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MARCH  2006  --  First Edition

thegatesofparadise.com -- david daniels :: soul of visual art on the web

coping.org -- j & c messina, ph.d.'s :: online courses :: coping || writing || critical thinking :: tools for coping with life's stressors

mr. ernst's sixth grade classes -- (since 1996) created || continue to maintain :: the magnificent moose project

naval historical center :: u.s.s. constitution repair || maintenance

utopianhell.com -- ad-free advocate :: feminism || the free spirit

farlimas.com -- david juda :: poems || acting || sky eye || intimate shakespeare

adfreeblog.org -- ad-free owl icon

berkeley.edu -- tutorial :: finding information on the internet

internet free zone -- dedicated to the Internet of old || before the new carpetbaggers arrived

arachnoid.com -- p. lutus :: open-source programmer at work :: linux || java || nature || math || adventure || ideas

wikipedia.org -- encyclopedia of the correct

wordsandwhattheymean.com -- starting point for everything :: dictionaries || glossaries || tutorials || basics 

newstandardnews.net -- hard-news coverage of u.s. issues || events

thesunmagazine.org -- monthly magazine :: personal essays || fiction || interviews || poetry || photographs

cia.gov -- c.i.a. :: world factbook :: flags of the world

gunnar anzinger -- parliaments || ministries || institutions :: governments on the world wide web

stanford.edu -- internet resources by country || by topic :: africa south of the sahara

alan cooper -- prime numbers of the english language :: homonyms

ruby central -- has taken off like wildfire in japan :: ruby programming language

look mum: no ads -- terry freedman :: u.k. education || learning technology

classreport.com -- all over the world :: high school class reunions

makewayforthenew.com -- something in you conceals an inner reality

houstonswebsites.com -- houston professionals :: fast-loading user friendly sites

art and the zen of web sites -- try holding your breath for as long as it takes this page to load

domaintools.com -- available internet domain names

domai.com -- they have some inn there in the moonlight? :: naked || natural women

the kristen archives -- unpolished erotic writing

internet archive -- historical copies :: everything on the web itself

groups.google.com -- precursor to the internet :: 20-year usenet timeline

howard rheingold -- history of cyberspace :: virtual community

memepool.com -- since 1998 :: witty || annotated web links

dmoz.org -- directory mozilla :: open directory project

stumbleupon.com -- discovering || sharing websites :: web-browser tool

newsfrombabylon.com -- from around the world :: pirated news excerpts

google.com/ie -- bare-bones google

labs.google.com -- google's technology playground

mind candy -- day of week algorithm

hypermaths.org -- how does a slide rule work?

paulburgess.org -- slide rules

solstation.com -- solar system :: comparative planet sizes

star project -- you connect the stars :: the constellations

emsaonline.com media center -- first aid kit for camping

charles a. doswell -- chase safety :: tornados

usgs.gov -- real-time earthquake maps

weather.gov -- real-time weather maps

university of oklahoma -- weather symbols

navy.mil -- rise || set :: sun || moon

us naval observatory -- coordinated universal time (u.t.c.)

carlwozniak.com -- nine cloud types

carlwozniak.com -- steal these cloud pictures

american foundation for the blind -- deciphering the six dots in a braille cell

norman walsh -- frequently asked questions about fonts

navy.mil -- u.s. navy signal flags

university of pittsburgh jurist -- legal news || research :: uniquely staffed by students || professors :: the jurist

electronic frontier foundation -- free speech on the net

chilling effects clearinghouse -- your online activities :: protections given by the 1st amendment

allamericanwineries.com -- guide :: u.s. wineries || vineyards

simplestartpage.com -- by color || alphabetically :: personal || shareable to-do list :: simple start page

citeulike.org -- discover relevant literature || may not have known about :: share || store || organise :: academic papers

tigergirl.com -- maybe the first weblog ever :: application to be my ex-boyfriend

greg whincup -- online :: the i ching

joan bunning -- learning the tarot

breathtaking-photos.com -- brighten your day || give you a lift :: truly professional wallpaper || background images

