From: The Weekly Bookmark [info@weeklyb.com] Sent: Jueves 3 de Septiembre de 1998 04:41 PM To: List Member Subject: The Weekly Bookmark THE WEEKLY BOOKMARK ISSN 1091-6202 August 30, 1998 - Vol. 4, No. 18 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. We'll catch up on the Web posting of some back issues very 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. 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Submitted By: John Posatiere -------------------- BOOKS AND MUSIC Official Robert Munsch Web Site http://www.robertmunsch.com/ The official Web site of best-selling children's author, Robert Munsch. The site features biographical information, plus previously unpublished stories and poems; pictures sent to Munsch by young fans; stories behind the stories; and more. Submitted By: Helen Aitkin Linn's Music Page http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/6681/ Music Heaven! Music and Lyrics of pop and rock songs of Celine Dion, Enya, Yanni, U2, Blur, Oasis, Take That, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Spice Girls, Fool's Garden, Backstreet Boys, etc. Submitted By: Linn G. -------------------- BUSINESS AND FINANCE Welcome to The American Small Businesses Association http://www.asbaonline.org The American Small Businesses Association provides small-business owners with the resources and benefits they need to grow a profitable business. Submitted By: editor ------------------- COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY The Applet Place http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hills/8715/ This page holds the best of java applets in the world. And if you register you can also see the source code. Submitted By: Mathias Hagensen ------------------- EDUCATION Planet-Know http://www.planet-know.net/ Planet-Know is a federal government supported site designed to educate and encourage youth about the dangers of drug use. Submitted By: Bryce Gaylor MoneyCents: Making Money Make Sense for Kids http://www.KidsMoneyCents.com Youth education on earning, saving, investing and spending money. Games, cartoons, stories make learning fun. Workbook available for middle school finance / economics classroom study. Designed by educators with years of youth workshop experience. Submitted By: Barbara Smart Marine Environmental Education Foundation http://www.cleanboating.org The Marine Environmental Education Foundation (MEEF) was incorporated as a nonprofit, tax exempt, charitable foundation in 1994 to bring together national specialists to develop education programs and research on marine environmental issues. Submitted By: Cynthia Meinke ------------------- ENTERTAINMENT Intel's Virtual Venice http://www.intel.com/cpc/explore/venice/index.htm Visit Virtual Venice and explore a virtual reality model of Venice riding a gondola through the canals complete with mandolin accompaniment. The tour requires a short delay to download a free Viscape* plug-in from the site. The textures and lighting of this 3D experience speak of more things to come from this media. Select different perspectives as you explore the waterways of Venice. Submitted By: Phillip Waite WebFun http://webfun.com/ Game News and Previews, Free Web Based Email Service, Free Desktop Themes for Windows 95 and 98, Buy, Trade and Sell Your Used Games. Submitted By: staff Hammer Horror Films http://www.hammer.gotoinfo.ch/ A web site devoted to England's Hammer Horror/Sci-Fi Films from 1954-76. Submitted By: Greg Turnbull Public Television Station Thirteen/WNET Launches WNETStation Bulletin http://www.wnet.org/ wNetStation is the award-winning Web site of public broadcaster Thirteen/WNET in New York. wNetStation features outstanding Web companion pieces drawn from such popular Thirteen/WNET television series as NATURE, GREAT PERFORMANCES, GOING PLACES, CITY ARTS, AMERICAN MASTERS, STEPHEN HAWKING'S UNIVERSE, and MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME. The site also includes original made-for-Web pieces such as "Overboard," a hit Web "soap" multimedia comic book. Submitted By: Edward Gregory ------------------- HEALTH AND MEDICINE Triplets Canada http://www.sentex.net/~jeanette/index.htm Everything you need to know about having triplets or higher-order multiples. Health information, support organizations, ages and stages, FAQS- a central clearinghouse for Higher-Order Multiple Birth information. Submitted By: Jeanette Niebler Mr. Long Term Care http://www.mr-longtermcare.com/ltc/index.html Mr. Long-Term Care, Martin Bayne, has devoted his efforts to this staggering issue: what will happen to all the aging Americans who need long-term health care? His recent interview with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton sheds some light on the Whitehouse Administration's