THE WEEKLY BOOKMARK ISSN 1091-6202 August 9, 1998 - Vol. 4, No. 16 IN THIS ISSUE The Weekly Bookmark presents reviews of what's new and newsworthy on the Web in over fifteen categories. Readers submit sites and the editor makes final selections. Your submissions are welcome and are carefully reviewed. Subscribers to this free newsletter will receive each issue first. Issues will subsequently be made available online. http://www.weeklyb.com ON MY END We hope you will support the sponsors who make this publication possible. We've added a search engine to the home page which enables you to search all back issues since 1995. Please note that submissions number in the hundreds each day. We do our best to review them while the news is "fresh". Your patience is appreciated. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS ~~~~~~~~~~ We Value Your Opinion ~~~~~~~~~~ ->> It's FREE, EASY, and FUN! <<- Simply sign up to be a survey participant, and you can get paid $2 to $8 for your opinion! 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LAST MINUTE SPECIAL: PARIS, FOR 9 DAYS AND 8 NIGHTS , Aug 29th to Sept. 6th, Architecture and Gardens tour, Haute Cuisine and Fall Fashion Fairs; all inclusive - CHARMING HOTEL w/breakfast, Cordon Bleu, dinner at Hotel Ritz, Fashion Academy experts and Pret-a-Porter fall fashions. $l500 (airfare excluded) Email: mail@togardenfinely.com/ Phone: 717-337-1874 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTS AND HUMANITIES Mediaeval Logic and Philosophy http://www.pvspade.com/Logic For scholars and students of mediaeval logic and philosophy. Submitted By: Paul Vincent Spade Great Buildings Online http://www.greatbuildings.com/ Great Buildings Online provides hundreds of color photos and live 3D walkthrough models for great buildings and architects from around the world and across history. Great Buildings is the most complete architectural appreciation site on the web, with more than 1200 pages of information covering 400 top architects of all time. A unique architectural search engine, detailed bibliographies, and regularly updated links to related architecture sites will make Great Buildings Online your first stop for architecture on the web. Submitted By: Kevin Matthews -------------------- BOOKS AND MUSIC Miles Ahead http://www.tigerstrikes.com/milesahead Miles Ahead: The journey to the land of the groove. The experience of sound. Submitted By: Noah Peterson -------------------- BUSINESS AND FINANCE StockCop http://www.stockcop.com/ A unique service for disgruntled stock market investors is now available which helps investors determine whether they have been victimized by stockbroker fraud through an informative series of articles geared toward investor education and consumer protection. The company, StockCop.com, is not a law firm. Instead, they are seasoned ex-Wall Streeters, who bring their expertise directly to the investing public. Through a free proprietary service called Advanced Investor Response they provide investors with an insider's view of how the brokerage industry works and how to identify scam artists. Submitted By: Charles Irving Futures Charts updated daily at TradersTools.com http://www.traderstools.com/index.htm Futures quotes and charts provided for free. Trading recommendations using Advanced GET analysis. Also general commodity trading information. Submitted By: Mark Fenton ------------------- COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY Traffic Message Channel - Europe http://www.alert-tmc.com A guide to the ALERT service. This is a traffic information service available in a driver's own language. It uses digitally encoded traffic messages broadcast via the traffic message channel (TMC). Submitted By: Maarten Bouwer ------------------- EDUCATION wonka.com, The Interactive Learning Playground http://www.wonka.com Developed by 2-Lane Media (www.2lm.com), for the Willy Wonka Candy Factory's re-launch of the ever-popular candy brand. An "edutaining" place where "kids can learn without feeling like they're being taught." Honored by several industry awards including One Club Interactive, CLIO, KidBytes, @dTech, and Summit Creative. Submitted By: Chris Carrico ------------------- ENTERTAINMENT The Pitch - Your Chance To Pitch A Film Idea http://www.zyworld.com/pitch Ever wanted to pitch a film? Submitted By: Stephen Brogan ------------------- GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Campaign98.NET gets candidates on the Internet FREE http://www.campaign98.net/ Campaign98.Net a political web host offers candidates free websites, inexpensive web hosting options and free campaign tips and resources. "This is our effort to reform campaign finance. "Jeff Hinds Political Di Candidates can include their biography, issues, contact information and endorsements. Campaign98.net offers excellent web hosting services, and internet campaign management at a minimal price. Submitted By: Jeff Hinds The Wilderness Society - Eye On Washington http://www.wilderness.org/poll.htm A new national public opinion survey