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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Well, why not? It's ours! A great site for one of the major events in our city. The site includes a beautiful Photo Gallery, iPix PhotoBubbles, and information about Fiesta Stuff, Pilots and Crews, Sponsors, Guest Guide, The Event, Media Center, Gas Races, Education Center and more. Really beautiful pictures from the past year's Fiesta. You'll enjoy this colorful site.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau
Events Calendars; City Map; Climate and Weather; The City's Past; Native American Culture; Self-Guided Tours; Meeting Planner Information; Activities; Performing Arts & Galleries; Shopping; Accommodations; Dining & Nightlife.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: City of Albuquerque
Hot Topics; Community Calendar; Albuquerque A to Z; City Services; Department Listing; Contact Information.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Relocation Information; Publications & Information; Calendar of Events, and more.
Around the World in 80 Clicks
80 photographic mouse-click stops around the world in Jules Verne-ian style. This is a Web camera site hosted by Steve Fuchs. The site offers a virtual world tour that begins in New York City, travels down the East Coast, then hops the Atlantic, does Europe, and so forth, with one or more constantly updated real-time images for each city visited. Each stop offers some "side roads" to travel if you are in the mood for going off the beaten path. If you like easy travel, this is it!
Bartleby Library
Great Books Online.
Britannica On-line
Britannica.com editors bring you the best websites, leading magazines, related books, and the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica. A search presents you with results on your chosen subject from The Web's Best Sites, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Magazines and Related Books. There is an Advanced Search, and you can also use the on-line Merriam-Webster Dictionary. You are also offered the option of searching over 100 million more web pages if you don't find your answer at Britannica.com.
Dictionaries: OneLook Dictionaries
Dictionary word count = 6,257,269 words in 993 dictionaries indexed. Links take you to the home page of the dictionaries if you so desire.
Dictionary.com
Access to: Dictionaries; a Thesaurus; Translating Dictionaries (German, Greek, Latin, Spanish, etc.); Writing Resources (Usage, style and more); Community (Periodicals, newspapers, classic texts); Fun & Games (Crosswords and word search puzzles, etc.).
Digital Education Network (ACTDEN)
A resource for teachers and students. Quoting from June E-mail: "A company called Act360° Media hosts this wonderful educational site called ACTDEN (the DEN for Digital Education Network), which your school-age children are sure to add to their list of bookmarks. Featuring applications running from free downloads of Internet Explorer to sections devoted to test preparation and Web graphics, the site makes it easy to research and create papers, reports and presentations. The on-line tutorials covering topics from math to writing are uniformly excellent. There are various DENs on site, including News Den, Math Den, Writing Den, Test Den, Skills Den, Graphics Den and Sky Den.
Encyclopedia.com
The Internet's premiere free encyclopedia! More than 14,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition have been assembled to provide free, quick and useful information on almost any topic. The entries are short, but the cross-references are extensive.
ES2000 (Endangered Species Around the World)
Quoting from June E-mail: "ES2000, a project sponsored by the education site, ThinkQuest, provides detailed information about the current state and likely future of endangered species all over the wold, from the exotic Northern White Rhinoceros to the homely little prairie dog. The site is wonderfully designed, filled with information, and very easy to use. It's perfect for researching school projects--or for just browsing around in. There's also a Web resources section in which you'll find a wealth of conservationist links." Includes Images, Video Clips and Sound Clips of various endangered species.
Find a Toll-Free 800 Number
Find A Toll-Free 800 number for a business (by business name and/or category), searching all of the United States or a specific state.
GardenGuides...a growing resource for gardeners
Everything you always wanted to know about Annuals, Bulbs, Perennials, Vegetables, Herbs and what to do with all of the harvest. There are Flower Guides, Vegetable Guides, Herb Guides, Tips and Techniques and even what to do In The Kitchen. You can order Gardening Catalogs and join Discussion Boards. They even tell you how to make beneficial insects feel at home in your garden and how to photograph all of those lovely flowers you will be growing. Beautiful pictures! Enjoy!
Information Please
Site of infoplease.com. As they say on their site, "all the knowledge you need. Find answers in our Almanacs, Dictionary and Encyclopedia."
Library of Congress - Historical Documents Collection
American Memory, Historical Collections for the National Digital Library. Includes: A Collection Finder (to select a collection or group of collections to search); a Search (to search for items across all collections); a Learning Page (organized help for students, teachers and life-long learners). Find documents from Agriculture through Technology and Applied Sciences, as well as a collection of documents (treaties, posters, etc.) in their original format.
Library of Congress - Home Page
Main listings are: Using the Library (Catalogs, Collections & Research Services); Thomas (Congress At Work); Copyright Office (Forms and Information); American Memory (America's Story in Words, Sounds and Pictures); Exhibitions (An On-Line Gallery); The Library Today (News, Events and More); Help and FAQs (General Information).
Louvre Museum Official Website
Learn the history of the Louvre Palace and Museum. View nine different Collections (can enlarge all views). Take a Virtual Tour of nine different Galleries (using QuickTime4, which can be downloaded from the site. View Temporary Exhibitions.
