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internet resources P-Z
A Selected List of Web resources arranged alphabetically
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Parenting
American Academy of Child and
& Adolescent Psychiatry has concise fact sheets of interest
to parents, teachers, and caregives in the Facts for Families
section.
Family.com features articles on
parenting and family life. There are electronic bulletin boards for
user interaction.
Family Education Network, designed
for families of school-aged children, emphasizes parent involvement
in education.
National Network for Family
Resilency has a section dedicated to grandparents in
Intergenerational Connections, especially for those who are
raising their grandchildren.
Parent Soup features parenting
resources, bulletin boards, chat and advice from the experts.
Parent Time: The Resource
for Kids 0 to 6 strives to be the definitive web resource for
parents of children 0 to 6.
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Parks
[National Parks]
[Ind.State Parks and Reservoirs]
National Parks
State Parks and Reservoirs
Indiana
State Parks has a list of Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs
in which information can be found for each park or reservoir.
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People
AnyWho, an easy-to-use source for
telephone numbers which includes a reverse directory.
BigBook, an electronic yellow
pages, maintained by GTE, including American and Canadian Businesses.
You can refined searches by limiting distances from a central point.
Biography.com has short biographies
of famous people, from the A&E television network Biography series.
Dead People Server is an irreverent
database of somewhat famous people listing the date and cause of
death. Dispels myths of celebrities widely thought to be dead, but
still living.
Fax Directory All
Countries is a listing of fax directories, available by country,
but not all countries are included.
InforSpace
Toll-Free Numbers can be used to search by business name,
keyword, name of category or product.
Switchboard.com lists people,
businesses and email addresses. Type in your own name, and
switchboard will introduce you to businesses around your area, along
with maps and general information about your neighborhood.
Telephone Directories on the
Web provides linds to international yellow, white, business,
email and fax directories. Not all countries are covered, and not
all are translated into English, but this site provides many
directories not found elsewhere.
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Performing Arts
[General]
[Dance][Music]
[Theater]
General
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Dance
Dance Links is a
regularly updated list of links to dance resources.
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Music
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Theater
Dramatists Play
Service has a catalog available online and information about
award-winning plays.
Interplay is an index to
plays in collections and magazines not found in standard printed
indexes. Both foreign language and English language plays are
` indexed.
On Broadway has
information about Broadway plays and musicals.
Theatre
Central has links to many theatre resources on the Internet.
Lists Broadway, off Broadway, regional and national tours, London
Awards, seating charts and celebrity information.
Tony Awards is the official web site
of the Tony Awards.
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Personal Finance
American Stock Exchange (AMEX). View
streaming video of the trading floor, check stocks, options and
derivatives and learn about S & P Depositary Receipts.
Big Charts contains a historical
quotes tool. Type in a ticker symbol and a date. You will be given
the closing price on that date and the split adjusted price for
that date (As with any financial information, consult with your
accountant or broker when using this data.)
Check Free Investment
Services. Enter the ticker symbol to check on a stock or check
the current state of the market with the "Market Watch" feature.
FinanCenter features calculators
that help you figure the best financial path for buying insurance,
planning retirement, paying off credit cards, buying a car, buying
a home, and other financial activities and investments.
Futures Online, sponsored by
Futures Magazine, offers commodities and futures information.
Insure.com: The Consumer Insurance
Guide has the motto "We inform, You decide". Provides articles,
ratings, contacts and general information about all types of
insurance and companies that provide it.
IRS is the home page for
the Internal Revenue Service. Has tax forms and tax publications
which may be downloaded.
Money.com is
Money Magazine's "Personal Finance Center".
MorningStar is a live source of
information on thousands of stocks and mutual funds, including news
and articles. Morningstar will set up a personal portfolio for a
fee but most of the information is free.
Motley Fool offers information on
stocks, retirement, handling debt, buying a house, and other issues
of personal finance--all with a dash of humor.
Mutual Fund Central is a good source for
mutual fund information. It includes links to the major mutual fund
company sites.
NASDAQ Stock Exchange. You can enter
ticker symbols to see quotes, performance information and
Reuters news about stocks and mutual funds.