conducted by Lake, Snell, Perry & Associates for The Wilderness Society reveals strong public opposition to the stealth tactics currently being utilized by Congress which threaten the environmental integrity of natural places. As millions of Americans head out to enjoy National Parks and National Forests across the country this summer, the survey shows that the public is alarmed to learn about bills now before Congress that would result in damage to several of these areas. Submitted By: Sue Lomenzo ------------------- HEALTH AND MEDICINE Journey of Hearts: A Healing Place in CyberSpace http://www.journeyofhearts.org Created by a physician, this web resource combines medicine, psychiatry, poetry, prose and images to provide resources to anyone who has ever experienced a loss. The site uses Transitional Medicine to help those ready to start recovering after a loss, to accept, assimilate, and recover from a loss. Submitted By: Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS Angelman Syndrome Information For Families and Professionals http://asclepius.com/angel/ Papers published by the Angelman Syndrome Foundation. Submitted By: Harold Anderson ------------------- INTERNET AND WEB Free Classified Ads Link Page http://www.freeclassifiedlinks.com/ Links to hundreds of the best free and pay based classified sites on the web. Many other useful resources as well. Submitted By: Jason Tarasi ------------------- MISCELLANEOUS Auto And Parts http://www.autop.com A free automotive parts locating service for the public, body shops, garages, mechanics, auto salvage yards and insurance adjusters. Auto parts & repair forum. Submitted By: Wayne Ellison ------------------- ORGANIZATIONS Oceans and Law of the Sea - United Nations http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm United Nations site for the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea dealing with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Agreement on Fish Stocks, Agreement on Part XI of UNCLOS. Deals with environment, ecology, marine science research. Submitted By: Ola Doalos Catholic Information Network http://www.cin.org Catholic Information Network. Submitted By: webmaster ------------------- SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY Marine Diesel Engine Specifications from manufacturers around the world http://BoatDiesel.com/Engines/D_Engine.htm Diesel engine specification for Marine Application from 5hp to 20,000hp. Use the Selection Guide to help you choose the best engine for your vessel. Boatdiesel.com is the Internet's most comprehensive covering every aspect of Marine Diesel Engines. Submitted By: Peter Compton ------------------- SOCIETY AND CULTURE Gabi's Kitchen: German Recipes http://gabiscott.com/pages/gabi.html This is real German home cooking, with the recipes translated and the measurements converted. Submitted By: Dickens Kitty's Consumer Beware! - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Hair Removal! http://www.consumerbeware.htm Kitty's Consumer Beware! focuses on the pros and cons of each method of hair removal - permanent or non-permanent. Everything you ever wanted to know about hair removal. Visit the forum soon for invigorating conversation! Submitted By: Katherine Cook Gospel Outreach (GO), spreading Good News in rural Africa and Asia http://www.tagnet.org/go/ Gospel Outreach (GO) is a ministry that proclaims the good news of salvation in rural and isolated areas of Africa and Asia. Learn more about GO and read amazing mission field stories at our Web site. Submitted By: Merry Walker Esotericism Search Engine http://esoterism.com/links/index.html The Search Engine promoting all esoteric websites (x-files, UFO, conspiracy, astrology...). Submitted By: Stephane Chappellier ------------------- TRAVEL AND REGIONAL VR Cam - California 360 http://www.vrcamera.com/ Take 360 degree virtual reality tours of Oakland, Berkeley, Point Reyes and a greenhouse. Requires the Quicktime plugin and a faster connection helps. A commercial CD offers a virtual reality tour from the Mars Pathfinder. Submitted By: Ran Van Riper Hua Hin Guide - Thailand http://www.explorethailand.com/huahin-guide/huahin-guide-index.html Hua Hin Guide, Hotels, Night Life, Guest Houses, Maps, Golf, Currancy exchange, Waterfall, Hua Hin Beach. Submitted By: Graham Green Scotland Online - Gateway To Scotland http://www.scotland.net/ A comprehensive guide to Scotland. There's news and sport plus travel, clans and tartans, history, chat, whisky, soccer and much more. Submitted By: David Mill New Zealand, holidays, vacation, accommodation and sightseeing http://www.gisnz.com Guest Information Services provides extensive information about the various regions of New Zealand, including accommodation, attractions, activities, sightseeing, transport and conference venues. Submitted By: Alan Simmons Montana Big Sky Country http://comnet.simplenet.com/home/montana.htm Pictures of Montana taken with the new Sony DCR-TRV9. Welcome to my Montana pages. 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