Welcome to the world of nature in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula
This area is well known for the beach resorts of Cancun and the Mayan Riviera. But few nature lovers know that there are many exciting opportunities for watching wildlife, which are only hours away from the tourist hotspots of Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Cozumel.
The Yucatan Peninsula has incredible bio-diversity. It is home to 50% of all the birds living in Mexico, several of them endemic, 25% of Mexican mammals, and 10% of Mexico´s flora.
How many times have you confused the time somewhere, and consequently phoned someone in the middle of the night? Well this site will quickly tell you the time anywhere in the world.
Also: see The Time Zone Converter, another site which does pretty much the same thing.
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/
That site allows you to nominate in advance (unlike the way you use the World Time Server for the current time anywhere) a future date and time at any location, and to convert that future occasion into the date and time it will be at that same moment anywhere else in the world.
eg it takes into account that in three weeks time when you want to ring the US, daylight saving will have begun to operate in their part of the world but will not yet have finished in yours ... and does the calculation accordingly.
Very useful when you are for making arrangements now to hook up on an OS phone call at a particular time in the future...
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Date: 02-08-2006
"Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Since its creation in 2001, Wikipedia has grown into the largest reference website on the Internet. The content of Wikipedia is free, written collaboratively by people from all around the world. This website is a wiki, which means that anyone with access to an Internet-connected computer can edit, correct, or improve information throughout the encyclopedia, simply by clicking the edit this page link (with a few minor exceptions, such as protected articles and the main page). Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, which has created an entire family of wiki projects. On Wikipedia, and its sister projects, you are welcome to be bold and edit articles yourself, contributing knowledge as you see fit in a collaborative way. So go ahead! In every article, links will guide you to associated articles, often with additional information. You are welcome to add further information, cross-references, or citations, so long as you do so within Wikipedia's editing policies and to an appropriate standard. You do not need to fear accidentally damaging Wikipedia when you add or improve information, as other Wikipedians are always around to advise or correct obvious errors if needed, and the Wikipedia encyclopedia software, known as MediaWiki, is carefully designed to allow easy reversal of editorial mistakes. Because Wikipedia is an ongoing work to which in principle anybody can contribute, it differs from a paper-based reference source in some very important ways. In particular, older articles tend to be more comprehensive and balanced, while newer articles may still contain significant misinformation, unencyclopedic content, or vandalism. Users need to be aware of this in order to obtain valid information and avoid misinformation which has been recently added and not yet removed. However, unlike paper reference sources Wikipedia is completely up-to-date, with articles on topical events being created or updated within minutes or hours, rather than months or years for printed encyclopedias."
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Date: 29-07-2006
"The world's most popular currency conversion tool"
"At the Universal Currency Converter you can perform interactive foreign exchange (FX, or forex) rate calculations, using live, up-to-the-minute currency rates. You simply type the value of currency to convert in the amount box and select the source and destination currencies using the scrolling selection boxes. When you are finished, you push the "Perform Currency Conversion" button, and the results of your conversion are displayed. The top ten currencies sorted by popularity are listed first and then the top 85 currencies sorted by country name. Special units and precious metals are listed both alphabetically as well as in their own sections at the end of this list. If you need more currencies, you can get every world currency in an allied site."
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Date: 29-07-2006
Typing the accents above the letters is easy using your keyboard.
From the home page:
"Below is a chart of characters that can be produced by using your Alt key and Number Pad. This is not a complete list but it will give you a quick referrence for many of the European language characters.
"To create the Foreign Language character hold down the Alt key on your keyboard and type in the appropriate ASCII Code number."
How to establish what a local time will be at some point in the future
This site enables you to nominate in advance a future date and time at any location, and to convert that future occasion into the date and time it will be at that same moment anywhere else in the world.
eg it takes into account that in three weeks' time when you want to ring the US, daylight saving will have begun to operate in their part of the world but will not yet have finished in yours ... and does the calculation accordingly.
Very useful when you are for making arrangements now to hook up on an OS phone call at a particular time in the future...
For the CURRENT time in another country, see:
http://www.worldtimeserver.com
How many times have you confused the time somewhere, and consequently phoned someone in the middle of the night? Well Worldtimeserver.com will quickly tell you the time anywhere in the world!
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Date: 03-08-2006
A very good on-line thesaurus (part of Dictionary.com).
"Thesaurus.com is produced by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC, a leading provider of language reference products and services on the Internet.
"To use the thesaurus, simply type a word in the gold search box and click the 'Search' button. A list of synonyms and antonyms will be returned.
"The thesaurus that appears on this site is Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus."
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Over 25,000 quotations from over 3000 authors, sorted by author and by subject.
"The Quotations Page is one of the oldest quotation sites on the Web, perhaps the oldest. It was first placed online sometime in 1994, as "Michael Moncur's Quotations Page." It has gone through many changes since then, including major redesigns in 1996, 2000, and 2004.
"Major features added in the 2000 update include a better quotation search engine, a larger database of book reviews with their own search engine, and a forum for discussion of quotation-related topics. In July 2002, we added the Quotes by Subject section, and we continue to add new subjects. In December 2002 we added biographies for over 1000 of our quoted authors. In 2004 we simplified many of the pages to make navigation easier and added Your Quotations Page, where members can store their favorite quotations."