Long-Term Care (LTC) strategy. Submitted By: Martin Bayne ------------------- INTERNET AND WEB Top Hosts - New Comparison-Shopping Directory Of Web Hosting Services http://www.tophosts.com/ A free directory of Web hosting providers. Features three important new features on the site. Top Hosts' new capabilities will help a business more easily compare the offerings and pricing of various hosts and select the one that offers the most value. Top Hosts gives Web users quick access to a searchable database of over 500 Web providers. Now includes: Traceroute connectivity testing, Top 15 Hosts listing, "Shopping cart" capability. Submitted By: Robert Laidlaw Internet ScamBusters http://www.scambusters.org You can subscribe FREE to Internet ScamBusters, the premier publication on Internet fraud. Discover how to reduce spam, avoid being ripped off by the "809" and "Nigerian fee" scams, reduce credit card fraud, spot virus hoaxes, learn the truth about Internet malls, identify urban legends, and much more. Submitted By: Dr. Audri G. Lanford ------------------- NEWS VOA Communications World http://www.trsc.com/cw Voice of America's weekly media show, hosted by Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott, is broadcast to the world on Saturdays. Herein we provide the broadcast schedule, links to RealAudio and program scripts. Submitted By: Thomas Sundstrom ------------------- ORGANIZATIONS Citizens for Roadside Safety http://www.98.net/roadsafety/index.html Citizens for Roadside Safety was established to monitor and improve roadside safety. Submitted By: Galen Bird ------------------- RECREATION AND SPORTS St.George Dragons Rugby League - Australia http://www.stgeorge.org.au Click here for information on the St. George Dragons including news on the team, player profiles, upcoming events, membership, merchandise and much more. Submitted By: Luke Scully BIGdigitsonline http://www.paonessa.com/bigdigitsonline/newsletter.htm Our mission is to bring you, the reader, a perspective on sports that you won't get on any other site. We promise to give you our view and to express what everyone thinks, but is afraid to say. Submitted By: Michael Paonessa ------------------- SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY NatureNode: One Stop Website For Nature Lovers! http://www.naturenode.com/ Interactive community projects, reference, earth-friendly shopping, education projects, exchange seeds, original nature poetry and stories, herb recipes, Rebop the Ecological Reporter etc. Submitted By: Cindy Ashy ------------------- SOCIETY AND CULTURE Vagabond Pages http://web.idirect.com/~vagabond Politics, philosophy, art & letters, aphorisms, Communication Page. Many woodcuts. The Vagabond tries to follow its motto: "The Vagabond struggles with ideas. Occasionally the Vagabond plays Devil's Advocate" Submitted By: William Markiewicz Hues Magazine for women of all cultures, shapes, and lifestyles http://www.hues.net A Young woman's guide to power and attitude; a magazine for women of all cultures, shapes, and lifestyles. Submitted By: Stephanie Madsen New Moon the magazine for girls and their dreams http://www.newmoon.org/index.html An international magazine and catalog for every girl who wants her voice heard and her dreams taken seriously. Submitted By: Stephanie Madsen Christianity at the Mining Company http://christianity.miningco.com You homepage for Christianity and all things Christian including a weekly feature written by your Christianity. Submitted By: Charles Henderson Parrot Talk Connection http://www.parrottalk.com Welcome to Parrot Talk Connection, where the health and well being of parrots is the primary concern. Submitted By: Bobbi Brinker ------------------- TRAVEL AND REGIONAL Awesome Turangi Tongariro New Zealand Online http://www.laketaupo.co.nz The Town of Turangi is a popular holiday destination beside New Zealand's largest lake, Lake Taupo. The area is most noted for its fabulous fishing and skiing. This site extensively details the town, motels, restaurants and guides. Submitted By: Alan Simmons The Kapiti Coast - Wellington Region of New Zealand. http://www.kcdc.govt.nz/ The Kapiti Coast is the coastal playground for the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Submitted By: Jim Boswell PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR - SEE FULL AD AT BEGINNING OF THIS ISSUE ====================================================================== The Search Beat...The One-Stop Web Directory http://www.search-beat.com ====================================================================== ********************************************************************** 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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