. 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