My project is one I have been working on since fall of 1998. I have developed a Web site directory. For each site I have listed, I have probably visited three to four more that I have not included. The criteria I used to develop my directory was based first on my or my families interests. Secondly, I chose only site that were easy to use unless it was the only one I could find like it. Third, it had to be a site that I did not think would become obsolete.

I created the directory because it gives me a starting point to work from to save time in searching. My interests focus on food, nutrition, health and family. I have also included things just for fun.

I have shared my directory with the Food, Nutrition and Health Extension Educators of the Northeast District because many of our interest are simular.

I would like to encourage anyone reading this to email me with any outstanding sites I have missed so I can add them to my directory.

WEB DIRECTORY By Carol A. Thesing

BUYING AND SELLING http://www.ebay.com/ Buying or selling misc. http://www.textbooks.com Textbooks (This part of Barnes and Noble.) http://www.amazon.com Books, movies etc http://www.amazon.com/zshops For almost anything http://www.barnesandnoble.com books http://www.efollet.com New and used textbooks http://www.BIGWORDS.com New and used books

CARD AND GIFT SITES http://www.dnc.net/users/garrenmg/sofines/freecard/hopyday1.htm card site http://www.custardpie.com/ postcard site http://www.bluemountain.com/ cards of all kinds and any language to email (free) http://www.castlemountains.com/index.htm http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/tourism/postcard.htm http://kenja.com Stationary http://www.800florals.com/virtual/index.html Flowers http://www.buildacard.com card site http://www.hometown.aol.com/abell17848/Christmas.html Wonderful!! Lyrics, tags, trivia, music, stories, games, recipes, puzzles and much more http://www.deerlake.com wildlife cards (good site for cards for men)

COMPUTER SITES http://www.lexmark.com My printer company. http://www.ibm.com http://www.cnet.com A site to guide you to find computer info. http://www.gateway.com Great company to buy from. http://www.dell.com Great company to buy from. http://www2.famvid.com/i101/internet101.html Easy too understand computer information.

EDUCATION SITES http://www.educationindex.com .Education index to all kinds of activities and subjects. http://www.brain.com/welcome.html Brain information: tests & more. http://www.castaneda.com/ About understanding dreams. http://www.matrixinstitute.com/ Predictions and insights of the aging earth. http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm APA style manual (Quinteros Class). http://www.dehs.umn.edu/homeiaq/homeiaq.html MN Indoor Air Quality Consortium http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/ Childrens Youth & Family Consortium http://www.wolinskyweb.com/measure.htm#else Calculates anything, also translates. http://www.familymoney.com Ideas on investment, saving money, money links, and more www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/homepg.htm Busy teachers web page. http://www.eduplace.com/search/index.html Student activities, grades K-8. http://www.historyplace.com Wide range of world history info. Also includes history film list. http://msc.net/~highland/tess/tess.html Math tessellations. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/statistics Hands on statistic example using fictious campaign http://www.tcfg.com Lots of stories and teaching materials.(Too Cool For Grownups) http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/other/homepages.html Adult learning http://www.foodchannel.com Gives new product, food recalls http://www.neat-schoolhouse.org/awesome.html Library site (text only) http://www.ipl.org Internet library from the University of Michigan http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ The Discovery Channel http://www.dictionary.com

FOOD AND NUTRITION SITES http://www.foodsafety.org/otherweb.htm Food Safety http://www.foodsafety.org/index.htm National Food Safety Database http://godzilla.EECS.Berkeley.EDU/recipes/ Recipes http://www.epicurious.com . Recipes and much, much more. Great site. www.eatright.org American Dietetic Association http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/ USDA nutrient data lab http://www.nutrition.com/ Current nutrition issues http://www.ahsc.arizona.edu/~lei/nutrition Links to nutrition sites (Takes a while to load) http://www.nal.usda.gov01/py/pmap.htm Food Guide Pyramid http://www.navigator.tufts.edu/ Tuffs University Nutrition Navigator http://ificinfo.health.org International Food Information Council Foundation http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FUN SITES www.the-north-pole.com Christmas site, open from Oct-Feb, song lyrics, gifts, stories http://www.agelhaven.com Angel experiences, cards, chat room, store (great site) http://www.freep.com/sports/outdoors/qdeer201.htm record deer http://www.dreamscape.com/frankvad/free.screensaver.html free screensavers http://members.xoom.com/janicekmc/xmas.htm Super Christmas collection. http://www.imdb.com Finding movies. http://www.justwomen.com Sport site for women including women sports. http://www.how2.com How to almost anything from making crafts to getting a friend.

