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Links Page
Here is a list of web sites that I've found interesting, entertaining, or otherwise useful. Select one of the categories on the right. These links are here mainly for my own benefit but you might find them useful. Links open in a new window.
All sites listed here are external internet sites. craigporter.com is not responsible for the content of these sites. Please let me know of any broken links.
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Science
Cosmology
Computer
Scams & Critical Thinking
Outdoors
Cycling
Humour
Reference
Media
Photography
Miscellaneous
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Reference Links
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Online Library of Literature
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Free, online copies of classic books by authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Mary Shelley, Edgar Rice Burrows, Bram Stoker, and many more.
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Sites Atlas
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A useful resource for maps of continents/regions, countries, states, and provinces. Contains general maps as well as political and relief maps.
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History of Great Britain
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A comprehensive treatment of Britain's history from the prehistoric era to modern times. Features timelines, narrative histories, original source documents and important texts, biographies, maps, glossaries, reading lists, informative articles by guest writers, interviews and more.
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How Stuff Works
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Information about how all sorts of things work eg. car engines, mobile phones, CD and DVD players, etc.
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Henry VIII
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A brief biography of Henry VIII, the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. One of Britain's more autocratic monarchs, he had no hesitation in wealding his power to strike down anybody who crossed him.
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Roman London
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The history of London from Roman times to the 20th century, including details of the formation of the original communities that made up present-day London, monarchs and other leaders, battles, etc.
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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The works of Shakespeare have been placed in the public domain and are available here. You can find titles such as "As You Like It", "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Taming of the Shrew", "Antony and Cleopatra", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", "Romeo and Juliet" and many others.
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The Skeptic's Dictionary
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The Skeptic's Dictionary provides definitions, arguments, and essays on subjects supernatural, occult, paranormal, and pseudoscientific.
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Online Etymology Dictionary
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A map of the "wheel-ruts of modern English". Contains explanations of the origins of our words, what they meant, and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago.
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National Geographic Society
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The official web site of the National Geographic Society, the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institution in the world.
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Ordnance Survey
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Ordnance Survey has been providing accurate, reliable and detailed geographic information for more than 200 years. Their name has long been synonymous with mapping expertise and their aim is to be the content provider of choice for location-based information in the new information economy.
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World Time Server
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A useful resource if you want to know the current time for any location in the world. Adjustments are made for Daylight Saving Time.
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The United Nations
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The official web site of the United Nations, established in 1945 on the dissolution of the League of Nations, by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security.
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BBC Languages
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A great (and free) resource for learning many European languages including French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, and Greek. Contains self-learning resources and tools to gauge your ability as well as links to external resources.
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Open2.net
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Open2.net is the online learning portal from the Open University and the BBC.
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The Phrase Finder
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A site where you can find the meanings and origins of over 1,200 English sayings, phrases and idioms.
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The Phrase Finder
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Find the meanings and origins of over 1,200 English sayings, phrases and idioms.
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Geograph British Isles
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The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, and you can be part of it.
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Darwin Online
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The official site containing Charles Darwin's complete publications, thousands of handwritten manuscripts and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue ever published. Darwin Online also contains hundreds of supplementary works including biographies, obituaries, reviews, reference works and more.
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Nation Master
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NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and the OECD and is a handy way to graphically compare nations in categories such as levels of wealth, smoking, obesity, corruption, poverty, life expectancy, and countless more.
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