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A Web of On-line Dictionaries
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This site features a direct search tool into Merriam-Webster's Collegiate (R) dictionary, Tenth Edition. But that's just the beginning. This potent jump site also has links to more than 600 dictionaries in 150 different languages. [195]
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Bucknell University
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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
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The largest scientific dictionary ever compiled in the English language -- now on the Web. Search from over 130,000 terms defined in 130 fields of science. [196]
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A science specific dictionary can be a valued resource for any science classroom. If you have a classroom web site, this resource should be an essential part of your reference section. Also, if you construct assignments for your students as web pages, ClassWeb, then this resource can be an invaluable reference for your students as they conduct their work online.
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Harcourt
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AnimalSearch
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AnimalSearch is a family-safe search engine for animal related web sites. [220]
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Students might be assigned to identify animials that might be ideal pets for specific geographic regions. They would first determine the criteria for selecting the pet for that area and then use AnimalSearch to research the animals.
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Galganov & Associates
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Bartleby.com
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Bartleby.com is an incredibly rich reference tool with access to:
- Columbia Encyclopedia
- World Factbook
- The American Heritage® Dictionary
- Roget's Thesauri
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
...and much more. [257]
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Bartleby.com
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Census 2000 Gateway
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This is a rich portal to a variety of products related to the 2000 census and its trends. Products include a street address reference, American FactFinder, State & County Quick Facts, Rankings and Comparisons, and much more. [487]
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Cool Quotes - Coolest quotations on the Web, random quote, Quote of the Day, famous quotes, funny quotes, movie quotes, inspirational quotes, friendship quotes, motivational quotes, love quotes
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CoolQuotes is striving to be the best place on the internet to get cool quotes. Please feel free to browse through our quotes database and discussion forums. Send a quote to a friend or relative by email. Suggest a favorite quote of your own, to be added to our database. Try our random quote generator. Enjoy our Quote of the Day feature. Additionally, for your convenience, we have provided your favorite quote categories to you on our front page. They are: famous quotes, funny quotes, movie quotes, inspirational quotes, friendship quotes, motivational quotes and love quotes. [490]
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CoolQuotes.com
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Dictionary of Units
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A wealth of information on units of measure.
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Center for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
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Ditto.com
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Ditto.com is an image database. You type in a key word, and ditto delivers thumbnail images related to your key word. Ditto also includes the URL of the web site where the picture was found. This is unique among the image databases available on the web and makes it easier to seek permission to use digital images in teaching and for student learning. [238]
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There are many ways that digital images might be used for teaching and learning:
- Teacher prints the digital image to transparency film for presentation to the class via an overhead,
- Teach downloads the image and inserts or pastes it into a handout, worksheet, or study guide for students,
- Students might include an image in their written, web, or multimedia presentation report,
- The teacher might load the image into a graphics program and annotate the image with explanations for use by students, or
- The teacher might give the digital image to the students and ask them to annotate it as a way of expressing their new knowledge.
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ditto.com, Inc.
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EuroNews
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Created in 1992 in Lyons, France, EuroNews is a European Broadcasting Union initiative that was started by a group of European public broadcasters interested in providing European viewers with a diverse set of perspectives
of regional and international news. The site will be of interest to anyone with an interest in viewing recent news briefs about a number of important topics of relevance, such as political affairs within the European Union, cultural activities, and technological innovations within various parts of the EU. Visitors can also view a weekly schedule for EuroNews, or elect to view the latest news update from EuroNews. As might be expected, the site may be viewed in a number of languages, including German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian. [500]
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EuroNews.Net
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Expressions & Sayings
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Have you ever wondered where some of the expressions and sayings used in everyday language come from? In fact, many of the words and phrases common in daily English originate from a wide variety of sources such as mythology, folklore, literature, religion, science, history, superstition, old customs and practices, the language and culture of other countries, and many more. Here are some common expressions and sayings you may well have used yourself, along with explanations of their meanings and where they originated. [417]
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Scorpio Tales
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How Everyday Things Are Made
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It is difficult for many individuals to fathom the exacting and complex
processes used to manufacture an airplane, car, or even candy. Stepping in
to help explain how many everyday things are made is this fine Web site
developed by the Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing at Stanford
University and design 4x, a company that develops online courses on
manufacturing topics. The site begins with a brief introductory video clip
orienting new visitors to the materials available on the site, and on how
best to navigate the site's features. Dozens of products are covered here,
including airplanes, motorcycles, cars, jelly beans, chocolate, glass
bottles, crayons, and golf clubs. Additionally, the site also contains
information on various careers in manufacturing, along with a list of books
on the field of manufacturing. Another helpful aspect of the site is the
Think About It feature, where visitors are asked to offer their comments on
how they think a certain process works, along with reading the previous
comments of other visitors. [432]
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Stanford University
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How Far is It?