New York Stock Exchange. View current
stock quotes, historical financial timelines and information about
market regulation. Click on Publications for online brochures
and activities that educate suers about the market, including
"The Exchange", a monthly newsletter.
OADNDA is a site where you can
calculate the exchange rate between 14 currencies, view the
universal currency daily talbes, and view historical tables of
currency exchanges.
Stockmaster, a site where you
can create a portfolio to track your favorite stocks or participate
in message boards with ohter investors. Site also includes daily
charts of the S & P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average, and the NASDAQ.
Universal Currency Converter
will provide the latest exchange rates. Provided by Xenon
Laboratories Incorporated.
Wall Street Research Net has much of
its information by subscription only, but click on "Research a
Company" to find free government filings as well as homepages
for American and Canadian businesses.
Yahoo! Finance includes company
news, financial information and stock quotes.
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Politics and Elections
[State/Local Politics]
[National Politics]
State/Local Politics
National Politics
Center for Responsive Politics
is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington,
D.C. that specializes in the study of Congress and especially the
role that money plays in elections and actions, including a 50-state
status report on campaign finance electronic filing. Also includes
information on "soft money" donations.
Congressional
Quarterly Freesites offers nonpartisan voter information on
"Vote Watch", which provides news stories on congressional votes
and a searchable database of members' individual votes. "American
Voter" offers background information about members of the House and
Senate, and "Rate-Your-Rep" allows you to compare your position
on key congressional issues to those of your representative or
senator.
Federal Election Commission provides
information on: federal elections, including U.S. Congressional
primary dates and candidate filing deadlines for ballot access;
Policy.com explores
a variety of viewpoints on controversial issues such as assisted
suicide or the legalization of marijuana. Also includes links to
hundreds of think tanks.
Project Vote Smartprovides
for both national and state candidates: candidate biographies, campaign finance, issue positions, voting
records, performance evaluations by special interests, campaign
contributions, backgrounds, previous experience, and contact
information. (available over a toll-free "Voter's Research Hotline.")
From the Corvallis (Oregon) organization.
Roll Call
Votes and Member Voting Records from the Library of Congress,
this page also has ratings of legislators which were determined by
special interest groups.
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Religion
Baha'ihas Baha'i
resources on the internet from The Bahai'i Computer and Communation
association. The summary included introductory material, Baha'i
writings, information about interactive "IRC Firesides", various
Baha'i mailing lists and newsgroups, and information about Baha'i
organizations connected to the Internet.
Bhagvat Gitaincludes the
entire contents of the "Bhagavat Gita" in two formats
(Acrobat and PostScript). Presented by Ms. Shashi Sathhaye and Dr.
S. Mitra, professor in the Dept. of Sociology at Emory University,
Atlanta, Ga.
Bible Gateway allows
keywork searching of the "Bible" in a variety of languages
and versions, a service of the Gospel Communications Network.
Buddhism offers links to Buddhist
resources that are of an academic nature, as differentiated from
resources representing a Buddhist organization. From DharmaNet
International.
Catholic Online is a large Roman
Catholic information service.
Electronic
Bodhidharma is the cyberspace home of the International
Research Institute for Zen Buddhism.
Finding God
in Cyberspace is a good place to start when looking for
information about world religions. Dr. John Gresham's Oxford
University site offers an annotated guide to electronic and print
religious studies information with many links to a variety of
religions, plus links to electronic religion texts, journals,
and influential people in the world of religion.
Greek Orthodox Christian
Church offers news, icons, liturgy, scriptures and more. From
The Orthodox Christian Foundation.
Islam is an Islam homepage
maintained by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students' Organization at the
University of Texas. An English translation of the "Qu'ran"
is available.
Judaism is a gateway sponsored by the
Jewish Internet Consortium, providing access to FAQs about Judaism,
links to Jewish Web Sites, even a directory of kosher restaurants.
You can access the "Jewish Bible" by linking to ORTnet.
Sikhsim has information
provided at Fort Panth Khalsa. Sikh history and current events are
available.
Spirituality,
Yoga, and Hinduism covers the diverse Hindu world. Includes
Hindu gods, Sanskrit and Vedic literature, and a number of links
to related information sites.
Zoroastrianism,
one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, is presented on
this site by the Stanford University Zoroastrian Group.
