THE WEEKLY BOOKMARK ISSN 1091-6202 August 23, 1998 - Vol. 4, No. 17 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 sponsor who makes this publication possible. The Weekly Bookmark took a vacation last week. We'll catch up on the Web posting of some back issues soon. We've added a search engine to the home page which enables you to search all back issues since 1995. 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 SPONSOR ======================================================================= 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. A real time saver! The Search Beat...The One-Stop Web Directory http://www.search-beat.com ======================================================================= ARTS AND HUMANITIES The Peck gallery http://www.peck-art.com Two of Chicagoland's finest artists with their displays of mixed media, oils and woodcuts. Nudes, landscapes, and many other scenes depicting the world around us. Submitted By: Chuc Mason Contemporary Art from Cuba http://asuam.fa.asu.edu/cuba/main.htm The first major group exhibition of contemporary cuban artists to take place at a US institution. All of the artists in the exhibition still live and work in Cuba. Submitted By: John Spiak Free Photography Workshops - A Community For Photographers http://www.photo-seminars.com/ You've found the place where image makers and those who teach image making hang out. Here, the information on the art and craft of photography is pure, cool and useful. Around the cooler you can learn new skills, improve your old skills or just interact with other people with the same interest. Submitted By: Photo-Seminars Staff -------------------- BOOKS AND MUSIC Derailment in the Cajon http://hphoto.san-bernardino.ca.us Written by Bill Peters, this is a day by day account of the Train accident that claimed 2 lives. Submitted By: Henry V Billboard Music Search http://www.nlsearch.com/billboard/ Visitors to the site can search on any music-related subject, and narrow their search by source, date or document type. Submitted By: C. Lussow Velvet Vista Recordings - Jim Wilson http://members.aol.com/vvistarec Jim Wilson's music fuses folk, Celtic, pop, and classical influences into a unique melodic style. Guest performances by Dave Koz, Davey Johnstone, Charlie Morgan, Greg Phillinganes, Lenny Castro, Mark Portmann, Robbie Buchanan, Mitch Forman. Submitted By: Jim Wilson -------------------- BUSINESS AND FINANCE The Money Reporter http://www.moneyreporter.com/ Noted broadcast and cyber journalists have teamed up to create Money Reporter, which offers readers up-to-date information on investments, consumer news, and best buys on the internet. Submitted By: Finon Sure-Net - The Insurance Policyholder Network http://www.sure-net.com/board/index.html Come participate in dialogue with other insurance policyholders on The Policyholder-Bulletin Board. Tell your story, ask advice. Submitted by: Antone Braga Americans for Financial Security (AFS) http://www.financialsecurity.org Looking for an easier way to keep track of your money and maintain a good credit rating? Two booklets from the Consumer Information Center may be just the answer. Submitted By: ------------------- COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY Opus3 Online University for Professional Developers http://www.ldesign.com This site offers online training for professional software developers, covering over 160 in-depth, programming subjects. Random demo - free course from 160 subjects. Also included is detailed information about Leading Design's onsite and open training classes as well as its consulting services. Submitted By: K. Lindgren Artificial Intelligence Program is a Digital Secretary, an Assistant, a Companion http://www.zabaware.com/ Hal speaks English. Using natural language technology developed by Zabaware, Inc.,Hal is able to keep track of dates, phone numbers, and addresses. He can open programs, prepare email messages, and even use the computer's help files to answer a user's questions. He has his own synthesized voice and will understand the user's voice (through a SAPI or SMAPI compatible speech recognition program), as well as the typed word. Ultra Hal Assistant is a smart artificial intelligence (AI) program. Submitted By: Robert Medeksza ------------------- EDUCATION Operation Outward Reach on the Internet http://www.operationoutwardreach.org/contents.htm Operation Outward Reach - Pre-release Vocational Training for Inmates, Juvenile Day Treatment. Submitted By: Rapad Brighter Paths Homerooms Educational Search Engine http://www.homerooms.com/main.html HomeRooms offers an extensive library of information which educators can use to review academic trends and technologies, scholastic achievements, educational content, lesson plans, and much more. Submitted By: K. Smith ------------------- ENTERTAINMENT Meanrabbit Productions Inc Graphic Design http://www.meanrabbit.com/ Take a break and come visit the coolest Drive-in on the web. Home of the 200 foot tall radioactive rabbit, download screensavers and movie posters. Submitted By: Craig Ferrante ------------------- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS The U. S. Chamber of Commerce and the Tobacco Industry Join Forces http://www.aspnet.net/USChamber/ The U. S. Chamber of Commerce and the Tobacco Industry Join Forces to Condemn America's Youth to a Lifetime of Tobacco Addiction. (Editors Note: Claims From An Individual & Small Business Owner) Submitted By: B.H. ------------------- HEALTH AND MEDICINE Advice on Ear, Nose and Throat Problems http://www.ent-consult.com Dr. Grossan, Board Certified Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, discusses drugless treatments for many ear, nose, and throat (ENT) problems, including those related to sinusitis, snoring, allergy, headaches, asthma, irrigation, hay fever, sneezing, nosebleeds, coughs, tinnitus, Eustachian