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This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox PARC Map Server.
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Bali & Indonesia On the Net
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How Much is That?
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Have you ever wondered what the value of a dollar was in 1895? Or what the GDP was in 1929? Here is a place where you can ask questions of comparative value covering purchasing power, exchange rates, and other variables between the past and today. [465]
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EH.NET
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International Information Programs
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This is a rich resource for information about the international affairs of the United States. Resources fall under the following categories: U.S. Policy, Regions, Issues in Focus, and Information Services, [285]
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Students can use this site to do focus research on issues in current events.
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Department of State
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INTERNET MAILING LISTS
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A maling list is a collection of e-mail addresses belonging to people with a similar interest. When one member sends a message to the list, all members receive a copy. It is a powerful way of conducting discussions independent of time an space.
Teacher Mailrings
This is a list of mailing lists, also known as "listservs." They are email discussion groups dedicated to topics of interest to educators. Each "subscriber" may contribute to the ongoing discussion, and any contributions are automatically forwarded to everyone on the list.
Join an Educational Mailing List
A list of lists from the South Indiana Education Center
Education Listservs
A list of lists from Jerry Taylor, in Greece, New York.
K-12 Listservs for Earth Science Educators
A lists of related mailing lists from the DLESE Community Issues and Groups at Carleton College.
Educational Listservs...
From the Using Computers in the Classroom course at Arizona State University.
Listserv Page
Lots of lists from the Heartland Area Education Agency in Iowa. This page also has a very cool subscription tool.
Internet Mailing Lists Dealing with Education Topics
An extensive list maintained by Ted Panitz in Cape Cod. [489]
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The Landmark Project
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Internet Public Library: POTUS
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 Welcome! In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site. [361]
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The Internet Public Library
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Luciferous Logolepsy
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Developed by Alan M. Taylor, a Web site developer based out of Seattle,
Washington, the Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure
English words. The name of the project is (not surprisingly) based on two
obscure words: Luciferous, which means illuminating and logolepsy, which
means an obsession with words. As Taylor himself notes, "For the purposes of
this project, words are included that may stretch any basic definitions.
Particular attention has been paid to archaic words, as they tend to be more
evocative." Visitors may elect to browse through this collection
alphabetically, or through the search engine provided online. Web crawlers
with an unquenchable desire to know the meanings of such words as quantulum,
quartan, raceme, or wanion, will not be disappointed by this fun site. [415]
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Alan M. Taylor
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Lycos Multimedia Search
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A search tool that helps you search for video, audio, or images on the Internet. [304]
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Lycos, Inc.
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Lyrics Search Engine
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Type in a word, and this tool searches for songs that have that word in the title. It includes both famous and more obscure music. [262]
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If you are teaching a new concept, you might go to this search tool and look for word lyrics that have some relation to the concept.
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Astra Labs
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Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Welcome to Wikipedia! We are building an open-content encyclopedia in many languages. In the English version, started in January 2001, we are now working on 318834 articles. Learn how to edit pages, experiment in the sandbox, and visit our Community Portal to find out how you can participate in the development of Wikipedia. [506]
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Wikimedia Foundation
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Managing Information - Your Eye On The Information World
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Managing Information is the magazine for everyone who uses information. It combines the successful print magazine with a web-based news service, doubling the impact of the publication. The magazine continues to develop its winning combination of high-calibre features, top-level interviews, analysis and practical solutions all packaged in a readable and attractive style.The new news service, available at www.managinginformation.com, harnesses internet technologies to provide up-to-the minute news updated every weekday. It also offers chat, forum, events, reviews and opinion polls. [479]
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The Association of Information Management
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Measurement Converter
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This website features Java scripts that perform a wide variety of measurement conversions. [198]
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Sergey Gershtein
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Online Periodicals & Newsletters for Librarians
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This web site is for both professional and non-professional librarians new to health or hospital libraries. It seeks to provide instant access to quality resources which will help the medical librarian meet the needs of the patron. [470]
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National Library of Medicine
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Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
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Paradigm provides a tutoria and reference service for the writing of essays, thesis, argumentatives, etc.
