The ARS Pesticide Properties Database
Maintained by the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Remote Sensing and Modeling Lab, the ARS Pesticide Properties Database is a compendium of chemical and physical properties of 324 widely used pesticides. The database is organized alphabetically and focuses on 16 important properties affecting transport and degradation characteristics of pesticides under different soil and weather conditions. For each pesticide you will find information on CASRN, Molecular formula, Molecular weight, Physical state, Boiling point, Melting point, Decomposition point, Heat of vaporization, Rate Constants-Hydrolysis (Photolysis), Vapor pressure, Water solubility, Organic solubility, Henry's Law, Octanol/water partitioning, Acid dissociation, Soil sorption, Field dissipation, and Soil halflife (aerobic, anaerobic). Also provided are several sections describing the properties and units of pesticide parameters, a Coden list, and links to related sites.

FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Designed for teachers, students and parents, this site provides easy access to educational resources produced by hundreds of federal agencies. This site is searchable. Resources are arranged topically by arts, educational technology, foreign language, vocational education.

The Georgia Learning Alliance
The Georgia Learning Alliance, an initiative by the University System, debuted November 1998. This web site provides a starting point for anyone seeking information about distance education in the University System of Georgia. It includes a searchable database of distance education courses and the SREC (Southern Regional Electronic Campus) database, which includes institutions in 16 states that are members of the SREB (Southern Regional Education Board). For those who need customized training, there is a place to describe and submit their needs.

Healthcare Reportcards
uses Medica mortality and surgical-complication data to award hospitals one- to five-star ratings in five fields: cardiac, orthopedic and vascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. The fields of obstetrics, oncology and transplants will be added later this year. From this site you can choose the type of procedure you need, select a specific geographic region (such as Florida) and the site will provide you with an explanation of the data sources and methods of analysis.

Homefair
The mission of this award-winning site is to provide interactive tools and useful information so that you can stay organized, make the right decisions, and keep more of your own money. It has some useful features like The Salary Calculator to compute cost of living differences among hundreds of U.S. and international cities; The Lifestyle Optimizer which lets you choose various criteria (crime, taxes, weather, etc.) then create your own list of the ten best cities to live in; The Moving Calculator to calculate the cost of shipping household goods; The Relocation Wizard to create custom timeline to plan a move; and A Mortgage Calculator. This site is ideal for job seekers or anyone planning to relocate.

HyperHistory Online
provides timelines for major events in world history. The chronology includes links for further information.

ICAPP: International Consortium for Alternative Academic Publication
Times ICAPP is a Canadian initiative dedicated to the development of an international alternative scholarly communication system outside of the commercial mainstream. ICAAP journals are freeware or low cost from this site and the organization provides assistance to scholars and organizations wishing to publish independent, electronic publications.

Noesis: Philosophical Research Online
was created by a professor of The Times University of Evansville (Indiana) along with topic editors who are professors of philosophy. From the search screen select one or more types of resources (essays, lectures, images, reviews, texts and tools) to access a collection of resources in philosophy authored by professionals in the field. An alphabetical Author Index and a topic-based Collections Index are provided as well.

American Social Health Association
ASHA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to stopping sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The site has links to STD information, a sexual health glossary, and an online catalog of educational material (some bilingual). The various STD hotlines (AIDS, herpes, etc.) are listed with 800 numbers for English, Spanish, and TTY service for the deaf.

Giza Plateau Mapping Project
This site is of a project mapping the settlements of ancient Egypt at Giza. The annual reports for the project for 1991-1996 are available and contain the findings for each year. While the computer model for the Giza Plateau is still in development, models for Khufu pyramid and others are available, as is a rendering for the courtyard of the Sphinx temple. Included is a reprint of an article titled "Excavation at Giza 1988-1991: The Location and Importance of the Pyramid Settlement" by Mark Lehner, Associate Professor of Egyptology at the University of Chicago.

Regency Fashion Page
A wealth of images, information, and links relating to 18th and 19th century fashion for men and women. Included are images and articles from period fashion magazines, online books about Regency fashion, a year by year chronology of what people are wearing and more.