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                         BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS:  Passages, Phrases and 
                                     Proverbs traced to their sources.

                        BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPEDIA:

                        BUTTERFLIES ON THE WEB: 
              
                        CONVERT IT:  Simple, easy-to-use interface for figuring out 
                                     how many feet are in a meter, the Celsius equivalent for 
                                     degrees Fahrenheit, and just about every other metric  
                                     conversion that you can think of.  

                        eHOW:  Step-by-step tips on just about everything at this 
                                     comprehensive site.    Examples:  How to remove a 
                                     mustard stain, wedding planning, troubleshoot  your 
                                     clothes dryer, etc.
             
                       The ELEMENTS OF STYLE:  The Bible of correct grammar and 
                                     usage.  Also includes the following: Words and expressions 
                                     commonly misused  AND  Words commonly misspelled.

                       ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD:  Scorecard is an environmental
                                     information service provided by the environmental defense 
                                     fund.  Search the site or simply type in the zip code for
                                     the area you would like to view.

                       EXPLORERS:  Explorers of the land, ideas, sky, and art.
             									 
                       FLAG ETIQUETTE:									 

                       HOW STUFF WORKS:  Have you ever wondered how something 
                                     works?  Do you want to know all about chocolate?  What 
                                     makes the inside of your refridgerator cold?  This site 
                                     has many categories to choose from.

                       INFORMATION PLEASE ALMANAC:  
                        
                       INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY: 

                       LANGUAGE HELP:  This well organized language dictionary site 
                                     includes an index of on line dictionaries, where each index 
                                     entry is a link to one or more on line dictionaries in that
                                     language. This site resides at Bucknell University.   
	          LIBRARY SPOT:  This site features a wealth of reference resources.
                                     Virtually everything you want or need to know.	
	          LITERATURE.ORG:  Free classic literature that you can access for free.
                                     Great fiction for free by authors like Lewis Carroll, The Bronte
		           sisters, Jack London, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many
 		           others.
                       MAP QUEST:  City maps of the United States.  Zoom in on 
                                     sections or the street  of a particular town or city or 
                                     even the street.

                       MAPS OF THE WORLD:  The Perry-Castaneda Map Collection at 
                                     the University of Texas in Austin has a collection of more 
                                     than 200,000 maps, many of which were created by 
                                     government agencies like the CIA.   The Current Interest 
                                     section helps you keep up with the geography of areas in 
                                     the news, and there are collections of topical maps that 
                                     cover the demographics of different  parts of the world.   
                                     Due to the quality, maps are quite slow but worth the wait.

                       MIRRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE:  Searchable Dictionary & Thesaurus.  
                                     Also contains language information, bookstore, slang, 
                                     word-for-the-day.

                       REFERENCE DESK:  Has just about any reference source needed. 
                                     Many links to useful reference including Bartlet's Familiar 
                                     Quotations, currency  exchange,  Dictionary & Thesaurus,  
                                     Tax Forms & Publications,  CIA world factbook, and lots 
                                     of other interesting references.

                       UNITED STATES HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY:  Compiled by the United 
                                     States Department of State.
                                          
                       UNITED STATES VITAL RECORDS: Find out where to obtain vital 
                                     records information for each state.  
		 										  

                       VIRTUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Search just about any topic including 
                                      but not limited to: Automotive, Education, Geography, 
                                      US Government, History, Magazines,  Military, Politics,                                          
                                      Science, and Weather.

                       VIRTUAL REFERENCE DESK:  One of the best reference resources
                                      on the web. Includes news, sports scores,  stock quotes, 
                                      maps, people search, yellow pages,  dictionary, thesaurus,                                  
                                      encyclopedia, search engines, homework helper, calendars, 
                                      comic strips, and many more options too numerous to list.  
                                      FAST FACT section has a multitude of information for 
                                      virtually everything, including the Old Farmer's 
                                      Almanac, Maps, Top Physicians, etc.