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Relocation
Relocation
Salary Locator will show you potential income and expenses in
different parts of the country.
VirtualRelocation
links to helpful relocation information.
Homes and Land is an electronic
magazine of real estate for sale.
City.Net offers information for cities
and states nationwide.
Rent.Net has a sample of the available
rental listings across the United States.
Relocation Central gives
comprehensive relocation information and web links for major cities
and regions in the United States.
American School Directory is a
directory of public and private schools nation-wide.
State Search is a topical
clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet,
a service of the National Association of State Information
Resource Executives.
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Schools
Jennings County School Corporation, the
official website of the Jennings County, Indiana schools. Schools,
Administration, Calendar, Jennings Country High School Library, 21st
Century Scholars Program.
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Science and Mathematics
[Mathematics]
[Earth and Space Science]
[Life Science]
[General & Physical Science][Science Projects]
Mathematics
MacTutor--History of Mathematics provides an integrated
collection of over 1,000 biographies and historical articles of a
mathematical nature, alongside interactive birthplace maps and the
famous curve applet. From the School of Mathematical and
Computational Sciences at the University of St. Andrews in England.
Math and Science
Gateway, Cornell University's guide to resources in
mathematics and science for educators and students.
Math Forum is Swarthmore
College's extensive clearinghouse of high-quality mathematics and
math education resources, aimed at teachers, researchers, parents,
and students.
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Earth and Space Science
Auroras
. Visit this site to understand the phenomenon of "paintings
in the sky."
Chemical Scorecard contains
information about chemicals in the environment. Enter your zip
code to find companies in your community and a list of the
chemicals used there.
CNN's Space News, where you
can stay up-to-date with late-breaking space news from CNN.
Geology and the Environment is an excellent guide to geology
information. Topics include plate tectonics, volcanoes, landslides,
water, energy, earthquakes, weather, soil, and minerals.
The Hale-Bopp Comet
Page from NASA, offers everything you want to know about the
Hale-Bopp comet, written for the non-astronomer.
Hubble Space
Telescope, an educational NASA project, live from the Hubble
Space Telescope.
Living Planet
Report offers insight into the state of the world's resources,
from the World Wildlife Fund.
Mars explores the possibility of
life on Mars, from the Federation of American Scientists.
NASA Space Science Data Center
provides access to a wide variety of astrophysics, space physics,
solar physics, lunar and planetary data from the NASA space flight
missions, from NSSDC.
is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies.
Oceanography from the Scripps
Institution of Oceanology has links to oceanolgy information
worldwide.
Savage Earth is based on
the PBS series about our changing earth. Has information about
volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
Solar System brings you
views of the solar system in a vivid multimedia production
showing the splendor of the sun, planets, moons, and comets,
asteroids, and more. From the Hawaiian Astronomical Society and
electrical engineer Calvin J. Hamilton.
Spacelink is a NASA
site designed especially for teachers exploring aeronautics and
space resources with their students.
Streamnet has maps and other
data on waterways in the Pacific Northwest from the Northwest
Aquatic Information Network.
Sustainable
Development Timeline is a chronology, with links to other
sites, which begins with Rachel Carson's environmental studies
in 1962.
Tides will give
a tide prediction if you need to know the next low or high tide.
Windows to the Universe, is a
fun, graphic-intensive site and a virtual museum for space and
earth science, funded by NASA. Has images and information on the
Earth, the solar system, stars, space missions, and mythology.
"Kid's Space" and a teacher's guide provided.
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Life Science
Biology Teaching & Learning is
Genentech's resource program for high school biology teachers.
Several interactive forums enable educators to contribute and
exchange information and ideas.
Biotech attempts to enrich
the public's knowledge of biology and chemistry with a goal to
serve everyone from high school students to professional
researchers. An Indiana University web site.
Enivronmental Protection Agency
provides a wealth of information about environmental issues. Site
is designed for kids, students, teachers, concerned citizens,
business and industry, researchers and scientists.
Endangered Species
Act provides access to the full-text of the "Endangered Species
Act" from the Indiana University School of Law.
Frog
Dissection, an interactive frog dissection from the University
of Virginia.
