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The Weekly Bookmark
February 26, 1996 - Vol 2, No. 11
http://www.webcom.com/weekly/thisweek.html
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Table of Contents
On My End - Note from the Editor
Chicago Online! - Part 1 of 2
Supporters of the Weekly Bookmark
Out There - Places to Visit
Weekly Bookmark Information
Meet The Staff - Contact Info
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On My End
Matt Alberts weekly@webcom.com
Due to some problems with subscriptions and the majordomo this
weekend, I was forced to hold this issue until tonight. The
subscriber list was accidentally deleted by a system glitch?!
and I had to rebuild it by hand. This was a horrible task which
took me nearly 2 days. Hopefully, everyone got a confirmation
of their subscription to the Weekly Bookmark and that will help
aid in unsubscription if that ever happens.
Today, is the sort of grand-reopening to the Weekly Bookmark. I
have made new announcements to several places and have made
several changes to the Weekly Bookmark in the last few weeks.
One of the most notable ones is a new logo (for the time
being). I thought it was about time to put something new up
there. Also, Marian Hank, one of our staff writers, has put
together an excellent two part series on Chicago. We hope you
enjoy it and here are a few projects coming up in the next
couple of months:
Tax help and information
Political campaigns
WBAds! A new forum for business advertising.
Email wb-ads@webcom.com for more information.
This will keep us busy for awhile. For now, enjoy a great new
issue of the Weekly Bookmark!
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Chicago Online!
Marian Hank justhank@mcs.com
NOTE: To view the pages noted in this article, you must jump to
http://www.webcom.com/weekly/thisweek.html
The Second City, City of Big Shoulders, the Windy City, a City
of Neighborhoods, Mayor Daley, The Chicago Fire, The Chicago
Stockyards, Gangsters, Pizza, Wrigley Field, World Class
Museums and Store Front Theatres.
Chicago means many things to many people. For me, it is all of
the above, plus, most importantly, it is home. My passion for
my city has led me to collect quite a bookmark file of Chicago
links, and this article and my next will be dedicated to a
virtual tour of Chicago. This first article will explore some
of the WWW sites that highlight some of Chicago's major
offering and next week we will explore the cultural side of the
city.
The first stop on our virtual tour is The Chicago Mosaic
Homepage. The impressive goals of this effort are outlined in
the mission statement:
The mission of the Chicago Mosaic project is to create an
accessible, interactive, and intelligent information infrastructure
to improve both the quality and quantity of communication among
individual citizens, community groups, and units of government
throughout the City of Chicago.
Among the highlights on the Mosaic Web are Mayor Daley's
homepage, The Electronic Tour Guide, and local residents will
find the Chicago Works Mart useful in finding information about
city services. There are sections on budget information,
community policing and practical tourism information. This is a
very well rounded official city web site.
Another site that provides a well-rounded tour of Chicago is
The Gordon Lake Chicago Web. This page has loads of
interesting original content including the Chicago Web Yellow
Pages, a local internet soap opera, and a Shopping Cart with
information on weekly food deals around town. In addition, it
serves as a index with pointers to sites covering everything
Chicago from sports to entertainment to the weather. It is
currently the definitive Chicago collection of homepages. Other
excellent index style pages for Chicago include the Citynet
Chicago Page, Sunnysite Surf and The WXRT Radio Chicago
Resources page.
One of the nicer aspects of living in a city like Chicago where
many cultures are combined is the food. You can dine on
everything from authentic Indian cuisine to plain old country
cooking. Choosing a restaurant is easier now thanks to the
searchable index at Chicago Restaurants and the Chicago Fine
Dining Guide.
Two of Chicago's major newspapers have an on-line presence,
The Chicago Suntimes and The Chicago Tribune. The local
Internet Newsstand provides links to other local publications.
All the publications seem to be focusing on putting useful
information on the net, so these are excellent resources for
those that are looking for a job, housing or companionship in
the windy city.
Finding your way around is also made a bit easier thanks to the
web. The Subway System of Chicago allows you to type in your
starting point and destination and it will plan out a route for
you. You can print out a map or text version of your route. As
a local, I pride myself on my ability to navigate the subway,
but this program has come up with a better travel plan than I
would have thought of more than once. Metra offers schedules
and information for the extensive commuter rail service, and if
you travel around town by car, you'll want to bookmark this
Expressway Congestion Map.
Before I close, there is one more site I want to share with
you. Many of the people who live in the suburbs feel as
strongly about their community as those of us who live smack in
the middle of things. One of my personal favorite tribute pages
is Heavenston, a page which includes "Things pertaining to
Evanston and its suburb to the south."
