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Newsstand U.S. News Foreign News Think Tanks
Artificial intelligence American Association of Artificial Intelligence Iowa State Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab
Astronomy Astronomical Society of Northern New England (ASNNE) NASA Earth Observatory NASA's pictures of Mars from the Rover Mission and pictures of the universe from the Hubble Tonight's Sky World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness Your Sky
Biographies Astronauts, a NASA site Biographical Dictionary Biographies, an A&E television network site Biographies, a PBS History site Congressional biographies, a U.S. government site Founding Fathers, a Colonial Hall site Presidents: a U.S. government site Scientists, part of Eric Weisstein's World of Science site
Caregiving Aging Parents and Elder Care Commonwealth Fund, working to improve health care Intergenerations, Expanding the vision, giving shape to life Massachusetts Elder Affairs Caregiver Support Program Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council (MSILC) National Alliance for Caregivers National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Massachusetts National Center for Assisted Living National Family Caregivers Association Third Age Guide to Caregiving
Community Active Living by Design America's Most Livable Communities Bicycle Friendly Communities Center for Livable Communities Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) Disasters and Emergency Preparedness Environmental Protection Agency, Encouraging Smart Growth Family, Home, and Community, first.gov Healthy Communities and Healthy Cities Levittown, Documents of an Ideal American Suburb Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) New Urban News Project for Public Spaces
Consumer awareness Consumer information Epinions, product reviews
Country profiles Asia Source Background Notes, U.S. State Department Country Profiles BBC Country Profiles China Online North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Portals to the World, Library of Congress World Factbook 2004, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Press Review
Dictionaries and grammar Acroynm Server Simplified Capital Community College Foundation's Guide to Grammar and Writing Medical Dictionary Sharp Points, Jack Walsh's blog, The Slot Specialty Dictionaries
Games American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Online Chess Online Scrabble Daily Crossword Puzzle from Dictionary.com
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CEO Express, "designed to be the executive’s interface to the Internet" DocuTicker, "A daily update of new reports from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks, and other groups." Information Please Library of Congress Federal Research Division
Geography Atlas of Canada Cities and Towns: "CityTownInfo.com is the easy way to find info on thousands of U.S. cities and towns." Holt, Rinehart and Winston World Atlas InfoPlease Atlas Library of Congress, world as well as U.S. maps Maps of World, site developed in India Merriam-Webster 's Atlas National Atmospheric and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, Imaging Radar at Southport, Clickable world map National Geographic Map Machine Oddens' Bookmarks, searchable database of world maps of every kind Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection States and Capitals U.S. Department of the Interior, National Atlas, the new U.S. government national atlas, a project begun in 1997 to update the next most recent U.S. atlas published in 1977 U.S. Cities and Towns: "CityTownInfo.com is the easy way to find info on thousands of US cities and towns."
Geology This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics, U.S. Geological Survey The Plates Project Volcano Lesson Plans: Hat tip to a middle school teacher
Government and law American Law Sources On-line (covers Canada too) Congressional Biographical Directory: U.S. government site giving biographies of every member of Congress dating back to the Continental Congress Federal Judicial Center Federal News Service, "provides transcripts of the news when it happens" FindLaw, a comprehensive law research site Robert's Rules of Order Roll Call Thomas, Library of Congress site for legislative information Virtual Chase, "teaching legal professionals how to do research" _____________
For an excellent up-to-date comprehensive list of schools that offer political science degrees that can be obtained online, see the Web site Political Science Degree: Guide to Online Political Science Degrees. A hat tip to the site's creator and maintainer.
Health Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) American Diabetes Association Better Hearing Institute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services How to Get Motivated to Exercise: Eliminate Physical Pain, Get Loose, Slow Down, and Have FUN!! Hat tip to the Physical Education staff at the Valley Charter School. Foundation Fighting Blindness Harvard School of Public Health's Nutrition Source
Mayo
Clinic's Guidelines
for Good Nutrition Mayo Clinics Menus for Heart-Healthy Eating Medical Dictionary
National Coalition on Health Care (NCHA), Washington, D.C., "the nation’s largest and most broadly representative alliance working to improve America’s health care . . . . founded in 1990 and is nonprofit and rigorously nonpartisan" National Institute on Aging National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Mental Health Oncology.com, American Society of Clinical Oncology Prescription Index Prevent
Blindness America Simple Steps to Better Dental Health Unite for Sight World Health News, Harvard School of Public Health
History, American Adams Family Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society American Journeys American Memory Project, Library of Congress American Rhetoric: Index of thousands of famous speeches Access to U.S. government archival databases Archiving Early America Avalon Project at Yale, Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy Civil War, Index of Information Available on the Internet, U.S. Civil War Center, Louisiana State University Guns & Other Weaponry from the Civil War: "The American Civil War was one of the first major wars in the industrial era. Over the period of five years (1861 to 1865) in which the war was fought, the Union and Confederate armies used an extensive variety of weapons against each other, ranging from swords to cannons. Many new weapons and technologies emerged during the course of the war, and some of them played a significant role in deciding the war's final outcome." Hat tip to the Brighter Futures Charter School in California! Overview of "Civil War Movies:
Truth or Fiction?": Constitution Society Federalist, text maintained online by the Constitution Society Franklin (Benjamin) Papers, Yale University Hamilton, Alexander, guide to original sources available via the Internet HarpWeek, "Harper’s Weekly is really the only consistent, comprehensive, week-to-week chronological record of what happened world-wide in the last half of the nineteenth century." History Central, American and World History Jefferson (Thomas) Digital Archive, University of Virginia Jefferson (Thomas) Papers, American Memory, by the Library of Congress Lincoln (Abraham) Papers, American Memory, by the Library of Congress Lincoln, Collected Works, by the Abraham Lincoln Association Madison (James) Papers, University of Virginia Massachusetts Historical Society National Archives National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian U.S. Civil War Information, USA People Search, provides an exhaustive list of resources on the Civil War Washington (George) Papers, American Memory, by the Library of Congress Washington (George) Papers, University of Virginia World War I Document Archive, maintained at the Brigham Young University by the World War I Military History List volunteers
Literature
Arts & Letters Daily Bartleby.com: The best Internet literary resource Great Books Foundation, "an independent, nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to provide people of all ages with the opportunity to read, discuss, and learn from outstanding works of literature." * New York Times Books Online Books Page, University of Pennsylvania's listing of 20,000 free books on the Web Online Literature Library Poetry Daily Project Gutenberg, "the Internet's oldest producer of FREE electronic books (eBooks or eTexts)." This Day in Literature Writer's Almanac
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Cape Cod Disability Access Directory Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMMS) Disability Exchange, Boston Metropolitan Area Go Cape Cod! The Cape Cod Commission's Transportation Information Center Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (AAB) Massachusetts Community Access Monitor (CAM) Program Massachusetts Office on Disability MassResources.org, "a Web site that provides detailed information about the many types of assistance available to those in need living in Massachusetts" National Council on Disability, U.S. government National Organization on Disability New Freedom Initiative, U.S. government New Freedom Initiative (U.S. government) Online Resource for Americans with Disabilities Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in Massachusetts Social Security Disability Secrets
Music All Music Guide Columbia University Music & Arts Library ConcertoNet.com, the classical music network Essentials of Music, W.W. Norton and Sony site Juilliard School Library and Archives Lewis Music Library, MIT Library of Congress, Recorded Sound Reference Center Loeb Music Library, Harvard University Music-Scores.com, classical sheet music Music & Vision Daily New England Jazz Alliance New England Music Camp New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Newport Music Festival, classical Newport Jazz Festival, a JVC international festival This Day in Jazz History, A Smithsonian site
New England American Centuries, View from New England, Museum Hall, Deerfield, Massachusetts Cocker Spaniel Rescue of New England (CSRNE) Discover New England Great Cheeses of New England Historic New England (Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities) Invasive Plant Index of New England (IPINE) New England Governor's Conference (NEGC) New England Library Association (NELA) New England Lighthouses New England Museum Association (NEMA) New England Newspaper Association (NENA) New England Press Association (NEPA) New England Runner New England Skeptical Society (NESS) New England Theater Conference (NETC) New England Trail Runner Visit New England Zoo New England
Oceans Ocean Conservancy New England Aquarium Scripps Institute of Oceanography United Nations Atlas of the Oceans Whale Center of New England Woods Hole Research Center Electronic Atlas of the Cape Cod Environment
Outdoors All About Birds, Cornell University's Laboratory of Ornithology. Includes their online collection of recorded bird songs. Birding in the United States and Abroad: An all-inclusive list of resources on birds. A hat tip to one of our readers at TeachCentral.net. A Bird's Home Birdwatch, PBS Online Massachusetts Audubon Society National Audubon Society National Museum of Natural History's North American Mammals Wildlife Garden
Photography Astronomy Picture of the Day Best of Photojournalism 2005 California Academy of Sciences, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 49 photographs by Subhankar Banerjee Newseum: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs New York Public Library Picture Collection Online Picture of the Day from Kodak Scenes from my life
Science Beyond Discovery National Aeuronautics and Space Administration Science Daily Science Odyssey, WGBH and PBS SciTech Daily
Travel Travel and Leisure magazine Traveling Online Virtual Tourist Camera Works: Washington Post Traveler Photo Archives
Weather Weather Channel local forecast for Barnstable, ten-day local forecast, and national forecast NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Barnstable County regular forecast and hazardous weather conditions for Barnstable County and NOAA-NWS Storm Center Hurricanes Plymouth State Weather Center: good maps NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hurricane general information U.S. Severe Weather Forecast Map from Weather Underground Intellicast Storm Center Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hurricane information Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Hurricane information American Red Cross Hurricane information Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Hurricane information Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) hurricane information for people with pets
Natural Disaster Help Guide to Pet Disaster Preparedness for Renters and Homeowners Hat tip to the Valley Book Club for this great resource. Natural Disaster Resource, a Web site maintained by the Real Insurance Company--Hat tip to one of our readers who is a teacher
Work and finding work Associate Degree Online: Hat tip to the Associate Degree Online's webmaster. This is an excellent resource. Bureau of Labor Statistics CareerJournal.com, Wall Street Journal free site Cooperative Fund of New England (CFNE) Get That Job! Invention Submission Corporation Job blog, Boston.com JobSearchUSA.org Riley Guide, for job hunters SCORE, Cape Cod Startup Journal, a Wall Street Journal free site Weddle's Job Search, Recruiting, and Employment Resources Where the hell did my job go? Working Wounded |
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