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Boise State University
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Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
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The Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) contains catalog records and digital images providing access to about 60% of the still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division, as well as some images found in other units of the Library. [502]
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Library of Congress
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Refdesk.com
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Here is an entire reference library on the Internet. Everything from dictionaries, language resources, encyclopedias, almanacs, daily moon phases, and much much more. [256]
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Refdesk.com
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Technology Tutorials found on the Web
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Here is an extensive list of online tutorials on the use of many technology tools, including: FrontPage, HyperStudio, iMovie, Networking, and PowerPoint. [258]
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Internet4Classrooms
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The American Heritage Book of English Usage
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 With a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms, this valuable reference work is ideal for students, writers, academicians and anybody concerned about proper writing style. [436]
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Bartleby.com
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The Pulitzer Prizes
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A timeline of the Pulitzer Prize winners going back to 1917. [237]
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You might have students create a database of the prizes, especially in journalism, and categorize them. Then the students might look for trends or patterns in issues that were awarded during different decades.
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The Pulitzer Prizes
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The Spire Project
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The Spire Project is a most significant effort to understand the nature and trends to emerging online information. Insights arise from intensive study of many fields of research. We present these insights in writing, through a brilliant public seminar and on our websites. Allow us to convey to you ... better ways to find information [297]
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Community Networking
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TUCAA: The Ultimate Computer Acronyms Archive
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This web site allows you to consult a database of computer-related acronyms. Through this application you can navigate alphabetically through acronyms, search for specific acronyms or define new ones. If you don't know how to proceed, please consult the instructions, otherwise you can select an operation from the list on the main menu. [488]
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TINEXT
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United States Historical Census Data
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The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960. [247]
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Students can look at data across the decades to search for evidenct in migration patterns and economic conditions. Students might also be asked for whom this data could be valuable, how they might use it at help people today.
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University of Virginia Library
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Virtual Learning Resources Center - access to quality Internet Reference and Information Sources
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The Academic Index was created and is maintained by Dr. Michael Bell , former chair, Texas Association of School Librarians.
The Academic Index is a true meta-search tool that includes results from mega-information databases that index only research-quality reference and information sources selected by professional librarians, educators, and educational and library consortia. [549]
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Dr. Michael Bell
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Virtual LRC
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The mission of the Virtual Learning Resources Center is to index thousands of the best academic information websites, selected by teachers and library professionals worldwide, in order to provide to students and teachers current, valid information for school and university academic projects! [548]
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Dr. Michael Bell
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Webgrammar
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Need help with spelling, grammar, homonyms, punctuation, capitalization, and style? Or information in the areas of writing, education, typography, academic research, or Web development? [437]
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Judy Vorfeld
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Wikipedia
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Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that is being written collaboratively by the readers. The site is a WikiWiki, meaning that anyone, including you, can edit any article right now by clicking on the edit this page link that appears in every Wikipedia article. The project was started on January 15, 2001 and there are 167571 articles in English that are being worked on with many more articles being written in other languages. Every day hundreds of contributors from around the world make thousands of edits and create lots of new articles. [450]
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GNU
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WordSmyth
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Wordsmyth is an innovative and evolving language reference source that meshes the functions of a dictionary and a thesaurus with powerful and flexible search capabilities. Both the Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus and the Wordsmyth web site reflect the philosophy that word meanings are not simply equations that one can get right or get wrong, but rather grow out of and depend on specific uses and contexts. [283]
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Wordsmyth Collaboratory
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World Education Database - About the World Education Database
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The World Education Database is a resource produced by the Kindersite Project Ltd*. http://www.kindersite.org . It is designed to enable institutions in education to disseminate ideas, projects, donations, research and requests to their peers.
The actual lists of schools and authorities are available for use by educators that satisfy the sites management as too the authenticity of the desired usage. We do not allow usage for purely commercial gain by business (see below) [543]
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Kindersite Project
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WorldNews.Com
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"Global news providing up to date stories on current events and the
latest news on business, entertainment, environment, sport, health, human rights, fashion, travel and women. Search top news,
breaking news, television, headlines and radio sites. Special Reports on global hot spots." [243]
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The WorldNews Network
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