About Gender: Although it's still very much a site in progress, this home page has enough information to be useful to students of psychology, social science and feminist studies and anyone interested in such topics as gender roles, gender variance and gender identity. The topics are neatly sectionalised with introductions, definitions and essays whose scope ranges from the general to the particular. For instance, under 'Psychoanalysis', you get essays on 'Freud' and 'Jung - The Golden Flower', while 'Psychology' focuses on 'Social Learning Theory', 'Cognitive Development' and so on. There's also some in-depth knowledge in the 'Genetics' and 'The Developing Embryo' sections which feature eassys on everything from 'Meosis and Fertilisation' to 'Genetic Errors'. The design may not be exciting, and much of the information may be too specialised for the average Web surfer. But it's unlikely that anyone looking for information on gender issues will be able to find a site with more in-depth -- though not authoritative -- information than this.

Commonwealth Games 2002: Want a preview of the XVII Commonwealth Games to be held in Manchester in July-August 2002? Then this official site is what you should click up. The home page is bright and attractive with lots of information and news updates to satisfy sports fans and trivia buffs with a yen for record-breaking achievements in track and field events. If you're planning a trip to England for the Games, you can look up 'Manchester' to find out the history of the place, how to get there and where to stay. All the events to be competed are listed under 'Sports', while 'Venues' offers pictures -- including live Webcam streaming video -- of the places where the action is going to be. You can also sign up online to be selected as a volunteer if you're thinking of experiencing the Games from the inside. It's always a joy to come across a site that incorporates effective design concepts; if you're ever thinking of setting up your own home page, you'd do well to study the layout here.

Crisis in the Middle East: This "special report" focusing on the Middle East Crisis may be aimed at students of current affairs, but the information it offers will be useful to anyone seeking a reliable "guide to the continuing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians". With daily news reports on the latest developments, a historic timeline and maps of the region, it provides an almost comprehensive and impartial coverage of the situation. The table of contents includes 'Frequently Asked Questions', 'Conflicting Views' (a list of the main points of disagreement in the struggle for peace), 'Kids Speak Out' (Palestinian and Israeli students talk about the obstacles to peaceful co-existence), 'Faces and Places' and a discussion on the question, 'Is Peace Possible?'. There's also a helpful 'Glossary' of keywords and even a 10-question quiz to test your knowledge on the Crisis. You can even submit your own opinion if you feel strongly about the conflict. The site has an invitingly orderly feel and look, with the relevant links logically arranged.

The Electronic Zoo: It's not going to be as much fun as visiting a real zoo, but the kids will still love this online zoo that has lots of great animal pictures and sounds. You can select a species -- 'Amphibians', 'Birds', 'Cats', 'Invertebrates', 'Primates', 'Marine Mammals', 'Reptiles', 'Rodents' etc -- from a pull-down pick-list box, image map or a illustrated menu. You can also go straight to the 'Images' and 'Sounds' pages if you're just interested in animal photos and noises. The virtual duck hunt may not teach the right thing but it's still an enjoyable feature. There're also lots of links to other interesting animal sites, and a direct connection to NetVet, an online guide to animal health. The design on the main page could be zippier but contents more than make up for the dullness of appearance.

100 Years of Action for Peace: Put together by the London-based Peace Pledge Union, this thought-inducing site "aims to foreground the non-violent options and possibilities that have been suggested over the years and about which too little is known". By offering a "a decade-by-decade look at some people and events in the world-wide struggle against war and violence", it hopes to raise people's consciousness about the need for peaceful and non-violent responses to conflict. The work of many of the 20th century's major advocates of peace, equal rights and pacific resolution to armed conflict, including Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Alfred Nobel, is interestingly summarised. And the symbolic significance of persistent champions of democratic rights, like Myanmar's Aung San Suu-Kyi, is effectively dealt with in the pages. The links to 'War Facts' and 'Peace Action' complement the information in the through-the-decades pieces, and there's even an 'Education Resources' page to help those working on academic papers.

Visit a Refugee Camp: There're millions of people out there who're not as cosily cocooned and well fed as we are. Many are victims of war who've been forced to abandon their homes and seek refuge in makeshift shelters set up by aid organizations. According to Doctors Without Borders, the organization that hosts this awareness-creating site, "14 million refugees, and up to 15 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), live in temporary shelters throughout the world". Some of them eventually return home or settle down in another country, but alarmingly, "the number of refugees and IDPs continues to grow". The virtual tour of a refugee camp offered here gives you an insight into how selfless relief workers struggle to provide the basic needs -- shelter, food, water, sanitation and health care. You can also read some really sad stories by refugees and inspirational ones by relief workers whose nobility of purpose should make you feel guilty for not being part of the great humanitarian effort. The Flash-enabled tour takes a while to load but it's worth the wait. There's also a resource section for teachers who intend to highlight refugee issues in the classroom.

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