Health
See also: AIDS, Alcohol, Dieting, Disabled Services, Drugs, First Aid, Fitness, Mental Health, Science, Tobacco
The Alternative Medicine Homepage
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
Locate resources and information for alternative medicine at the Alternative Medicine Homepage.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
Worried about disease outbreaks around the world? Have your anxieties soothed (or justified) at the Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Combined Health Information Database
http://chid.nih.gov/
The Combined Health Information Database is an excellent place to visit if you are conducting health-related research. Search the database to find abstracts and titles of various resources on your topic.
Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Locate health resources online at Healthfinder. The site contains links, news, and other information for your health research.
Healthy Ideas
http://www.healthyideas.com/
Healthy Ideas is brought to you by Women’s Wire and Prevention magazine. This is a great place to learn more about current women’s health issues.
Internet Health Library
http://www.health-library.com/
Get health and medical information and tips online at the Internet Health Library. The site works like an Internet search engine, with keyword or directory searches available.
WebDoctor
http://www.gretmar.com/webdoctor/home.html
Practicing physicians have their own online resource at WebDoctor. Link to chats, news, journals, and other important information to assist you in your work.
WebMD
http://www.webmd.com
WebMD is a useful resource for medical professionals and other people concerned with health and health care in general.
History
See also: Education, Genealogy, Libraries
History
http://www.corvinia.org/history/history.html
History is a set of links related to (are you ready for this?) history. Sites are arranged into themes based on period, dating from the present all the way back to prehistoric times.
The History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com/
Surf to The History Channel Online for a wide variety of history-related information. Check out message boards, travel information, daily historical events, and much more.
History Timelines on the Web
http://www.search-beat.com/history.htm
Timelines are an extremely useful tool when studying or teaching history, and you’ll find a huge selection of them at History Timelines on the Web. Clicking timeline titles on this Web site links to other sites that actually contain the timelines.
Rulers
http://www.oocities.org/Athens/1058/rulers.html
Need information about world rulers past and present? Check out Rulers, an index of those people who have shaped the world. The site also contains current news as it applies to world leaders.
Scholar’s Guide to WWW
http://members.aol.com/DAnn01/webguide.html
Teachers and historians can find links to a wealth of information at the Scholar’s Guide to WWW. The site is maintained by Richard Jensen, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Illinois Chicago.
news:alt.history
Discuss a variety of historical issues and topics at alt.history.
news:alt.history.what-if
Who says learning and discussing history can’t be fun? Check out the interesting conversations going on at alt.history.what-if, where participants as the "What if?" question about various historical events and people.
Hobbies
See also: Collectibles, Comics, Crafts, Darts, Go-Karts, Toys, Railroads
Coin Universe
http://www.coin-universe.com/index.html
Coin collectors will enjoy spending time at Coin Universe. View the price guide, check out the collector’s auction, and link to other coin sites!
eHobbies
http://www.ehobbies.com
eHobbies is more than a Web-based store for hobby-related equipment, supplies, and material. This site also includes an online community and magazine devoted to (you guessed it) hobbies.
The Emerald City Modeler’s Home Page
http://www.feist.com/~downen/
Learn about all things modeled at the Emerald City Modeler’s Home Page by Troy Downen. You name it, it’s here.
Firewalk Extreme
http://www.mastery.net/firewalk/index.html
Is firewalking a hobby? Sure! Learn all about it at Firewalk Extreme, complete with some very hot animation!
Juggling Information Service
http://www.juggling.org/
Surf to the Juggling Information Service, if you think you can handle it.
National & International Railroad Junction
http://www.rrjunction.com/
Check out the National & International Railroad Junction for links to various railroad modeling Web sites around the world.
National Model Car Builders’ Museum
http://www.xmission.com/~msgsl/nmcbm/
The National Model Car Builders’ Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of car models and model building.
Paper Airplanes
http://www.oocities.org/CapeCanaveral/1817/
Learn the finer points of paper airplane construction and flight from former world record holder Ken Blackburn at his paper airplane Web site.
Ship Modelers Association
http://www.ship-modelers-assn.org/
If you enjoy modeling ships, then you should check out the Ship Modelers Association.
Sport Rocketry Magazine
http://www.nar.org/SPR/
Learn all about the sport of model rocketry at Sport Rocketry Magazine.
Train Shack
http://www.trainshack.com/
If you like model or toy trains, check out the Train Shack to see what they have to offer. Items for sale include Z through G model trains, as well as Brio and Thomas the Tank Engine wooden trains.
Home Improvement
See also: Architecture, Furniture
Better Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Encyclopedia
http://www.bhglive.com/homeimp/
The Better Homes and Gardens Home Improvement Encyclopedia offers tips, ideas, and instructions for performing home projects in a variety of subject areas.
