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Global Statistics
Almanac of world statistics. There's a large collection of data at
this site,
ranging from country profiles (provinces and main cities) to the highest
mountains in the world, to a list of all countries in the world with their
capitals, surface area and population.
Information Please
Almanac Online version of the popular almanac which you
can browse by
subject or topic
Living Almanac
of Disasters Almanac of famous or noteworthy
fires, earthquakes, and
accidents (train wrecks, airplane crashes), organized by date.
Old Farmer's
Almanac This almanac was started in 1792 by Robert
B. Thomas.
University of MichigaStatistics Centre
50 States of the
United State This site has
information about populations geography
non-profit and government organizations for
the 50
American states.
Biography of Women Mathematicians
MacTutor History of Mathematics
LANIC
This is an excellent site with an extensive coverage of politics, economics,
geography and
tourism
for Latin American and Caribbean countries.
This is a highly recommended site.
Lonely
Planet This is the web
site of the Australian company which produces the
famous in-depth travel guides. The guides
give cultural and historical
descriptions about all sorts of interesting topics. Highly rated!
CIA
World Fact Book The CIA has organized a detailed
study of countries around the world.
There are excellent maps and, if you click on "Country Listings,"
you will get precise, up-to-date information. This is another
great site.
Library
of Congress This site focuses on
lesser known areas of the world. Some western countries such
as Canada and France are not included.
Cambridge
Dictionaries Included
here are an international dictionary, a dictionary of
American English, a dictionary of idioms, and one of phrasal verbs.
Dictionary of Alliteration This is a great site if you need help with poetry or song writing.
Macquarie Dictionary Here is a very good alternative English dictionary, from Australia.
Rhyming Dictionary Do you need a good rhyme?
Other
Languages - Allwords Dictionary This
is a good place to start a search for a word
in another language.
Your
Dictionary
Centers for Disease Control
This U.S. government site offers details about diseases
and their treatment.
On
Health This site
is an excellent resource for drug information, symptoms and treatment
of diseases, and general health.
Rxlist
The Rxlist site offers a search service for both generic
and brand name drugs.
It details the action of, the indications for, and the counter-indications
of a host
of drugs. It gives a very comprehensive
treatment of the drugs discussed.
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The
Music Makers
Charles
Templeton Collection - sheet music
Lexical Free Net
This thesaurus is excellent for showing the relationship of words
to
each other and it eve n displays the word's usage in Shakespeare's
plays.
| Time and Date Find out what time it is - around the world. |  |
555 Here you can find telephone numbers for residences all over North America