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Brownwood High
School provides information about school activities, academic
areas, athletics, clubs and organizations, and a whole lot more.
Brownwood High
Alumni can leave their e-mail addresses here and get in touch
with other exes of the school.
A friend suggested several US Government sites that some of us might
want to bookmark. I immediately wanted to find out how to protest a million
dollar federal highway project to expand roadways on Mackinaw Island, MI.
They are using our taxpayer highway money when there aren’t any automobiles
allowed on the island. One of the best directories to the federal maze
is maintained by the Villanova
University Center for Information Law and Policy. Another source
of federal reports, information sources, web sites, etc is the Federal
World Information Network. Included but listed here for your
quick reference are a few other direct links: Congress,
Treasury
Department, and The
White House.
If you don't need real deep answers, you can learn a lot about
health issues by browsing Health Information
Net. Good explaination of ailements plus discussion of symptoms, treatments,
options, lifestyle modifications, and other topics, plus links to other
sources of information.
Haggle An online auction
mixed with some garage sale type sales. Be sure to follow directions to
determine which are actual auctions and which are simple "for sale" items.
Be sure you know what you are doing when you bid. Unbelievable prices on
some interesting things.
Thrifty
Nickel The local issue of this popular printed garage sale
publication is now online. Also, you can check ads in other market areas.
Rootsweb Genealogical Data Coop
Search engines, databases and software married together to let you search
for records online. Enhanced search capability for the 262,067-name Roots
Surname List, and adding more data almost daily.
Insurance Help Online
A program by the Texas Department of Insurance helps consumers shop for
household and auto insurance and file complaints about companies and agents.
The homepage is full of information about the range of rates for each county
and many cities, what the major insurance companies charge and how many
complaints have been filed against those companies.
Le Grand Louvre
museum houses some of the world's great art treasures. Take a tour of the
Louvre and download photos of some of these treasures or learn the history
of this magnificent building.
Moscow Business
Telephone Book is a good source of Moscow information and maps,
plus links to the weather, an art and culture tour, an electronic newsstand
and a tourists photo tour.
Christianity.Net is
one of the most comprehensive and popular sites of its kind -- over 3,000,000
hits per month. Here you can subscribe to Christianity Today the online
magazine, sign up for internet courses at Asbury Seminary, very good article
about Johnny Hart, cartoonist of BC, Wizard of Id, etc. is available on
one of the most comprehensive Christian sites <http://www.christianity.net>.
Much other good information is also available at the same site.
Your Net Worth can be
figured at this site plus a proposed insurance package to protect that
net worth, and some links to help your achieve a more healthy lifestyle.
Insurance Help Oneline
is a site of the Texas Department of Insurance to help consumers shop for
household and auto insurance, plus file complaints about companies and
agents.
No. 10 Downing Street
is a new site recently unveiled by the British government to give an interesting
glimpse into one of the U.K.'s most famous addresses. Links offer a tour
of the Prime Minister's home/office, his speeches and interviews, bios
of cabinet ministers and 17 government agencies. A live camera on the entrance
is an added feature.
Researchpaper is
a well-designed site to turn to when you are given a school assignment
or want to research a topic for some other reason. Think of it as a Yahoo-like
search engine with 17 writing tips to prepare more effective research documents.
The Gap, the ultra-trendy apparel
store has a new sitewith lots of electronic "wow" stuff. With downloadable
Shockwave animation you can see how Gap clothes look on mail and female
virtual models, or see how two sizes of jeans compare by laying one on
top of the other.
The White House homepage
is a popular stop these days as we constituents are even more watchful
of government through the Internet. There are links here also to other
branches of the U.S. government and bios about the President and Vice President.
The State of Texas and most
certainly our lawmakers are under pressure from Internet users to be more
open.The main directory to agencies is linked above. The state’s revenues,
budgets and spending habits are available through a site known as the Window
on State Government opened by Comptroller John Sharp. If you are
looking for legislative progress, go the the House
of Representatives site where you can access bills and a status
update of many, as well as listen through live audio of daily floor debate.
The Senate has a similar
site.
The Texas
Register is a twice-a-week compilation of notices for all state
open meetings, pending rules and regulations, and action by both chambers
of the legislature.
Texas
Lottery results, both current and historical winning numbers are
also available, plus FAQ’s about the lottery.
Genealogy and Family History
is a popular topic on many minds in the 90's. This site is a guide to getting
started in geneaology and family history research.
Syracuse Cancer Research
Institute has been doing some interesting research about the treatment
of cancer with hydrazine sulfate. Paul Harvey talked about it recently
on his radio broadcast about a new treatment for cancer.
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