Home Ideas
http://www.homeideas.com/
Get some great ideas for home projects at Home Ideas. The site includes product information, discussion areas, links, an online store, and more.
Home Time
http://www.hometime.com/
Visit the Web site of Home Time, a weekly TV show devoted to various home improvement projects. Get detailed information about the projects you see on the show.
MasterPlumber.com’s
http://www.masterplumbers.com/
Plumbing can be one of the scariest aspects of home improvement and repair. Link to MasterPlumber.com’s to take the mystery out of plumbing.
Reader’s Digest World
http://www.rdathome.com/
You can find almost anything at Reader’s Digest World, including some great home improvement tips!
Surfin’ StrawBale
http://www.moxvox.com/surfsolo.html
Straw bale construction is affordable and makes a lot of sense. Learn more about it at Surfin’ StrawBale. Includes numerous useful links.
That Home Site!
http://www.thathomesite.com/
That Home Site! is a humorous site dedicated to less than perfect homes. The site includes home upkeep, recipes, information about home offices, pets, and more.
This Old House
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/thisoldhouse/
Surf to the Web site of This Old House, the popular TV show on appreciating and restoring historic homes. The Web site contains information on recent house projects.
Toiletology 101
http://www.toiletology.com/index.shtml
Learn everything you need to know to keep your potty running smoothly at Toiletology 101. Plunge in!
Yurt Quest
http://user.aol.com/VirtualMu/YurtQuest/index.html
Learn how to build the traditional Mongolian structure at Yurt Quest: In Search of a Ger. And if you don't even know what it is, learn that here too!
Humor
See also: Comics, Communities
Bad Air and Space Museum
http://www.badairandspace.com/
The Bad Air and Space Museum has a multitude of exhibits demonstrating potential problems when current, worldly socio-economic problems extend into space. "Will work for food/air."
Comedy Central Online
http://www.comedycentral.com/
Visit Comedy Central Online for program information, daily news about comedy, daily comedy about the news, and more.
Comedy.com
http://www.comedy.com/
Comedy.com lets you search for comedy clubs and comedians or view their "Joke of the Day."
Hardware Wars
http://www.mwp.com/mwp/Hardwars.html
The Farce is Back when you order the short film classic Hardware Wars! The film is "A Space Saga of Romance, Rebellion, and Household Appliances." Order it online here!
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
http://www.h2g2.com/
If you ever need any helpful tips to get the most out of life or answers to difficult questions, you can probably find them here. Don’t panic, always bring a towel, and check out the Earth Edition of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
I Hate Computers
http://extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu/IH8PCs/index.html
I Hate Computers contains numerous articles and other humorous bits. Can you guess what the authors don’t like?
Looney Links
http://www.lunaticlounge.com/looneylinks/
Looney Links is a strong candidate for best compendium of weird sites on the Web. A subpage of the Lunatic Lounge, a great humor site, Looney Links offers an astonishing variety of just plain weirdness.
the ONION
http://www.theonion.com/
Bend back those tulips of the Internet and find the ONION, an outstanding source of satire and wit online. Don’t laugh at your computer, laugh with it!
Pun of the Day
http://www.punoftheday.com/
Find a groaner at Pun of the Day. Updated weekly.
PythOnline
http://www.pythonline.com/
Your visit to cyberspace simply isn’t complete until you’ve visited one of the Monty Python-inspired Web sites like PythOnline. Join the Spam Club and learn more about the origins of this bit of Internet jargon.
Scott Pakin’s automatic complaint-letter generator
http://www-csag.cs.uiuc.edu/individual/pakin/complaint
Do you have a serious problem with someone else’s behavior? Take your complaints to Scott Pakin’s automatic complaint-letter generator.
The Useless Pages
http://www.go2net.com/internet/useless/
The Useless Pages is the granddaddy of time-wasting metasites. Through the Useless Pages you’ll find a virtually unlimited melange of strange, wonderful, stupid, offensive, and/or hilarious Web sites for your endless distraction.
Wonders of the Web
http://web.wt.net/~psherr/wow/wow.htm
This site features a vast host of wacky, weird, or just plain silly sites ranging from the Anti-cheese Hamster Liberation Alliance to the World Wide Web Ouija.
Inventing
See also: Marketing
The Internet Invention Store
http://www.catalog.com/impulse/invent.htm
Check out new inventions at The Internet Invention Store. You can also link to various inventing resources or learn how to get your own inventions listed on the Web site.
Inventors Assistance League
http://www.inventions.org/
Learn how to protect and use your inventions at the Inventors Assistance League.
National Congress of Inventor Organizations
http://www.inventionconvention.com/ncio/ncio.index.html
The National Congress of Inventor Organizations offers free online assistance and resources for inventors, including scam alerts, government information, and more.
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