Ask Oxford
Use the Compact Oxford English Dictionary to get answers to questions on English, language, grammar, spelling, quotations, and usage. Improve your writing skills or try the word games, crosswords, and puzzles; even learn French, German, Spanish, Russian, Greek, Japanese, and Italian.
added May 14, 2008, to Writing Aids.
Students Community Resource
An exhaustive collection of resources for students and those wishing to get into the education community.
added April 15, 2008, to Academic.
US Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website Coordinated by the Department of Justice, this website is a public registry of sex offenders nation-wide. It is a cooperative effort between the federal government and the state agencies that host public sex offender registries.
URL: http://www.nsopr.gov/ added March 10, 2008 to Criminal Law.
The Medica
The online global trade marketplace for medical suppliers and manufacturers. A leading source for medical products with an extensive directory for medical supplies, manufacturers, wholesalers, health care products, hospital equipment, medical softwares and more.
URL: http://www.themedica.com/
added March 3 2008 to Medical Resources.
The Visual Dictionary
Online dictionary using images to replace the words. On many of the images, textual descriptions are included with pointers to clarify elements of the pictures.
URL: http://www.infovisual.info/
added February 6, 2008, to Education.
Slide
Slide allows photos and other digital content for publishing. Easy set-up, clean interface and multiple transition and theme options, Slide is among the most popular tools for self expression on the web today. Slide can be embedded onto any website, viewed on a desktop or shared with friends or fans. Slide supports dozens of social networking and blog platforms, including MySpace, MySpace Blogs, Bebo, Blogger, eBay, Facebook, Friendster, Hi5, livedoor, LiveJournal, Piczo, Sina.com, Sohu.com, Tagged, Typepad, Windows Live Spaces, Wretch, Yahoo! 360 and Xanga.
URL: http://www.slide.com/
added October 29, 2007, to Technology.
The Court Reporting Institutes
The Court Reporting Institute is located in Dallas and Houston, Texas and focuses their training on the court reporting field. Court Reporting Institute has been serving the students in these communities since 1978 and continues to focus on providing the highest level of training. Court reporting graduates develop the skills to work in the media, legal or medical fields.
URL: http://www.crid.com/index.html
Our Featured Sites
Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus
An online interactive dictionary and thesaurus, Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus dynamically generates word maps that branch into different definitions and meanings while creating related words. Exploration and learning is further encouraged through its innovative display. By clicking on words, the user follows a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations.
Google's Built-in Calculator Function
On Google's page of features you will find complete instructions for help in building your own expressions, but you can use Google's calculator anytime simply by going to www.google.com and typing in your expression.
What Happened This Day in History?
Includes a video of what happened in this day in history, with links to this day's history in Literature, Civil War, Cold War, Crime, Entertainment, the World Wars, and many more.
revised January 22, 2007, in Kids' Education.
Federal Trade Commission Spam Complaint Site and Form
Find information about the Federal Trade Commission's recent law enforcement actions against deceptive commercial email and spammers' responsibilities under the CAN-SPAM law. In the "For Consumers" section, you'll find tips on how to reduce the amount of spam email in your in-box.
Fill out the form to issue a complaint via their website: https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
NASA
With the new NASACast, "download the Universe," Project Constellation builds the vision for space exploration, explore the Red Planet with new photos from Mars.
bugbios
The fascinating stories of insects and the roles they play in our lives. Cultural entomology, insect macrophotography, educational resources and links to other web sites.
SPACE.com NightSky, Astronomy, and Stargazing News and Features, Astronomy Pictures, Telescope Guides, Astronomy Resources
Transportation Safety Administration
The TSA provides important information for travelers such as detailing the program for registering travelers, listing what is permitted and prohibited in carry-on luggage for flights, as well as what to expect from the screening experience and how to make traveling more comfortable this Fall.
