http://www.africam.com
Virtual Game Reserve. Visit the world's greatest on-line wildlife spectacle.  

http://www.artandculture.com/
A recent award winner at this year's South by Southwest Interactive Conference, Art and Culture is an impressive guide to great artists in every major artistic pursuit: painting, film, literature, music, and performing arts. Search on a favorite artist, browse by general discipline, or experience "The Cloud" -- an array of floating names that allows you to explore the historical context of a specific artist. The Picasso Cloud, for instance, features floating links to Cubism, Erik Satie, and Jorge Luis Borges.  

http://www.artwells.com/newwings/index.html
Art Wells has culled 3000-year-old Chinese wisdom from the I Ching and made it available in a handy Web oracle. Whenever you have a problem or a question, ask it here and get an answer from the I Ching. The results don't always make perfect sense. But at least answers like "We obscure what we stand upon" will get your mind off your initial problem. 

http://www.stickyideas.com
Dale, I wrote to you many weeks ago asking where you got your inspiration for creativity. More than 2,000 responses poured in. To better share the results, we started a web site called www.stickyideas.com. 

http://www.darwinawards.com
In today's modern society, it's easy to conclude that the age-old process of natural selection has itself become extinct. But a quick visit to this site will prove the contrary. It is filled with news accounts of people who met an untimely demise due to nothing more than their own substandard intelligence genes. Take for example, the enterprising genius who hopped a fence at the Grand Canyon to retrieve some good luck coins tossed in by his fellow tourists and (surprise!) fell to his death. New stories are added each month, and there are eight years of archives just waiting for you. And just when you're starting to believe that truth is indeed stranger than fiction, head over to the urban legends section, which is filled with even more outrageous and shocking stories. 

http://www.enature.com
Online field guide to the Audubon society.  

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/kidz.htm
Special FTC Web page that explains the new law that requires parents permission before collecting information from children under 13. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, effective April 21, 0000  

http://www.freedomhouse.org/pfs2000/
The title says it all: stop by for a survey of the current state of press freedom around the world. Central to this important site is an A to Z of country reports, a sometimes frightening testimony to the lack of independent media around the globe. (Especially poignant is the top-page world map that delineates between free and restricted press.) You'll also find charts and statistics, the complete report in PDF format, and an explanation of the survey's methodology. Be sure to read the essay titled "The Internet and Press Freedom," which ends: "The independence of the Internet becomes the newest test of a government's will to encourage and sustain a free press." So there. 

http://www.iconocast.com/issue/2000050402.html
Gives statistics for Latin American countries' online population, about 10% overall, mainly from Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. Expected to grow to 24 million by 2003. 42% of online Latinos shop online. 

http://www.itsyoursexlife.com/parents.htm
Helpful site for parents. Guide to safe and responsible sex.  

http://www.lostart.de/
Lost Art Internet Database - reuniting owners with stolen works of art. 

http://www.mensa.org/workout.html
Mensa is an organization whose entire membership of 100,000 has IQ's in the top two percent of the population. Although you can't qualify for membership online, you can take the Mensa Workout. Guaranteed to be stimulating or headache-inducing, depending on your mood, you have 30 minutes to solve 30 problems like "What is the number that is one half of one quarter of one tenth of 400?". After automatically tabulating your score, the Workout will tell you if you're likely to be Mensa material. If not, then you probably don't want to know that Mensa's youngest member is only four years old. 

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/
Here's a new look at the intrinsically American story of immigration --part of a project designed by the National Immigration Forum to foster understanding and correct misconceptions often held by native-borncitizens. This site and companion television film tell the stories of ordinary 21st-century immigrants and refugees from countries as diverse asIndia, Nigeria, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. Teaching resources abound, including a timeline of U.S. immigration history that begins in1492 and extends to the present. 

http://www.planetwire.org/
PlanetWire.org - devoted to family planning worldwide. 

http://www.saveforamerica.org/
Save For America - helping students build a nest egg. 

http://www.worldwildlife.org/
You can make a difference. Here's where you can join now and begin to take action. 

Good Causes

http://www.charitychoice.co.uk
Charity Choice - provides 8,000 UK charities in a free searchable online database, and a Goodwill Gallery for companies and individuals to volunteer goods and services to charity. 

http://favorsunlimited.com/
A Canadian supersite (3000 pages) for the charity and non profit sector. Perhaps you're having a hard time and could use a little assistance. Whether you need a favor or you're willing to lend a helping hand, Favors Unlimited offers a ready-made cybercommunity to bring people together. The concept is simple--people post needed favors on the site, and others can grant those favors. There are many people out there who need housing, financial assistance, senior help, employment, or even a good laugh. Some people need reliable transportation, others need advice or some pro bono graphic design assistance. Does it work? Check out the favors accomplished page and find out. 

http://www.hungersite.com
Make a free donation of food to hungry people around the world. This sites sponsors pay your donation. 

http://www.netaid.org
Netaid.org uses the power of the Internet to help end extreme poverty. It changes the way people can connect-and make a difference in each other's lives-all over the world. Netaid.org gives individuals on the Internet the opportunity to take direct action against extreme poverty. Netaid.org gives organizations engaged in the fight against extreme poverty new tools and new connections to millions of potential online supporters. Netaid.org gives communities struggling with the realities of extreme poverty access to new resources, and opportunities to share in the benefits of the Internet revolution. 

http://www.oddcast.com/witness/
Michael Stipe, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, and other concerned citizens lend their voices to this powerful collection of first-hand accounts of human rights abuses all over the world. A half-dozen disturbing but enlightening video documentaries chronicle the plight of children of war in Uganda, victims of government massacres in Guatemala, prostitute slaves in Russia, and more. Find out what you can do to help. 

http://www.shine.com/
This impressive collection of charitable resources allows you to connect with the issues and organizations that you care about most. A new concept in online philanthropy, Shine! makes giving easy by offering access to over 650,000 needy charities. Create your own charity page in order to receive personalized news, make donations, sponsor fundraising drives, or help spread the word about good causes. The commerce area of featured partners lets you donate to charities while you shop for books, music, electronics, and more. 

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