| TITLE |
DESCRIPTION |
| Napoleon |
Explore
the life of France's most famous general, from the Napoleonic code to
battle simulations. |
| NARA |
The
National Archives and Records Administration |
| NASDAQ
Heatmap |
Looking
for the hot movers? This visual representation of the movement of NASDAQ
stocks is very colorful. |
| National
Atlas of the U.S. |
Plot
everything from seismic events to mortality rates on this easy-to-use map
interface developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. |
| National
Fraud Information Center |
|
| National
Geographic's Map Machine |
Probe
the constellations, view continents from satellite imagery, even pinpoint
nations' political hot spots on this extraordinary site. Nearly 600 free
printable maps are at your fingertips for your next presentation. |
| New
Yorker E-cards |
The
magazine famous for its intelligent cartoons now let's you personalize
them for friends. |
| Nobel
Prizes |
Announced
last week, the Nobel foundation honors individuals in physics, chemistry,
medicine, literature and peace. |
| Normandy
1944 |
John
Keegan's critically acclaimed essays |
| North
American Landscape in art |
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| Nostalgic
Ads |
This
fascinating site offers a glimpse into how Americans viewed themselves and
consumer culture from 1911-1955. |
| Nova
Online: "Special Effects" |
The
popular PBS science program delivers a great presentation of how special
effects are created in film. |
| Nutrition.gov |
This
comprehensive site covers everything the consumer needs to know about
nutrition, from food safety issues to nutrition statistics. |
| Nuts
and Bolts of Writing |
This
easy-to-use resource is useful for everything from college admission
applications to essays and letters. |
| NY
Review of Books |
This
monthly e-zine reviews the most recent titles to hit the publishing world. |
| Official
Stats on the Web |
From
competitiveness indicators to Russian economic trends, this "mother
of all statistics" site aggregates a wealth of official stats from
quotable sources, searchable by topic or country. |
| Online
Classics |
View
and listen to concerts, plays, dance and other live events. |
| Online
Conversion |
Need
to convert joules to kilocalories? How about your age in dog years? You
can do all of these conversions and over 8,000 more on this handy site. |
| Online
Exhibits |
The
Smithsonian Institution compiles an outstanding list of online library
exhibits and archival collections from around the world. |
| Online
Investing |
Stocks,
futures, mutual funds -- The Wall Street Journal provides a great online
investment primer. |
| Online
Memory Exhibit |
This
exhibition explores the biological, psychological, and cultural aspects of
memory. Includes activities to test your memory and tips to help you
remember things better. |
| Opinion
Pages |
Quickly
find links to the Op/Ed pages of US and International newspapers,
magazines and web sites. |
| Optionetics |
From
basic option concepts to "six deadly trader blunders" this
Options Education site covers the basics of options trading. |
| Origins
& Ancient History of Wine |
This
U. Penn site provides a history of wine |
| Paint
Calculator |
This
is a great site that helps you figure out how much paint you need to paint
a room. |
| Pew
Center: "Internet Life" |
Contrary
to previous reports, this new study finds Internet usage has intensified
social contact. |
| Pew
Internet Study |
Released
last month, this study identifies that the 168 million Internet users
include 73 percent of children between the ages of 12 and 17. |
| Pew
Research Center |
The
Pew Research Center explores how the Internet and American life intersect,
from recent Olympic news to who's not online. |
| Photographing
History |
From
1970-74, photographer Fred J. Maroon captured these behind-the-scenes,
powerful images of Watergate and Nixon's last days in office. |
| Phys |
E-zine
on fitness & nutrition. |
| Physics
for Executives |
Why
is the sky dark at night? This site answers all your elementary physics
questions. |
| Pictures
of the Year |
From
the National Press Photographers Association competition, view winning
photographs for the newspaper, magazine and general divisions. |
| Picturing
the Century |
This
online exhibit from the National Archives chronicles the past century in
photographs. |
| Planet
Project |
Already
being billed as the largest survey ever, this poll is drawing responses
from 250 countries on topics such as sex, religion, marriage and crime. |
| Poets.org |
Find
a poem or poet in this extensive poetry database. |
| Poison
Centers |
Summer
is here. The kids are out of school. Post the numbers of your local and
vacation house poison centers on your fridge. |
| Political
Information |
Left,
right, or center, this site puts everything from current American
political commentary to policy papers at your fingertips. |
| Politics
Outloud |
From
FDR's fireside chats to Nixon's tapes, listen to & read transcripts of
some extraordinary moments in history. |
| Positive
Press |
In
the spirit of the season, start your week with some positive press. This
site highlights only good news and success stories published by the media. |
| Presidential
Debates |
The
more things change.... Re-visit some key moments of presidential debates
from 1858 to 1996, with full transcripts. |
| Presidential
Elections |
This
site covers every U.S. election since 1789, including a state-by-state
vote for each presidential hopeful and campaign issues of the day. |
| Press
Releases |
Brush
up on your press release basics and find writer's resources on this
easy-to-use site. |
| Privacy
Foundation |
The
Privacy Foundation exists to educate the public on technologies and
services that may pose a threat to personal privacy. |
| Product
Recall Database |
Check
this U.S. Safety Commission database regularly for all product recalls,
particularly when lending or borrowing children's products. |
| Pubcrawler |
Going
out of town? This site lets you search locations and reviews of
microbreweries and brewpubs across the US. |
| Public
Radio Fan |
The
site serves as a directory to public radio stations in the US and around
the world, with links to program listings by station, time, or program. |
| Pulitzer
Prize 2001 |
From
the Elian photo to the best investigative reporting, the 2001 votes for
Brass Ring of journalism are in. |
| Quackwatch |
Consumer
guide to health fraud and 'quackery'. |
| Questionable
Medical Devices |
Remember
the Relaxacisor? This & many other bizarre medical devices are found
here |
| Quick
Diagnosis |
These
self-care flowcharts from the American Academy of Family Physicans can
take you from symptom to diagnosis on a single page. |
| Quick
Maps |
Create
national or world maps by region, time zone, demographics, and even
enviromental factors on this dynamic site. |
| QuickMBA.com |
All
the knowledge tools you used in business school are here at your
fingertips, including quick subject tutorials. |
| Quickstart
2000 Guides |
Problem
with your new DVD? ZDNet gives you vendor contact information &
helpful hints for your new gadgets. |
| QuokkaSports |
This
must-see site tracks extreme sports and is a cutting edge model for
interactive technology. |