GENEALOGY SITES http://www.rootsweb.com http://www.ancestry.com http://www.familysearch.org http://www.ngsgenealogy.org National Genealogical Society. A good place to start. http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island information and genealogy

GOVERNMENT SITES Specific office sites can be found in the telephone book. http://www.usps.gov Postage and zip codes. http://www.consumer.gov/ US consumer gateway http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ Consumer Information Center http://www.nsc.org/lrs/lib/facts.htm National Safety Council fact sheets. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/consumerpubs.htm FSIS consumer publications

KIDS SITES http://www.4kids.org Great for kids (Mom likes it too) to find things. Many links to other sites. http://www.exploratorium.org/memory/index.html Memory, mind, games http://www.musica.uci.edu/index.html Music and science archives http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kcfavorites.html Connection to kids favorite sites http://www.realkids.com Real kid adventures

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SITES http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/freemedl.html Medline http://www.health.state.mn.us/ MN Department of Health http://www.onhealth.com Current issues http://nhic-nt.health.org/Pubs/99hfinders/index.html 1999 health observances http://www.onhealth.com Great site to look for anything medically related. http://www.holisticmed.com Case studies, new ideas, research http://www.drkoop.com Lists reliable health sites and how to find them. http://www.nih.gov National Institute of Health http://www.mayohealth.org Mayo Health Oasis or the Mayo Clinic http://www.who.int World Health Organization

MUSIC http://www.listen.com Music directory http://www.lyrics.ch/index.htm Buy or listen to lyrics. Not very user friendly.

NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND TV http://www.mrecord.com Morrison County Record http://www.kare11.com Channel 11 http://www.pbs.org Public television site http://www.wcco.com Channel 4 http://www.nytimes.com/ New York Times http://www.brainerddispatch.com Brainerd Dispatch http://www.fastcompany.com/homepage/ Fast Company

PHOTOGRAPHY SITES http://members.aol.com/HisCarolin/Complacency.html Beautiful photography http://www.baldeagleinfo.com Great photos, free screensaver

PICK-ME-UP SITES http://fp2.in-tch.com/www.lovethissite.com/garden A garden poem; can be sent email. http://www.hamsterdance.com/ My favorite pick-me-up site http://members.aol.com/sweiss6650/Smile.html"> Smiles: This will brighten anyones day.

RELIGION http://member.aol.com/Foxyla8569/ Angels and links to other related areas. http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm Vatican City home page

TRAVEL SITES www.expedia.com www.bestfares.com http://www.nwa.com/travel/mall/mall.html http://www.travelscape.com http://www.priceline.com http://www.360alaska.com Alaska site

SEARCH ENGINES AND DIRECTORIES http://www.theultimates.com Directory http://www.dogpile.com Great search engine http://www.directhit.com This site targets most visited sites. http://www.100hot.com 100 hot search ideas http://www.inforsearcher.com http://www.alltheweb.com Largest search engine http://www.yahooligans.com Search engine for kids http://www.yahoo.com Directory + search engine with a human connection. http://altavista.digital.com Great search engine http://www.lycos.com http://www.ditto.com Displays thumbnail links to sites. http://hmc.snap.com http://www.msn.com http://www.excite.com Good for topic searches http://www.hotbot.com

WEATHER SITES http://www.msnbc.com/modules/weather/travel.asp Wonderful weather site http://www.weatherimages.org Live weather cam http://www.rainorshine.com Includes weather, trivia, and history http://www.weather.com Includes seasonal activities, travel and events (The weather channel) http://www.intellicast.com Most in-depth, world wide.

WEB CAM DIRECTORIES www.earthcam.net http://camcentral.com www.liveviews.org

-- Anonymous, October 25, 1999