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The Badlands Network
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Here is a list of sites that might be of interest to you. If you have any suggestions for any
additional sites that you think we should list here please email us.
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 Fun Links
Family Links
Children (safe) Links
Interesting Links
Entertainment Links
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| Fun Links |
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- The Guinness Book of world records.
www.guinnessworldrecords.com
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- Pick and view hundreds of roller coaster from around the world.
www.rcdb.com
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- Choose from a plethora of LIVE camera shots from across the globe.
www.earthcam.com
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- NASA video feeds from the Kennedy Space Center in Houston Texas.
www.science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdaown/video
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- Create your own virtual fish tank. You can choose the type number and type of fish; pick your own rocks and vegetation. Lots of fun without the mess.
www.tetrafish.com/cgi-bin/tetrava/va.pl
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- Here you have it - a live online manhunt. A group of young, Berlin-based entrepreneurs are launching a bounty chase, with a Dutchman named Roger hiding out for 24 days in Berlin from a 28-year-old hunter named Jack Black, guided by anyone who wants to join in at the Web site showing the pursuit. The prize for finding Roger is $10,000. Can you claim the prize?
www.realityrun.com
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- This Magic website to gives you a behind the scenes look at magicians, their craft, their props, and some of the tricks they perform. In-depth articles tackle such issues as whether certain types of props are really tools or toys, and each week a new easy card trick is presented for novices. There's also a complete online Magic Shop that contains everything and anything a budding David Copperfield or Houdini could ask for.
www.allmagic.com
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| Family Links |
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- This site offers parents alternative ideas in handling the stresses that are all too often common when trying to deal with your children and an outside job
www.moms-refuge.com
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- This site helps both the old and new parent with everything from potty training to that first big trip to Disneyland.
www.family.go.com
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- This site provides relevant information to parents of color and their children. Areas covered include sibling rivalry to the daunting task of locating the best schools and scholarships.
www.blackfamilies.com
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- This site is set up to assist prospective adoptive parents in answering some of the most common questions prior to making the decision to adopt. This site is not an adoption agency.
www.pbwebstuff.com/tasha
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| Children (safe) Links |
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- A playland that will allow children to read about Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the whole gang. There are coloring book areas and more.
www.snoopy.com
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- Kids of all ages will enjoy the Dr. Seuss web site. The site is filled with games, contests, and online coloring books.
www.randomhouse.com/seussville
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- Crossword puzzles with online help with a word, letter, or the whole game.
www.retroactive.com/crossarchive.html
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- Tons of online free games that are both new and old. Hours of fun for the young and young at heart.
www.yx.webprovider.com
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- Remember when you were a kid and had tons of questions about anything and everything but no one was around to answer them?
'Why is the sky blue?'
'How does an airplane fly?' The BrainPOP gang, Tim and Moby with a little help from Cassie, Rita, Bob and Gary, are there to answer all of those questions. BrainPOP's unique, award-winning Health, Science and Technology (HS&T) content is based on original, animated movies created to explain the human body and the world around us in an engaging, interactive journey for kids.
www.brainpop.com
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- Kids love pets and here's a way for them to have one, two, and more pets that they can love, adore and care for and name--virtually speaking that is. It's called NeoPets and after you adopt your pets, you can play games, earn points and more. Fun for kids of all ages!
www.neopets.com
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- Maintain control of where and how your children travel on the net. This page, designed for children, has selected and screened sites for kids with absolutely no links to adult material. It's educational, fun and safe.
www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
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- Have you always wanted a dog but couldn't convince Mom and Dad that you could care for it properly? Show them you have what it takes by jumping onto the Virtual Dog website and taking care of your very own cyberdog. You adopt a free 'cyber-pooch', give it a name and license number, then take care of it, just like a REAL dog!! You can walk, feed, train and play with him or her, proving once and for all that you are definitely 'Pet Owner' material. For the cat lovers out there, don't despair - a Virtual Cat project is currently in the works.
www.virtualdog.com
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| Interesting Links |
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- This site answers many questions we all have thought about but were afraid of the complicated answer..no more. Check out this site and learn how things work.
www.howstuffworks.com
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- One of the more interesting sites we have come across in a while is the SETI site. You and your computer (with a little help from Berkeley University) can actually assist in finding ET.
www.setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu
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- This site offers a new poem everyday. The poems are selected by topic, time of year, as well as quality from author famous and those not yet famous.
www.poem.com
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- This site will allow you to read entire books online, not just a few pages to get you interested. What’s better still; is that there are 1,000s of titles to make your selection.
www.nap.edu/readingroom
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- Worldwide flight arrivals, departures, delays, flight schedule changes and airport delays for almost every airline and airport.
www.flightarrivals.com
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- Ever wonder if you could have saved some money on legal fees by filing your own forms? Spend some time investigating this site and you'll find that while very few people know that it is often inexpensive and easy to file your own title deed, will, or other documentation, it can be done and they are here to help. The world's largest publisher of self-help legal products, E-Z Legal provides software, kits, and guides for legal forms for business, real estate and personal use. They really make it quite simple - just select the forms you need, fill in the blanks and customize the text.
www.e-zlegal.com
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- This site will let you see the latest news and gear in ham radio. You can also get in touch with other people who are into ham radio. And what do the letters QRZ stand for? Well, back in the days when radio telegraphy was widely used, QRZ was a shorthand code which meant 'Who is Calling me?' It's still used today, even by voice operators during contests or when they simply didn't hear the complete call.
www.qrz.com
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- Manage your body's changes in the 40s, and the 40s can become your new 30s. Interactive Leonardo will tell you how. Click on highlighted body parts to learn what health changes you can expect, and how to manage and prevent them.
http://www.thirdage.com/health/changing/40/leo
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- Have questions about a certain type of cancer and its treatments? Want some feedback about what to ask the doctor or how to alleviate side effects from different therapies? The mission of this site is to inform and empower consumers to lead healthier and higher quality lives when confronted with any form of cancer. cancerpage.com is the most comprehensive Web site for information on all aspects of cancer and includes direct access to oncology nurses.
www.cancerpage.com
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| Entertainment Links |
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- The latest news and information on the celebrity scene.
www.eonline.com
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- Get the latest stats on your favorite football team.
www.nfl.com
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- Get complete T.V. listings.
www.tvguide.com
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- Have you ever wondered who writes David Letterman’s top ten lists? Well, you can with the help of this site from CBS television. If CBS uses your material they will send you a gift. So, you better not for get to fill out the form at the bottom of the page.
marketing.cbs.com/lateshow/clubhouse/software
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- Have you ever gone to a movie that critics raved about and then thought, 'This movie just a waste of money'? Well, students at the University of Minnesota have created a site that they say can definitely help. Originally created as part of a research project dealing with collaborative filtering, this site promises to provide film recommendations based on your personal interests rather than a movie's popularity. The free service tries to figure out your tastes and then provide ratings for new flicks, anywhere from 1-5 stars.
www.movielens.umn.edu
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