Indianapolis Zoo has
driving directions, hours and prices, general zoo information, and
information about White River Gardens, and the ZooMobile.
North American Amphibian
Monitoring Program gives information on amphibian declines. The
amphibians have lived through the last two extinction episodes,
including the one which which saw the end of the dinosaurs. Now they
are disappearing at an alarming rate--even in pristine and remote
areas where factors like habitat destruction and human sprawl
cannot be directly implicated.
Seaworld offers an "Animal
Information Database" from the Seaworld Organization.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a
good site for endangered/threatened species information, as well
as information on fisheries and waterfowl. Images such as
photographs and artwork are available from the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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General & Physical Science
Discover Magazine has current and
archived articles from the magazine.
ExploraNet offers science
exhibits online from The San Francisco Exploratorium.
Mad Science, supported by The
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo.. Has
an online archive of questions and answers as well as links to
other science sites in "Ask-A-Scientist". In "Mad Labs" have
fun with science. Has information on careers in science and there
are links to other science sites
New Scientist Planet Science
is an online version of the British weekly news magazine dedicated
to science and technology.
Omni is Omni magazine's
website.
Periodic Table of Elements
is an excellent resource for the history and uses of each element.
Supplied by the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
and the American Chemical Society.
Popular Science has articles which cover
science, automobiles, consumer electronics, computers, home
technology, photography, aviation and space. Has a buyers guide for
automotive and electronic products. Also includes "Popular
Science's 50 Top Science and Technology Sites on the Internet."
Science for the
Millennium, a multimedia "Expo" focusing chiefly on astronomy
and astrophysics, advanced computation, and virtual environments.
From The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the
University of Illinois.
Science Magazine is an online
version of Science Magazine from The American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
A Science Odyssey is a PBS
guide to science and technology which compares the state of science
in 1900 with today. Presents major discoveries and the people who
made them.
Table of Elements
is concise little table of elements, presented by the University of
Sheffield in England.
Time can be used to set your watch
to the official United States Naval Observatory clock or to
calculate sunrise/sunset and moon phases.
Why Files, from
the University of Wisconsin, explore "the science behind the news."
Includes up-to-date entertaining, nontechnical tutorials on many
science and technology topics that have made the news recently,
such as "mad cow disease" panic, nicotine addiction, and the status
of electric-car technology.
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Science Projects
CyberFair was created for and
by students in grades 3 through 6, hosted by the public schools
of Mankato, Minn. Students and teachers can find ideas for projects
and a guide for doing experiments. A person can submit their own
science project results to the web site.
Science Club has lots of
of project ideas, complete with illustrated instructions, from
a simple telescope to smoke ring launchers from the non-profit
group, The Science Club.
Science Fair Project
Resource Guide has links on "how to do a science fair project",
samples of completed projects and ideas for creating your own
science fair experiment. Presented by the Internet Public Library,
this page contains both basic information about science fairs and
advanced experiments.
Science in the
Home has links to activities and experiemnts families can do
at home, some involving the use of the Internet. The Magic School
Bus can be visited on this site. Page from the Directorate for
Education and Human Resources, a division of the National Science
Foundation.
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Senior Citizens
American Association of Retired Persons Articles
about health, technology, consumer issues and independent living written with
older Americans in mind. Monthly features from AARP Bulletin and Modern
Maturity, the magazine of AARP
Eldercare Locator A public service
of the Dept. of Health and Human Services. Enter county or zip code to locate services
near you. If the databased is not working, call the toll-free number (listed on the
site) for direct assistance.
Elderhostel Information about the "non-profit organization
providing adventures all over the world to adults aged 55 and over." Access the Catalog
of programs by clicking here
ElderPage: Info. for Older Persons and
Their Families From the Administration on Aging, a clearinghouse of government,
non-profit, and commercial information on health, retirement, housing, and finance.
Medicare The official US government site for Medicare
information, including inspection reports for all medicare-certified nursing homes.
National Network for Family Resiliency Of special interest
on this website is Intergenerational Connections, a section dedicated to grandparents,
especially those who are raising their grandchildren.
Senior Law From the law firm of Goldfarb & Abrandt in New
York City, focuses on Elder Law, Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts, and the
rights of the elderly and disabled.
