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| Artcyclopedia:
The Fine Art Search Engine |
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A comprehensive index of every artist represented
at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online
resources. Only sites on the World Wide Web where artists' works
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Web'n Best Business Sites |
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Links to the best business, economics, and consumer
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| Literary
Resources on the Net |
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This set of pages is a collection of links to
sites on the Internet dealing especially with English and American
literature. |
| Visual
Thesaurus |
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An exploration in language and learning, the Thesaurus
is a visual representation of the English language. |
| Simply
Scripts |
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Simply links to hundreds of free, downloadable
scripts, movie scripts, screenplays, and transcripts of current,
classic and maybe a few soon-to-be-released movies, television,
anime, unproduced and radio shows |
| ELAC
Playwriters Workshop |
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One of the few places on the Internet where you
can find free plays or monologues suitable for oral interpretations.
Be prepared to do some cutting and/or editing, however. |
| Theatre
History.com Plays |
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The monologues may be too short, but this site
has a collection of 10-minute, one act, and full length plays. |
| Project
Gutenberg |
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Project Gutenberg is the oldest producer of free
electronic books (eBooks or etexts) on the Internet with over
13,000 eBooks available. |
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| Countries
of the World
(State.gov) |
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State Department's Background Notes providing
detailed and current information on each country. |
| CIA
World Factbook |
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Country information prepared by the Central Intelligence
Agency for the use of US Government officials -- the factbook
is public domain. |
| InfoNation:
International Comparisons |
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Infonation allows you to view and compare statistical
data for all UN member states. |
| Federal
Research Division County Studies |
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This website contains the on-line versions of
books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research
Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area
Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army |
| CountryWatch |
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CountryWatch is a world leader in providing country
specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries
of the world. |
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| Countries
of the World (State.gov) |
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State Department's Background Notes providing
detailed and current information on each country. |
| Atlapedia
(Geography and Climate Info) |
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Atlapedia Online contains full color physical
maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on
countries of the world. |
| Countries
of the World (Geographic.org) |
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From the USA CIA World Factbooks, the United Nations
Statistical Office, The Library of Congress Country Studies
and other sources. |
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| Historical
Atlas of the 20th Century |
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A variety of international historical maps, info
and links. |
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| Political
Resources.Net |
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Listings of political sites available on the Internet
sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments,
Media and more from all around the world. |
| World
Political Parties |
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Links to political parties, interest groups and
other special movements. |
| Worldwide
Governments on the WWW |
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Comprehensive database of governmental institutions
on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law
courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations,
central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes
also political parties. Online since June 1995. Contains more
than 17000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories
as of June 2002. |
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| UN
Food and Agriculture Organization Statistics |
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Statistics from the World Agricultural Information
Centre |
| World
Health Organization Statistics |
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The World Health Organization, the United Nations
specialized agency for health, was established on 7 April 1948.
WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment
by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health
is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical,
mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity. |
| United
Nation's Children's Fund Statistics |
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Created by the United Nations General Assembly
in 1946 to help children after World War II in Europe, UNICEF
was first known as the United Nations International Children's
Emergency Fund. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the
United Nations system, its task being to help children living
in poverty in developing countries. |
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| UNHCR
Statistics and Reports |
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United
Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and
co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve
refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard
the rights and well-being of refugees. |
| Human
Rights Watch 2003 World Report |
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Human Rights Watch is the largest human rights
organization based in the United States. Human Rights Watch
researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights
abuses in all regions of the world. Human Rights Watch then
publishes those findings in dozens of books and reports every
year, generating extensive coverage in local and international
media. |
| Amnesty
International 2002 Report |
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Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide voluntary
activist movement working for human rights. It is concerned
solely with the impartial protection of human rights. |
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| Economist.com
Country Briefings |
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News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics
and more. |
| Global
Edge Country Reports |
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A global economic and business knowledge web-portal
that provides a wealth of information, insights, and learning
resources on global business activities. |
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| Social
Security Administration Policy Division |
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Serves as the Social Security Administration's
focal point for, policy analysis and research, evaluation, and
statistics. |
| ILO
Labor Statistics |
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View and extract data and metadata from LABORSTA,
an International Labour Office database on labour statistics
operated by the ILO Bureau of Statistics. |
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| Executive
Planet Cultural Etiquette |
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Essential culture guides designed for the international
travel. |
| UNESCO
Institute For Statistics |
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Global and internationally comparable statistics
on education, science, technology, culture and communication.
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| Adherents.com |
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Adherents.com is a growing collection of over
41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations
-- references to published membership/adherent statistics and
congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches,
denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures,
movements, ultimate concerns, etc |
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| EERI/IAEE
World Housing Encylopedia |
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The purpose of the encyclopedia is to develop
a global categorization of characteristic housing construction
types presented in a report using a standardized format. |
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| Food Finder |
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Food Finder provides nutritional information about
fast food items. This site can be used to find the fat content
of yourfavorite burger or list low calorie items from one or
more restaurants. |
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| Zonaland
(Mr. Zobel's Site) |
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Physics and Mathematics Site |
| Math.com: the world
of online math |
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Math.com is dedicated to providing revolutionary
ways for students, parents, teachers, and everyone to learn
math. Combining educationally sound principles with proprietary
technology, Math.com offers a unique experience that quickly
guides the user to the solutions they need and the products
they want. These solutions include assessment, on-demand modular
courses that target key math concepts, 24/7 live online tutoring,
and expert answers to math questions. In addition to solutions,
Math.com offers exploratory and recreational introductions to
the world of math that will lead to deeper understanding and
enjoyment. |
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webquest |
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webquest |
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webquest |
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webquest |
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How Stuff Works |
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Just like it sounds -- a site that describes how
stuff works. |
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