Mapquest
Online Maps (Looking for an address, town, or zip code? Get and print maps worldwide!); Travel Guide (Hotels, Dining, City Information, Weather); Local City Guide (Get info on local news and events!); Travel Deals; Driving Directions (The best directions available online. Print them and go!); This site can find you right down to your house number!--AND create the map!
National Geographic Home Page
What else can one say? Go exploring! Suggestion: Search for their "Virtual Solar System." Take a "tour" and be in awe of our God!
National Geographic "Map Machine"
Physical maps; political maps; maps to print and copy; star chart; maps as viewed from space, and more.
New Mexico - Welcome to New Mexico, Land of Enchantment
Includes: State Government; Visit New Mexico; Education in New Mexico; Elected Officials; About New Mexico; Resources, and more. There's even a greeting from the Governor in RealAudio!
References, References, References! "The Single Best Source For Facts on the Net"
To quote this site: "The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it," --Samuel Johnson. If you want to find "IT," head for this site!
Selective Service System
Well, it's a fact of life, and here's the site. Includes: Registration Information; About the Agency; News and Public Affairs; Publications; History/Records; What Happens in a Draft; To Check a Registration.
Sign Language: American Sign Language Browser
English words are shown alphabetically. After selecting a word for which you want the sign, an explanation of the sign is given AND the sign can be viewed using Quick Time Player (which can be downloaded from this site if you don't already have it). Be patient--it takes between 15 and 20 seconds for the video of the sign to be loaded on screen. NOTE: Please remember that signs can change from region to region. Consult with the hearing impaired folks in your location to be sure you "have it right." Also, watch closely as your hearing impaired friends and acquaintances are signing because body language (facial expression and body movement) are an integral part of sign language, as you will see in the Quick Time videos. Have Fun!
Social Security Online
You can do a "Quick Search" or go to "Topics," which are: Benefits; About the SSA; Online Direct Services; Services for Businesses; Policy, Research and Data; Financing, Planning and Budgets; Freedom of Information and Privacy; Laws, Regulations, Rulings, etc.; Reporting Fraud; Kids Page.
The Solar System - The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
The Nine Planets 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 texts and images (which can be enlarged--WOW!), some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information. There is much more on this site. View, and read, and bend the knee to our Creator!
Solar System Simulator
This site is a joint project of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, USA. You can view any planet in the solar system from any other planet, or view a planet from one of its moons and more. You select from options offered to have the simulator create a color image of your favorite planet or satellite! You select where you want to be to view, the target you want to view, date, time and field of view and if you wish to view planet orbits, satellite orbits, constellation lines or add extra brightness. This is a fantastic site to just get lost in!
Space: The Web Nebulae
Explore the fascinating and beautiful deep-space phenomena called nebulae--those great, colorful clouds of interstellar gas you'd normally need a telescope to see. Images can be enlarged (some require a bit of patience, but are well worth the wait). The awesome yet simple beauty of God's creation is here to be enjoyed by all! Makes you appreciate the POWER of God's spoken Word!
Thesaurus.com
Roget's Thesaurus. You can "Search" for your word, or you can browse the thesaurus through the alphabetical index of headwords.
Town USA
"Your Home Town Community Connection and Local Information Resource Center." The site includes: People Find; News; Weather; Yellow Pages; White Pages; Maps/Directions; State Tax Rates; Chamber of Commerce; Zip/Area Codes, and more.
United States House of Representatives
Site includes: House Operations; House Directory; Search House Sites; Web Sites for Member Offices, Leadership Offices, Committee Offices, Other House Organizations, Commissions and Task Forces, and Media Galleries. You may write your Representative, and download United States Code.
United States Postal Service
Site includes: ZIP Code Look-Up and Address Information; Rapid Information Bulletin Board System (RIBBS); Products, Services and Publications; Contact Information.
United States Senate
Site includes: Connect with your Senator's Web Site; Committees; Legislative Activities; Learning About the Senate; Visiting the Senate; Contacting the Senate; Senate Art; Senate History, and more.
Weather: UM Weather Radar and Satellite Menu
Includes: Regional radar; Satellite imagery.
Weather: United States Weather Radar and Satellite
United States National Weather Map.
Weather.com
The Weather Channel. View by city, state or region, all states, all regions, all international countries. Includes: Local Weather (by city or ZIP); Weather Information (Weather Maps, US City Forecasts, World Weather); News Center (Weather Headlines); Weather and... (Travel, Driving, Outdoors, Golf, Home & Garden, Health, Sporting Events, Schoolday Forecast), and more.
The White House
Site includes: The President and Vice President (Their accomplishments, their families, and how to send them electronic mail); Interactive Citizens' Handbook (Your guide to information about the Federal government); White House History and Tours (Past Presidents and First Families, Art in the President's House and Tours); The Virtual Library (Search the site, including an extensive archive of White House documents); White House Help Desk (Frequently asked questions and answers about their service); Commonly Requested Federal Services (Direct access to Federal Services); What's New (What's happening at the White House); Site News (Recent Additions to their Site); White House for Kids (Helping young people become more active and informed citizens).
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