Social Security Administration The official website for
the Social Security Administration, with updates of current legislation affecting
the future of Social Security.
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Sports
Back Packer A great website for backpackers, with
trail guides, product reviews, information for beginners and advanced hikers. Covers
all of North America.
Ballparks Munsey and Suppes brings one all he needs
to know about baseball and football stadiums, as well as basketball and hockey areans
around the nation : The best seats, how far from home to the center field fence, etc.
Broadcast.com Radio and video sports broadcasts via
the Web from Broadcast.com. Covers a wide variety of constantly updated sports reports.
CBS Sports CBS's comprehensive sports site.
ESPN's SportsZone Covers all the sports with constant
sports updates.
Fox Network Sports Check out the "All Madden Team" or
"Howie's Tough Guys," brought to you by Fox Sports.
GORP The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages officers recreation
information around the world. Includes accounts of personal trips, information about
gear, lodging, travel companies, and more.
Inline/Online One of the largest websites
devoted to inline skating. Places to skate worldwide and pictures, tips, and product
reviews.
Major League Baseball Official websit of Major
League Baseball: Statistics, players, multimedia, and a baseball store.
Major League Soccer Official website of Major League Soccer.
Includes schedules, teams, highlights, and stats.
National Basketball Association Official website of the NBA.
Look here for players, teams, scores, and stats.
National Football League Offical website of the NFL. Statistics,
players, multimedia, and teams.
National Hockey League Official website of the NHL. Schedules,
stats, scores, team sites, and more.
Outdoor Resources Online A well-maintained
subject guide with links to hundreds of outdoor recreation web sites.
Park SearchAn L.L.Bean site providing access
to information on federal, state, and even local parks, around the nation.
Recreation.GOV Information from federal agencies,
including the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Army Corp of
Engineers. Basic descriptions and pictures of each location indexed are available.
Schedules Create your own
schedules. Locate schedules for American Hockey League, Canadian Football League, and
the English Premiere soccer league. Includes links to the home pages of many major and
not so major sports leagues around the world.
SIOnline CNN and Sports Illustrated team up to bring
current sports scores and more from baseball to women's sports.
Sporting News Sporting News magazine's web
site.
Sports Network Competes with ESPN and
Sports Illustrated to bring coverage of a broad range of major sporting events.
SportQuest Sports information and links from the Sport
Information Resource Centre, a Canadian organization. Site supports the development of
coaching programs in Canada while offering other useful sports-related information.
Sports Web Reuters brings sports news from all
around the world.
USA Today's Sports Page Latest sports
news from the national newspaper, USA Today.
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Statistics
and Demographics[Indiana
statistics][National Statistics]
[International Statistics]
Indiana Statistics
National Statistics
Agricultural Data
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of the Census
Burea of the Census-Tiger Mapping
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index
County and City Data Books
Currents: The latest news on population
topics :
Dismal Scientist
Government Information Sharing Project
FedStats
Michigan Electronic Library
National Center for Health Statistics
Population Reference Burea
Statistical Abstract of the
United States
United States Historical Census Data
Browser
White House Briefing Room
International Statistics
InfoNation
From the United Nations Databases, allows users to generate sustomized statistical data
on literacy levels, population growth, and energy consumption.
Population Clocks A current count of
world and United States Population.
World Factbook Produced
by the CIA, the World Factbook provides facts and statistics on more than 250 countries
and other entities.
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Technology
ANSI Standards American National Standards
Institute offers online access to it's private sector standardization program.
How Stuff Works BYG Publishing produces How Stuff
Works, a great place to learn how things work. How do car engines work? What gears
do. What makes a refrigerator cold? Etc.
Tech Museum The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose,
Calif. is a hands-on technology museum devoted to inspiring the innovator in everyone.
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Transportation
[Automobiles and Trucks]
[Buses][Trains]
Automobiles and Trucks
Buses
Trains
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Travel
[General Travel Reference]
[Regional Travel]
[Travel guides][Travel Reservations]
General Travel Reference]
Regional Travel
Travel Guides
Travel Reservations
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Weather
[General/Regional Weather]
[Directories][Databases]
[Specific Resources]
General/Regional
Directories
Databases
Specific Resources
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