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Like skiing? Like snowboarding? Like it so much, you'll visit a site devoted to them in September? If so, hyperski over to Hyperski. And we don't want no guff from anyone who can see snow outside their window right now. <URL:HYPERSKI>
One of the most complex and provocative social, emotional, and financial issues in medicine is organ donation and transplantation. TransWeb crosses the boundaries of ethics, law, sports, family life, education, and research to link to announcements, testimonials, reports, press releases, policy changes, an organ- donation FAQ, newsgroup postings, and other information for medical professionals, patients, and family members. (Pant, pant.) There are also plenty of links to foundations, medical societies, transplant centers, and support groups. (Phew, glad that's over.) If you're looking for a newsletter or video about transplantation, this is a good place to start. Athletes and others may be interested in the section on the 1996 US Transplant Games. <URL:TRANSPLANT LINKS>
FAQ Finder allows you to search by category or directly for the FAQ of your choice. Over 1,800 links to FAQs around the world will let you in on everything from alligators to attorneys. It's quick. It's available. <URL:FIND FAQ;
FIND FAQWith backgrounds only slightly less irritating than the subject, the Anti-Telemarketer Source offers scads of information on what telemarketing operations can and cannot do, and how to avoid, harass, and basically annoy callers as much as or more than they do you. Some of the suggestions are humorous, some sadistic, but all undoubtedly are effective. More useful, though, is information on the Telephone Consumer's Protection Act of 1991 and the strictures it places on telemarketing firms. Here's when a telemarketer calls, ask to be placed on their "do not call" list. If they call again within a year, you can sue them for $500. There's an easy money scheme worth investigating. <URL:SUE SPAMMERS>
Tired of endless Publisher's Clearinghouse letters? The Junkbusters Web site promises to reduce your unwanted junk mail and even cut down on those telemarketing phone calls. They offer various solutions, depending on your level of tolerance for junk. <URL:JUNKBUSTERS>
This terrific site offers a dictionary that can be searched in categories such as science, medical, business, and computer. You can use wildcards, and enter either terms or words. In addition, if no match is found the search is automatically expanded. There are also links to other dictionary sites, and the opportunity to contribute suggestions. Bookmark this one if u want tu lern tu spel. <URL:DICTIONARY>
FAQ Finder allows you to search by category or directly for the FAQ of your choice. Over 1,800 links to FAQs around the world will let you in on everything from alligators to attorneys. It's quick. It's available. <URL:FAQ FINDER>
The topic? Anything from eating disorders to politics to garden mulch. Forum One indexes online discussions of more than 20,000 subjects, all yours to debate with other interested parties. It's a great way to have a decent conversation or just to find out what the world's typing about. <URL: 20,000 on line discussion groups>
A clever HTML edition of the famous Roget's Thesaurus is now online. Whether you can never think of the right word or you just want a better one, Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases can ease your brain cells' burden. One little catch - it's the 1911 edition. Particularly useful is the Find search engine, which is amazingly fast and fruitful. We entered frustrate and Roget matched us with hindrance and failure in about five seconds. We immediately felt like less of a failure, were grateful to Roget for being the opposite of a hindrance, and were relieved of our sense of frustration. <URL:WEB SOURCE ROGET>
CNet has just opened yet another site geared to Web developers. The usual assortment of tips and tricks are really nothing special (e.g. how to use CELLPADDING in tables), but the examples are quite well done and informative. The 4.0 Browser Playground lets you explore new features supported in the latest browsers (e.g. drop-down menus in Communicator). If you check out the source text of the demos you'll note that this isn't HTML anymore, it's heavy duty interface programming. There are also the requisite reviews of Java development tools, tips on graphic design and adding audio to your site, and a Java applet which flashes headlines at you in irritatingly small font, all framed by those CNet trademark yellow borders. <URL: CNET WEB BUILDER>
The Weekly Web Poll features a new poll every week. It's instant, and either insipid or intriguing, depending on your taste. The poll when we wrote this was whether you prefer MacDonald's or Burger King. <URL: WEEKLY POLL>
A huge undertaking is already producing amazing results. The National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Institutes of Health presents a wealth of information about the Human Genome mapping project. The pages have over 40 genes that have been identified with inherited disorders, and a search engine for many others. One of the links is to Science Magazine's Genome Issue. This series of articles explains the methodology, progress, and importance of the project. Uhh, you do know what a genome is, right? <URL:HUMAN GENOME>