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Date: 29-07-2006
An alphabetical listing of thousands of slang terms
"Though Webster publishes a slang dictionary, it could potentially take years for a new word or phrase to enter its pages. Now, with the power of the Internet, it can be in a dictionary in a matter of hours.
"Read with caution. This dictionary has been written as tastefully as possible, but some language might be offensive to some readers.
"All slang is welcome, with the following exception: there are quite literally thousands of drug item slang terms (e.g. "blunt", "shake", "smack", etc.) I'd like to keep them to a minimum. All slang pertaining to the condition of being influenced by drugs is welcome.
"This is designed to be a global dictionary: English slang from other countries is more than welcome. Some of these terms may be outdated but I will keep even antiquated slang. A note on spelling: because slang is usually spoken, a single term could be spelled multiple ways. For many (e.g. "jonesing" and "bugging") the difference may be as simple as dropping the trailing "g". For others, the difference may be greater."
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The official website of Teara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
About this site
What is Te Ara?
‘Te ara’ in Māori means ‘the pathway’. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand offers many pathways to understanding New Zealand. When complete, it will be a comprehensive guide to the country’s peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.
Te Ara consists of 9 themes, appearing progressively between 2005 and 2012:
New Zealanders – the arrival and settlement of the people.
Earth, Sea and Sky – marine life, people and the sea, natural resources, and shaping forces such as geology and climate.
The Bush – New Zealand’s landforms, fauna and flora.
The Settled Landscape – farming, rural life, and people’s impact on the land.
Trade and Exchange – the economy, business and city life.
Connections – social groups, families and communities.
Nation – systems of government and symbols of national identity.
Daily Life – the customs, leisure activities and beliefs that make New Zealand unique.
Creativity – arts, culture, invention and innovation.
New Zealand in Brief gives concise, up-to-date information and essential facts about New Zealand.
In addition, between 2005 and 2008 there will be features on:
Places – 22 major geographic regions: Northland, Auckland, Hauraki, Waikato, the King Country, the Volcanic Plateau, Bay of Plenty, East Coast, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatū and Horowhenua, Wairarapa, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough, the West Coast, Canterbury, South Canterbury, Otago, Southland, Offshore Islands
50 iconic places such as Cape Rēinga and Milford Sound.
Māori Te Ara
An important feature of Te Ara is its Māori content. The Māori perspective is presented with each theme, and entries with substantial Māori content are available in the Māori language.
1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
This was New Zealand’s last official encyclopedia. It is published here in full, with all the original drawings, maps and photographs. The information has not been updated or corrected, but we have incorporated the corrigenda published with the original three volumes.
The editor of the encyclopedia was New Zealand’s parliamentary historian, Dr Alexander Hare McLintock. He and his team of two, with 359 other contributors, compiled over 1,800 general articles and 900 biographies.
The content was presented in alphabetical order, with some subjects grouped under broader headings, such as ‘Defence’ or ‘Education’. We have broken down many of these into smaller topics.
In 1966 the world looked rather different. Some issues which today have revealed their complexity were then regarded as clear cut. Others which received extensive treatment are no longer of burning interest. New discoveries have made some of the encyclopedia’s factual information outdated, and some articles seem old fashioned as we gain new perspectives on the world. Nevertheless it is a mine of useful information, and a fascinating opportunity to travel back in time and experience a state-of-the-art encyclopedia from the mid-20th century.
"I started this web site back in January of 1996. I wanted to offer free technical support to anyone fed up with the over-priced support from companies that leave you endlessly on hold. The site has evolved quite a bit since then and continues to get better as every day goes by, particularly through the suggestions of others.
"Tech Support Guy provides free technical support to computer users of all experience levels. In fact, over 200,000 users have joined Tech Support Guy -- now it's your turn! We're glad you've decided to visit us! This online oasis of technical support is staffed completely by volunteers and paid for entirely by sponsors and donations from grateful members. That means it doesn't cost a thing for you to ask a question! So what are you waiting for?"
The categories of help offered:
* software & hardware
* operating systems
* internet & networking
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Date: 29-07-2006
smaps is the fastest and easiest way to find your way around New Zealand. To locate an address, just type it in the search bar located at the top of any page.
This is a really impressive initiative by trademe.
I searched for 109 Molesworth Street, where my store, Thorndon Antiques is located, and smaps got it exactly right.
Minerva.com.au has links on one page to search engines all over the world
An Australian member writes:
"This single page has links to 20+ world search engine sites, several Australian and New Zealand search engines, E-mail address searches, phone number searches, postcode searches and map searches including satellite maps, specialised searches and shopping searches. I can particularly recommend Google, Ask Jeeves and AltaVista among the world search engines and ANZWERS from the Australian and New Zealand sites."
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Reference.com is produced by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC, a leading provider of language reference products and services on the Internet. It features reference material from Crystal Reference, The Columbia Encyclopedia, and Wikipedia plus Lexico's On This Day.
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