ultimate-bulgaria.com -- world promotion :: bulgaria

university of maryland -- history :: china

dear habermas -- jeanne curran || susan r. takata :: deeply human, weekly journal on issues of justice || morality

paul burgess -- mountainous northeasternmost iowa :: pastor

bohemian ink -- literary underground review

muse apprentice guild -- defies categorization :: literary work

steve lafler -- self employment for bohemians

imperialethiopia.org -- official site :: imperial family of ethiopia

vatican.va -- official vatican web site

islam-guide.com -- guide :: understanding islam

jewfaq.org -- tracey rich :: judaism 101

maddox.xmission.com -- best page in the universe || if not, go to hell

internetfirstpage.com -- everything starts here! || enter some keywords to search the internet :: the first page of the internet

lastpage.htm -- the last page of the internet

shibumi.org -- the end of the internet

swapmeetdave.com -- dumb blonde jokes

japanesetranslator.co.uk -- your name in japanese

writely.com -- share || collaborate your work online :: web 2.0 word processor

del.icio.us -- :: add bookmarklets to list || categorize them :: social bookmarks manager

vanna.html -- picture page :: vanna white

fbi.gov -- wanted by the f.b.i.

hikoudo.com -- inner art of airmanship

charityfocus.org -- thought of the week

corporatemofo.com -- because they don't own your soul ... yet

unpopart.org -- pop aesthetics :: censored ideas

stickerguy.com -- sticker guy :: vinyl stickers for propagandists

pataphysics-lab.com -- as far beyond metaphysics as metaphysics is beyond physics :: pataphysics research library

gurdjieff.org -- george ivanovitch gurdjieff

zombietime.com -- image archive :: mohammed

fourmilab.ch -- sun clock

newpages.com -- alternative magazines

lrs.ed.uiuc.edu -- educator's guide :: commercialism

zephyrgraffiti.com -- don't fool with the old school :: forum for free exchange of unrestrained creative impulses

ericmeyer.net -- konstantin stanislavski :: 10 Ingredients to a successful scene

rumi.org.uk -- idries shah :: subtleties of mulla nasrudin

rwe.org -- ralph waldo emerson :: self-reliance

eserver.org -- henry david thoreau :: walden

saudicaves.com -- caleb gattegno :: subordination of teaching to learning

firstgov.gov -- u.s. government's official web portal

sparky.org -- sparky the fire dog

peacefire.org -- for people under eighteen :: students || youth against internet censorship

gulf of maine aquarium -- all about lobsters

litrix.com -- stan jones' reading room :: full text of public domain literature

screenwriting.info -- how to write a screenplay

fuel4arts.com/sauce -- publicity :: getting coverage

stanford.edu -- everything :: stanford encyclopedia of philosophy

mercer.edu -- missing-from-the-web :: mortimer j. adler :: the great ideas contained in the great books

un.org -- december 10, 1948 :: general assembly of the united nations :: universal declaration of human rights

opengardensblog.futuretext.com -- march 12, 2006 :: internet tagging systems :: the wisdom of crowds

illuminations.nctm.org -- math resources on the web

uib.no -- university of bergen, norway :: effect of ale || garlic || soured cream on the appetite of leeches

american institute of physics -- marie sklodowska curie :: science of radioactivity

pride-and-joy.net -- my pride and joy

english-country-cottages.co.uk -- english country cottages

electroniccottage.com -- online gallery :: arts || crafts

ojr.org -- u.s.c. annenberg online journalism review

jburroughs.org -- st. louis, missouri u.s.a. :: coeducational college preparatory high school :: john burroughs school

dartmouth.edu -- hanover, new hampshire u.s.a. :: liberal arts education since 1769 :: dartmouth college

flutekey.com -- map :: native american indian tribes

interopp.org -- see the world :: international opportunities organization

fourmilab.ch -- earth || moon viewer

john walker -- is abandoning the internet the next big thing? :: the internet slum

patricia gibbons -- san francisco bay area :: floral design || arrangements || events || bouquets

whitney davis -- river street art

keven bacon || hannah pilkes -- moves into a small apartment across the street from an elementary school :: the woodsman

