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Northwest Philadelphia
America's Debt Is A Ticking Time-Bomb
Grumeti Reserves - Tanzania
Hippy Communities - past, present & future
Pentagon Strike
Truthout - viewer supported (no ads) alternative news source.
Kids with Cameras - a non-profit organization that teaches the art of photography to marginalized children in communities around the world.
Fresh Yarn - whose missiono is to elevate the art form of the personal essay
craigslist
Community oriented posting board that has categories for apartments, events, personals, jobs, and more. Covers several metro regions throughout North America.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Carversville - Carversville.com is a volunteer-run Web site dedicated to the historic village of Carversville, PA. The Historic Carversville Society, a volunteer-based non-profit group, is dedicated to future -- and past -- of this community jewel.
Bucks County Herald has a new website. www.buckscountyherald.com
GlobalSecurity.org
Oil on Ice - a documentary connecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to decisions America makes about energy policy & transportation choices.
Ithaca Hours is a local currency system that promotes local economic strength and community self-reliance in ways which will support economic and social justice, ecology, community participation and human aspirations in and around Ithaca, New York.
Third Eye Imagery - Patricia Modzianowski photography which includes some of the New Hope and Ivy Land black and white photography.
Eco-Bucks - is located in Tinicum Township. Growth and change are constants in communities. ECO-Bucks believes that growth must be managed by communities themselves, and not by single large landowners; developers interested only in "maximizing return on investment"; and outsiders threatening our home values, lifestyle, and natural resources for their personal profit.
Bucks County Sprawl - an excellent discussion with photos on suburban sprawl, from Levittown to Bucks County's more recent developments.
The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary.
Ploughshares - public grantmaking foundation that supports initiatives to prevent the spread and use of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and other weapons of war, and to prevent conflicts that could lead to the use of weapons of mass destruction.
Cancer Clinical Trials - gov database indexing all current clinical trials by cancer type
Sustainable Table - sustainable food and directing consumers on issues surrounding our food supply.
What the Bleep Do We Know!? Discovering the endless possibilities for altering your everyday reality. Excellent movie.
Patch Adams - a mission to bring fun, friendship, and the joy of service back into health care.
Michael Moore
Bumper Nuts
The Art of Erro - Iceland’s most acclaimed contemporary painter
International Forum on Globalization - Public education in response to the economic globalization restructuring which is happening at tremendous speed, with little public disclosure of the profound consequences affecting democracy, human welfare, local economies, and the natural world.
The Narco News Bulletin - What the Mexican and Latin American press is saying about the drug war, exposing the illusion that the drug war is about combatting drugs and a source of firsthand reporting from progressive popular movements in Mexico, Venezuela, Bolivia, and beyond.
Project Censored - a media research group out of Sonoma State University which tracks news published in independent journals and newsletters and compiles an annual list of 25 news stories of social significance that have been overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the country’s major national news media.
Aljazeera - in English
Derelict
London - photographs depicting an unpicturesque view of everyday
life in the city. Who
is that with Jeremy? - born on March 30, 2002 with a father
who photographs him with famous people.
NoBodyHere.com
- animation, text and programming supported by the Netherlands Foundation
for Fine Arts, Design and Architecture.
Karen
Human Rights Group - Documenting the voices of villagers in
rural Burma
Ibiblio - Home to one of the
largest "collections of collections" on the Internet,
ibiblio.org is a conservancy of freely available information, including
software, music, literature, art, history, science, politics, and
cultural studies. ibiblio.org is a collaboration of the Center for
the Public Domain and The University of North Carolina - Chapel
Hill.
Adbusters
- is a not-for-profit organization of artists, activists, writers,
pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs concerned about
the erosion of our physical and cultural environments by commercial
forces.
Assateague
Island National Seashore Foster Horse Program
State
of the Salmon - a cooperatively organized, integrated source
of information and knowledge on North Pacific salmon.
Cancio, Arcadio
- a Cuban artist that has recreated the female figure in a very
personal style.
Heifer
International - Heifer provides 28 different kinds of animals
to families in 49 countries and 23 states in the US; helping impoversihed
families feed themselves, earn income and care for the environment
(since 1944).