Looking for something in a microprocessor? This free database lets you access 10 GB of articles, reviews, and papers on software, networking, and information technology (IT) topics. That's a lot. <URL:SOFTWARE, NETWORKING & INFO TECH>
This page starts with the periodic table in traditional form. You can further investigate the elements based upon their many different properties: general, chemical, physical, nuclear, electronic, biological, geological, crystallographic, reduction potentials, isotope abundances, electronic configurations, and ionization enthalpies. This chemical bonanza joins the ranks of an increasing number of well done, special interest sites. <URL:PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS>
The Plant Tracker is a no-nonsense botanical database covering all uses of common plants. From one interface you can search on either the binomial or common names, usage, growing conditions, or any combination of factors. In case you can't think of the term to search on, there are lists of term descriptions for the various medicinal uses, edible uses, soil types, moisture levels, etc. Amazingly, there really are 101 things to do with kudzu (well, more like 25 or so). <URL:PLANT TRACKER>
Thanks to National Academy Press (NAP), you can access more than 1,000 health, science, and technology books for free. This site seems designed mostly for researchers and others with professional interests, but consumers are welcome and will quickly find much of topical interest, including Auditorium Chat. NAP has collected digitized books in more than 26 categories in the Reading Room. Much of the dry prose comes from government agencies, but tax dollars have at least made it plentiful, far-reaching, and authoritative. Fresh Paint is a What's New with a calendar, reviews, and discussions of hot topics in science. If you want hard copy, go to Bookstore. (You don't really want to click through 300 pages online, do you?) <URL:NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS BOOK LIST>
One of the classiest cultural magazines on the Web right now is the Smithsonian's Increase and Diffusion, a masterpiece that, like the museum itself, celebrates the richness and complexity of contemporary life with an appealing blend of scholarship and journalism. The first issue offers multipage, conservatively and beautifully illustrated stories, such as one about an archaeologist who works underwater in Hawaii to clarify one of the most bizarre and fascinating stories in American history. Other features include an in-depth look at the American wine industry, poetry and the workplace, a profile of solo theater artist Brenda Wong Aoki, a multipart audio interview with ex - Los Angeles Laker star James Worthy, and a background piece on a luncheonette pivotal in the American civil rights movement. Let's hope the Smithsonian continues to fund this site. What a premiere! <URL: SMITHSONIA INCREASE & DIFFUSION>
The title of this lean and mean, superbly functional gateway sounds dull, but many a journalist would love to have the Drudge Report on a pocket computer. Matt Drudge has saved us a lot of investigative drudgery, for sure. Wake up with a collection of well-heeled Web feeds, including the Associated Press, Fox News, Reuters, financial and political wires, and links to major American newspapers. Matt Drudge offers a column of his own and links to online columns by news and review celebrities such as Robert Novak, Mary McGrory, and Roger Ebert, along with mainstream and entertainment magazines. Go straight to facts without multimedia flash. Information junkies will love this site, especially if they have a few hours a day to revisit it. A kiosk with the Drudge Report should be in the hallway of every school of journalism or communications. <URL:http:DRUDGE REPORT>
Howard Rheingold is widely acknowledged as one of the more thoughtful and articulate chroniclers of the online revolution. His new commercial site tells you it wants to feed your mind and change the world. Howard has made his reputation with intelligent online discourse and, unsurprisingly, dialogue is the major point of his new site. A well designed infrastructure supports a series of online discussion forums on a variety of trendy topics like the evolution of liberation, media shock, and the wealth of networks. Of more than passing interest is an excellent directory of virtual communities on the Web ranging across MUDs, chat spaces, specialty forums, and virtual worlds. On the whole, this is a welcome effort at elevating the nature of online discourse above the white noise of senseless newsgroup chatter, and at promoting the idea and practice of the virtual community. Recom- mended. <URL:RHEINGOLD AND WEB>
This enlightening site presents a well-balanced selection of life lessons from the Zen masters of Asia. The stories themselves are short and sweet. Comments from readers are also provided. While you may find yourself ardently agreeing or disagreeing with the stories or the running commentary, it really is an ideal blend of yin and yang. Enjoy the ride. <URL:SULER'S PSYCHOLOGY RESOURCES>
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