adishakti.org -- unifying human nature || the divine :: yoga

subtletea.com -- wit || wisdom :: george orwell

urban75.com -- trolls || trolling || internet || usenet :: subtle art of trolling

aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu -- wildflowers in bloom

project gutenberg -- mission statement :: to encourage the creation || distribution of 17,000 free e-books

benjamin christie -- australia :: chef consultant :: recipes featuring native australian ingredients

whitetrashfastfood.com -- berlin :: restaurant || diamond lounge

mytrailerpark.com -- austin, texas :: francis norton || my frends call me franko :: welcome to my trailer park

stanford university news service -- palo alto, california :: robot car race nets $2 million prize for stanford team

urban75 e-zine -- bohemian liberality :: anarchist site in Britain remains totally non-commercial || advert-free

internet country codes -- official list :: all country-specific t.l.d.'s (top level domains), including .us || .uk || .tv

resa.net/nasa/xlife_intro.htm -- life on other planets in the solar system :: xlife

homestudy.ihea.com -- hunter education :: hunting safety

huntinfo.org -- responsible hunting :: links to all 50 state wildlife agency web sites

usmint.gov -- united states mint

taxfreegold.co.uk -- listed by country :: gold coins

sketch.ca -- toronto :: street-involved || homeless youth :: working arts

idealist.org -- where the nonprofit world meets :: a world where all people can live free || dignified lives

athel cornish-bowden -- basic guide :: creating a web page :: principles of friendly web pages

jakob nielsen -- useit.com :: the need to speed up page downloads

sweet briar college -- department of art history :: what is art? || what is an artist?

mount holyoke college -- students of history 255 :: france in the age of les miserables :: bourgeoisie home page

paul brians -- common errors in english

paul brians -- people keep telling you you're wrong, but it's actually standard english :: non-errors

tesre.bo.cnr.it -- bologna, italy :: mauro orlandini home page

assemblylanguage.com -- t o k y o a v a n t g a r d e c u l t u r e j a p a n e s e c o n t e m p o r a r y a r t

russianavantgard.com -- gallery :: russian avant-garde

clement greenberg -- avant-garde || kitsch

mixednuts.net -- everything depression haven for people :: mixed nuts depression forum

Mimosa 26 -- fanzine :: preserving history of science fiction fandom

classicaltaichiofbuffalo.com -- internal "core" discipline :: tai chi from abdomen and back || not from arms and shoulders

twi.org.uk -- welder's arc safety issues :: arc rays harmful to observers

gsu.edu -- electromagnetic spectrum :: ultraviolet harmful to eyes

mind candy -- how clairvoyance works

ron -- writing teacher's blog :: counterintuitve

eirig -- in defense of ironic, by alanis morissette :: irony and ignorance

san diego kayaking -- for visiting paddlers :: rentals || put-ins || weather || sea conditions

the witness -- christian liberation perspective since 1917 :: feisty and opinionated episcopal journal

carnegie mellon university -- process metallurgy :: a short history of metals

noli ilegitimus carborundum -- research || development :: neo-cognitive || ontological

andrew plotkin -- periodic table of dessert

dr foo -- table of condiments that periodically go bad

mit.edu -- atomic number :: periodic table of elements

periodictable.com -- periodic table of rejected elements

unpo.org -- unrepresented nations || peoples

jan svankmajer -- czech artist || decidedly obscure || especially in u.s. :: alchemist of the surreal

surrealcoconut.com -- facing the breath of the street :: art || project || movement || what it is :: contemporary surrealism

surrealism.net -- what? :: this is surrealism

surrealistmovement-usa.org -- surrealist women

jonathan cainer's -- horoscopes

kaleidoscopesusa.com -- kaleidoscopes

seds.org -- orbital telescopes

nobelprize.org -- microscopes

for-heaven-on-earth.htm -- the official home page of god

rosicrucian.com -- max heindel :: mystic christianity

kismet.html -- robots || humans :: social interactions

blueletterbible.org -- new || old testament :: the bible

hillside.net -- software development :: find || use contextual || indirect || spatial configurations :: pattern analysis || patterns