Max
Burke - images taken in and around Wellington.
Fidels Cafe
- history of the cafe, menu, and photos of the interior.
Rude Food
- collection of unfortunately named foods from around the world.
Center
for Land Use Interpretation - to increase and diffuse information
about how the world's lands are apportioned, utilized, and perceived.
Journal of Mundane Behavior
- an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of everyday
life.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
- the history of the City; online exhibits include the 1906 earthquake
and a 1965-69 chronology of local rock and roll.
Ghost Sites - identifying
and critiquing aging, abandoned, and derelict web sites.
Lucy the Elephant -
official site. Features history, tours, photographs, and related
links.
Oatmeal
Box Pinhole Photography - instructions for making pinhole cameras
from oatmeal boxes, plus a b&w image gallery.
OO-RAH magazine was created several
years ago by Marines for Marines
Architecture
of the Getty Center - 600 images presenting a look at the Getty
from all aspects.
Digital Photography Review
- with news, reviews, galleries, and comparisons, plus hints and
tips.
The Hospital
Little-Known
Attractions of Lynchburg and Central Virginia: absurd attractions
of the area.
BillPorter.com
- The only salesman left on the planet that's a neat human being
with genuine integrity!
Vladi Private Islands
- private islands around the globe for sale or rent.
National
Portrait Gallery - UK - founded in 1856
photodocument.pl - online photojournalism magazine from central
and eastern Europe.
fhoto8 - photojournalism
Journale
Visual Diaries
Red
Top
Future
Forests - offset the effects of carbon dioxide emissions on
the environment.
The Nilgiri Tahr Foundation
- monitoring and conducting field studies on ecology and behaviour
the Nilgiri Tahr.
Revolutionary
Association of the Women of Afghanistan
Sacha Dean Biyan
Magic
Mirror of Life: An Appreciation of the Camera Obscura - history
and prehistory of photography.
North Pole Times -
Santa's official newsletter, letters, Christmas recipes from Mrs.
Claus, and bedtime stories.
GangRule - searchable database
of known gang members, historic events, and family histories, along
with photographs, newspaper cuttings, and official documents.
Syberpunk
- bizzare Japanese oddities.
Palin's Travels -
Michael Palin's photos and commentary from his travels around the
globe.
NYCBloggers
- There are a million blogs in the naked city.
Heres where to find 1386 of them. A "blog" is short
for "web-log" basically a website where someone
(or a group of people in some cases) posts their diary, musings,
news clips, rants, photos, or anything else.
National Trust UK
- founded in 1895 to preserve places of historic interest or natural
beauty permanently for the nation to enjoy.
Mono-Brow - for mono-browers
of all varieties.
Whetung
- Ojibwa Craft and Art Gallery - Indian owned and and operated.
Wotton-Under-Edge
- a good community site in Wotton-under-Edge, Glouceatershire, England.
CIDRAP
- hosted by the Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy
(CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, provides a wealth of bioterrorism
and food safety information and is updated daily.
Here
Is New York - exhibition and sale of photographs taken in the
aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center.
Internet
Modern History Sourcebook: Full Texts - links to full texts
of books available at this and other sites.
12 House - 'New
Age' store in Denver
Ami
Vitale - photojournalist
Orcalive - work of Dr. Spong,
who has spent the past 30 years researching wild orcas in their
natural habitat.
Wild Whales - home of the
B.C. Cetacean Sightings
eugenemirman
- A comedian in New York City
House
of Rabbit
An all-volunteer, non-profit organization that rescues rabbits and
educates the public on rabbit care and behavior.
United
Nations Atlas of the Oceans - designed for use by policy makers
who need to become familiar with ocean issues and by scientists,
students and resource managers who need access to underlying data
bases and approaches to sustainability.
Public Lettering
- a walk in central London. Site is based on a walk by Phil Baines
for his graphic design students. The walk concentrates on larger
examples of public lettering.
Max
S. Gerber Photography - portrait/documentary photographer based
in Los Angeles.
Miami Stories - stories
about Miami, ours and yours. Not fiction, not poetry. Just true
stories, however small.
The City Stories Project
- there are a million stories in the naked city, and a million cities.
