WayNet News Archive - 10-17-2001

WayNet News
Volume 01, Issue 10-17

JOSEPH MOORE MUSEUM
Do you know children who enjoy fossils, dinosaurs, and mummies? Then don't miss a trip to the Joseph Moore Museum, a regional natural history museum on the Earlham Campus. This museum gives students practical experience as curators, interpreters, or researchers and is free to visitors - although donations are appreciated.

Tour the museum on....
Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 1 pm to 4 pm
Sunday from 1 to 5 pm.

Official Earlham Joseph Moore Museum page - features a "virtual tour:
https://earlham.edu/%7Emuse/jmm.html

WayNet's Joseph Moore Museum page - highlights, photos, map:
http://www.waynet.org/nonprofit/jos_moore.htm

Recent Palladium-Item News Article on the Joseph Moore Museum:
http://www.pal-item.com/news/stories/20011016/today/1088734.html

SEARCHING THE INTERNET
Recent terrorist events have brought about an increased interest in up-to-the-minute access to news. Standard search engines databases are not updated quickly enough to provide current information. Find links to specialty search engines designed to search news services, newspapers, and other databases at:

WayNet > Computers/Internet > Search Engines > News
http://www.waynet.org/computers/search_engines.htm#news

Other search links available from this page:

Search for people or businesses:
http://www.waynet.org/computers/search_engines.htm#people

Search "hidden" databases not indexed by search engines:
http://www.waynet.org/computers/search_engines.htm#hiddenweb

Specialized Search Engines:
http://www.waynet.org/computers/search_engines.htm#specialized

Includes links to...

Search Newsgroup archives - formerly DejaNews
http://groups.google.com/

Search Internet Scout Archives, featuring high-quality links in multiple subject areas.
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/archives/

MAPS

Map of Afghanistan
Interactive Map - topographic, world, cloud, weather views
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p
National Geographic's Map Machine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
WorldAtlas.com - lots of information...and annoying popup ads
http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
Microsoft's TerraServer - satellite imagery
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/default.asp
World Site Atlas Map Collection - includes political & relief maps
http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/index.htm
Gheos World Atlas (detailed information - uses an applet)
http://gheos.com/atlas/index.php

Find local maps on WayNet.org!
WayNet > Locate > Maps
http://www.waynet.org/maps/default.htm

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