pitt.edu -- engineering design :: appreciating || teaching :: allusion || subtle suggestiveness || nuance :: aesthetic quality

von mises institute -- hans-hermann hoppe :: typically public employees :: irrelevance || incomprehensibility :: intellectuals

webmuseum, paris -- bosch, hieronymus :: c. 1490-1500 :: oil on wood :: musée du louvre, paris :: the ship of fools

absurd.org -- grep cra /usr/dict/words

absurd.org/de-A -- dee-zeïne|||Ännihilation

trace.ntu.ac.uk -- michael atavar || london || jan 2000 :: something contrary to the madness of the www :: intimacy

berkeley.ca.us -- berkeley police department :: gang affiliation || fame || tagging crews :: what is graffiti about?

washington state narcotics investigators association -- bubble gum || gang || hate || political || satanic || tagger :: graffiti

rick a. ross institute -- cult-tracking cult :: study of destructive cults || controversial groups || cult movements

nothingness.org -- community self-reliance || participation in politics || respect for nature || nonviolence :: social anarchism

uzine.net -- independent || goodwill-based web endangered :: the indie web manifesto

dadatypo.com -- clean web site design || development :: archetypical circus seal juggling semiotic beach balls

dpogue.googlepages.com -- no longer way too hard for the average person to make a web page :: testing 1 || 2 || 3

zmag.org -- spirit of resistance lives :: z communications

cluetrain.com -- people of earth, markets are getting smarter :: the cluetrain manifesto

gluetrain.com -- people of uranus, the sky is open to the stars :: the gluetrain manifesto

earlychristianwritings.com -- religion :: human soul trapped in evil physical body || by series of evil powers :: gnosticism

stuckism.com -- radical art movement :: figurative painting with ideas :: anti-pretensions || anti-anti-art :: stuckism

the stuckists -- tracey emin || 1999 :: your paintings are stuck || you are stuck || stuck! stuck! stuck! :: stuckism manifesto

lewrockwell.com -- dominate the web! :: antigovernment activists || freedom theorists :: libertarian blog manifesto

onegecko.com -- i know a pattern when I see it || all I know is :: it's all looking the same :: blogosphere

sneakyfrog.com -- disturbing obsessions || surly petulance || drunken ranting || infrequently updated :: that boy ain't right

omgclothing.com -- buy! :: ideas are bulletproof || show me another 50 slogans to score :: omg clothing

virginia.edu -- thorstein veblen :: theory of the leisure class

emf.net -- article 37 of alt.usenet.manifestoes :: neo-nihilist manifesto

mencken.org -- biographies || 1908 || partial list of persons :: henry l. mencken || philosophy of friedrich nietzsche

chris brand -- quotations :: crime || criminality

larry brown :: wagner || nietzsche || shaw :: prophets of the superman

gutenberg.org -- henry w. nevinson || 1913 :: essays in rebellion

john tanner -- m.i.r.c. (member of the idle rich class) || 1903 :: the revolutionist's handbook || pocket companion || maxims

bailes -- deep dreams || pretty girls make people happy

chrisbishop.com -- webcomic || illustration || paintings || buttons || webdesign :: fine art

thevalve.org -- improving circulation || venting steam :: the safety valve knows :: literary magazine as weblog

texas association of blind students -- essay :: beach || pretty girls || dreaming :: my favorite things

mountaineers.org -- pretty girls || windmills :: female guides scale harder and harder mountains

inthebarrenseason.blogspot.com -- (with link) :: fitting || hooking || buying :: all things brassiere

american repertory theatre -- critique :: george bernard shaw || 1903 || the shavian ideal :: man || superman

virtualsalt.com -- robert harris :: teaching || literary analysis || problem solving || learning :: tools

alvit.de/handbook -- vitaly friedman || das bin ich || 2006 :: bookmarks für webdesigner

stayfreemagazine.org -- brooklyn-based magazine :: mass media || american culture :: perversions || politics

blog.stayfreemagazine -- criticism :: consumer culture || media :: stay free! daily

illegal-art.org -- has silencing effect || discourages creation of new wo