I hope you enjoyed this electronic tour. There is still a lot
of armchair exploring left to be done. Chicago house some world
class museums, architectural gems, and other treasures great
and small. The next article will highlight Chicago's culture
and counterculture.
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Supporters
Imaginary Landscape
Hand-Woven Web Sites
It All Begins With Your Ideas
New Internet User? Visit Our Help Web
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Out There
Computers
InternetUser
News, Reviews, and Links to Internet Software and Tools
from PC Magazine; a one stop shop for all your Internet
interests.
URL: http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/IU/iuser.htm
Submitted By: Michael Katz
Education
AEGEE-Athina's Home Page
AEGEE is the abbreviation of Association des Etats
Generaux des Etudiants de l' Europe. AEGEE is the biggest
European Students' Association, non-profit making,
financially independent without any links to any
political party. AEGEE aims at the promoti on of European
cooperation & integration among young people.
AEGEE-Athina is one of the most active and lively
'antenna' of our network. Come and meet the unique
"AEGEE-spirit" through our pages!!!
URL: http://www.ntua.gr/aegee
Submitted By: Stelios Mystakidis
Socorro ISD
These are the web pages for the Socorro Independent
School Disrtict El Paso, Texas.
URL: http://socorro.k12.tx.us
Submitted By: John Tomas
Horus' World Wide Web Links to History Resources
Horus' History Links is a collection of links to WWW
resources for history research and education. Links are
divided into 53 categories, with architecture, antiques,
genealogy, historic preservation, local history,
historical periods, historical persons, historical
photograph online collections, and museums being
particularly well developed. Horus' site includes a
submission form, search engine, and annotation discussing
the philosophy behind the col lection, categorization,
and use of the links. Historians services include
organizations, software, conferences, email discussion
lists, and internet usage guidance. The collection is
associated with the Department of History, University of
California, R iverside, and is intended to be of broad
utility to history students, students of history, local
historians, living history buffs, and genealogists. Links
are provided to experimental curricula and instructional
use of the Web at UC Riverside's Departmen t of History.
The site is updated monthly. Horus History Links has been
commended and recommended by four internet review
services as an excellent place to begin history surfing
on the Web.
URL: http://www.kaiwan.com/~lucknow/horus/horuslinks.html
Submitted By: Ronald Tobey
List of Student Affairs Listservs
The List of Student Affairs Listservs contains
information on 138 discussion groups for student affairs
professionals. The posted information is broken down into
26 functional areas such as diversity, health, residence
life, student activities, etc. Each Listserv has the
subscription address, number of subscribers and the
weekly number of messages recorded for the particular
discussion group.
URL: http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwwdosa
Submitted By: Stuart J. Brown
Entertainment
daviestrek.com
This site has many unique features. There's a listing of
TV homepages, Star Trek information (including Lynch's
Reviews of the individual episodes!), a large Theatre
resource, and information on our local Festival -
Platteville Dairy Days. Although th ere aren't any super
cool graphics, it has a ton of GREAT information!
URL: http://www.daviestrek.com
Submitted By: Tom Covert
Regional
Cybertown.net
Cybertown.net is Southwestern Wisconsin's newest Internet
provider. We've been busy putting together virtual
communities. Come and Visit Southwestern Wisconsin in a
whole new way! Cities currently on-line: Platteville, WI,
Lancaster, WI, Cuba City, WI , and Dubuque, IA. There are
also a number of resources available at Cybertown. News
and Weather, Parents and Kids Links, Job Search Links,
and MUCH more!
URL: http://www.cybertown.net
Submitted By: Dick Davies
Science
Plant and Animal Monitoring in North America
A gateway to information on the science of monitoring
plants and animals. Contains monitoring guidance,
software, procedures, links to other organizations,
presentations of trends and inventories, and
opportunities for participation. Monitoring infor mation
currently concentrates on birds, amphibians, and
butterflies. Many downloadable software, and data files,
some pictures and sounds of birds are also available.
URL: http://www.im.nbs.gov
Submitted By: Sam Droege
Society and Culture
Pandora's PaganWeb
Witchcraft, Wicca, Neo-Paganism and magic page. Excellent
reading list and related site links. Home of "Cauldrons
and Broomsticks," a monthly e-newsletter for the Wiccan
community.
URL: http://www.geocities.com/athens/3038/
Submitted By: Toni Parra
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Meet The Staff
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Writers
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Marian Hank justhank@mcs.net
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