tube blockage, diving, flying, dizziness, TMJ, neck pain, laryngitis, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, halitosis, ventricular dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD), and post-nasal drip. Drug-free treatments discussed include relaxation exercises, guided visualization, pulsatile irrigation, biofeedback, papaya enzyme, and vitamins. Submitted By: Judy Schnitzer Prostate Cancer Patient Information Center http://www.prostateinfocenter.com/ Key facts about prostate cancer. Advice for women helping their partners through treatment decisions and issues. Profiles of well-known prostate cancer survivors, such as comedian Jerry Lewis, Hall of Fame baseball player Stan Musial and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Paul Stevens. Links to other resources available on the Internet. Submitted By: Julie O'Dell ------------------- ORGANIZATIONS Heifer Project International http://www.heifer.org Founded in 1944, Heifer Project international has helped more than 4 million poor families in 115 countries to become self-reliant through the gift of food- and income-producing animals. Through the gift of livestock and training, a family can obtain milk, eggs, wool or other income-producing benefits to feed, clothe, and educate their children. Submitted By: Pamela Franklin Victim to Victor Ministries, Inc. http://www.vvm.org For women struggling with rejection, past trauma, betrayal, anger, addictions, victim's issues. We provide Christian online help, resources, and more. Submitted By: Yvonne Martinez Golf For Goal - Irish Internet Fundraiser For Children Of Ethiopia http://golfforgoal.local.ie/signatures.shtml/ In 1998 Golf Club Ireland aims to raise £20,000 for the child's shelter programme in Addis Ababa. You can support the tournament by taking part in Ireland's first everonline golf-a-thon style fund-raiser. Sign your support in the event's guestbook, take part in the chat, play virtual golf and participate in other sponsored promotions, and enter several competitions - even win one of 10 Jurys weekend breaks for two. Submitted By: Golf for Goal Committee Visit your local Salvation Army web site! http://www.redshield.org/ Visit here to locate your local Salvation Army web site! The Salvation Army, an International movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Submitted By: RedShield Webmaster ------------------- RECREATION AND SPORTS Fishing Resource - Florida, Tennessee and around the world. http://www.anglersinfo.com The Web's most comprehensive resource for anglers, with over 1000 pages of information: audio fishing reports, feature articles, angling tips, secure online shopping, message boards, classifieds, industry news, tournament information and more. Submitted By: Clint Braswell ------------------- SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY World Ports http://www.world-ports.com Dedicated service to provide all the links and information on world ports. Submitted By: oilmaster ------------------- SOCIETY AND CULTURE PUSH Magazine http://www.push-mag.com/ PUSH Magazine - the world's first monthly international PDF-based Internet magazine - is a tongue-in-cheek look at how popular culture, the English language, and the media intersect on the Internet from a media-friendly, yet slightly cynical, perspective. Submitted By: C. Masters Survival Research Laboratory http://www.srl.org/ Artist/technologists explore the boundaries between the new world of digital media and the real world. Robotics and engineering technicians perform events involving robotics and pyrotechnics. SRL is dedicated to exploring the interface of technology, art, ritual, and "...themes of socio-political satire". Submitted By: PenWorld Magazine http://www.penworld.com/ Pen World is the premiere magazine about fountain pens and fine writing instruments. Pen collecting, executive gifts, art, calligraphy, pencils, stationery, vintage pens. A must for those who enjoy pens as a hobby, art, or simply for writing. Submitted By: Earlene Bryan Feathered Jewels - Lady Gouldian Finches http://www.gouldians.com Feathered Jewels is becoming the premiere informational resource on Lady Gouldian Finches on the internet. Facts, articles, pictures, videos, a discussion list and a chat room pertaining to this most colorful bird are hosted at the site. All are welcome, and this is a chile-safe site, and rated with RASCi. Submitted By: Martha Clark ------------------- TRAVEL AND REGIONAL Cayman & Caribbean hotel lodging at the Southern Cross Club http://www.southerncrossclub.com/index_hotel.htm The Southern Cross Club is a fish and dive resort on Little Cayman offering your own private beachfront cabana, all meals, and some of the finest diving in the world. Submitted By: Peter Hillenbrand Wilson County Tennessee Online http://www.wilsoncounty.com/ Wilson County OnLine community happenings. Submitted By: Steve McNaron Access Arizona.com http://www.accessarizona.com Access Arizona is the most comprehensive, interactive website community for Arizona. Submitted By: Bob Dunn Travel Scotland http://www.travelscotland.co.uk A comprehensive guide to Travel in and around Scotland. Scottish accommodation search, travel tips, places to visit, top destinations and more. The holiday and vacation guide to Scotland's tourism. Submitted By: David Mill NetHotels Salzburg - Austria - Reservations, Sights & Attractions http://salzburg.nethotels.com All hotels (over 300!) in Salzburg/Austria are now ready for you! Online reservation and booking! You may also look for sights and restaurants! Submitted By: Sabine Seidl Ranches in the United States listed with Guest Ranches of North America! http://www.guestranches.com/usa Guest and Dude Ranches located in Wyoming, Arkansas, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, Texas, California. 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