Philippine Center for Investigative
Journalism (PCIJ) - politics and government news with investigative
reports.
Roberta
Bondar Gallery - galleries of Bondar's photographs from space
and Canadian national parks.
Dot City - Dorothy
Parker's New York - photo gallery and tour of her Manhattan homes,
hangouts, and haunts. From The Dorothy Parker Society of New York.
http://www.lauraholder.com
http://www.hunkabutta.com/
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/declik/
Timeline
of Art History - presented by Met Museum
Templar Studios
Save
the Dolphins
iTheo
- emerging artists and their work.
The Wilderness Society
- Founded in 1935 to protect America's wilderness
Meat Stinks
Nuke the Hamptons
Marine Biology
- committed to the exploration of the oceans and it's life.
The
Official City of New York Website
Researchville - an index
of online reseach sources
Butts Across America
Nervousness
- experiments in land mail. Submit your own objects to be sent around
the world, and back.
Urbanize.org - reclaim
the city
The Mirror Project -individuals
who have photographed their likenesses in a variety of reflective
surfaces.
Found Magazine - We
collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles-
anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life. anything
goes...
Various
collections of the U-C IMC Library
G roupe L oup F rancid is a non-profit-making
association, the purpose of which is to disseminate information
specialized on the wolf, and to organize, cause or support all initiatives
for knowledge, the rehabilitation and the defense of this predator
which undertook to find a place in our ecosystems.
The Center for Reproductive Law and
Policy (CRLP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting
womens equality worldwide by guaranteeing reproductive rights
as human rights.
Banished Words List
- Lake Superior State University's annual lists of "Words Banished
from the Queens English for Mis-Use, Over-Use or General Uselessness.
Camp Winnarainbow
- circus and performing arts camp for kids and adults.
Ethnologue - database of
info on 6,500 languages. Includes alternate names, number
of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other
data.
San Francisco Museum of Modern
Art - - information about the collection, exhibitions,
history etc.
Slow Wave - collective
dream diary authored by different people from around the world and
drawn by Jesse Reklaw.
Bottlecaps.org
- includes history of antique and collectible bottle caps from the
U.S., Canadian, and Internationally.
Tabasco - history, recipes,
a company store and Louisiana music and photographs from the McIlhenny
Company.
The
Trail Database - World's largest hiking Trail Database.
Live Volcano
Cams
Salon
- Combative, opinionated and irreverent, Salon is an online magazine
with bite. A break from the sloppy, shallow or self-indulgent writing
that predominates on the Internet.
Plastic - operating somewhere
between anarchy and hierarchy, Plastic is a collaboration between
the Web's readers and the Web's editors. News, opinions, rumors,
humor, and anecdotes are discussed online.
Nature:
Africa - story of the continent, through the eyes of its people.
Tagbilaran
- official site of the city including city profile, government,
projects, news, and development plans.
Tolerance.org
- aims to expose hate and provide practical tools to promote tolerance.
Ontario
Consultants on Religious Tolerance - Features profiles of religions,
examples of intolerance, and hot current topics in religion.
Cameroons
- Phyllis Kaberry's 1952 Colonial Research Publication.
Terrorism
- defines and discusses various terrorist factions operating around
the world.
Frontline:
Looking for Answers - co-investigation with the New York Times
exploring the roots of radical Islam, and what the US failed to
see.
Plockton
Web - information about the picturesque Highland village.
Space
Imaging - provider of Earth-related information products derived
from satellite imagery.
One World Journeys
- featuring photographers promoting environmental education, ecotourism,
and preservation of threatened ecosystems.
Leakey
Foundation - funds research related to human origins, behavior,
and survival.
Palau: Paradise of the
Pacific
Homestar Runner - bright
colors, offbeat humor, and 1980s pop culture.
38th
Merrie Monarch Festival - 2001
Sea Launch - joint venture
between Boeing and companies from Russia, Norway, and the Ukraine,
to operate a mobile, floating spacecraft launch platform.
Freedom
Forum - nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated to free
press, free speech and free spirit for all people.
Goldblatt,
David - Museum of Modern Art exhibit of the South African photographer's
work.
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