These are a few of my favorite bits of
material off the web that falls into any category but humor
Great
Civics Test I am always suspicious of the bias of such tests.
This one is per haps biased towards the business end of the Republican party or
perhaps the editors of the Economist but it is basically relatively free of any
bias. It takes about 15 minutes and you will need to be careful or you
will miss a few that you shouldn't. I scored 88%. I missed 2
questions because I was careless. The others I just did not know.
What the World Eats (Very good, but if you have a
dial-up connection, better skip it)
The
Ballad of Cynthia Ann First published in a 1956 issue of American
Heritage. I was 15 at the time. It is still the most touching
article I have ever read. (Link to the American Heritage web site)
The
World Clock
(See various statistics change as you watch.)
This is a link to another web site.
The
color Test (Link to another web site)
The
winners of the magazine's 35th annual photography competition in National
Wildlife (Foundation) Magazine
A
Prowler Driver's Eye-View of "Shock & Awe"
Round
The World Saga of Pacific Clipper
Map
of the distribution of US population by race It starts out zoomed in on New
York City but you can zoom out and back in any where in USA.
Global
Incident Map Displaying Terrorist Acts, Suspicious Activity, and General
Terrorism New
This is a link to another web site.Current
weather forecast for Bagdad (Web Link) Tribute
to the US Service Men and Women (Video)
Best
Commercial (Tribute
to the US Service Men and Women) (Video) Remembrance
Day Tribute (Canadian Veterans Day) (Video) Power Point Files
(If you do not have Microsoft Power Point, click HERE
then search on Power Point Viewer. There is also a version for the Mac.)
To advance to the next image if it does not happen automatically or quick
enough, click with the mouse of hit ENTER. If you want to exit before it
is complete, try the SEC key.
DHL
Airbus verses Missile over Iraq
Inspirational
A
Different Christmas Poem (Supporting our troops)
The
Battle Hymn of the Republic as song by School children and well illustrated.
It is from the Military Support
Pages of
Great Dane
Pro
Locations
of felons who live near you Seems legit.
Legal
Entanglements in the State of WA, The person may be a defendant,
plaintiff etc. and for traffic infractions on up. Both Civil
and Criminal.
Pierce County
Superior Court Records
Civil
and Criminal
Pierce County Jail Inmate
info
National
Sex Offender Public Website Search by Name
Map
of Sex Offenders in your neighborhood for the State of Washington.
Nation
Wide Criminal Searches, Not all encompassing but has some out of state
info you might not find elsewhere
Rev. 12/16/14