DWE's Other Links
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DWE's Other Links |
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Cambridge - Local Cambridge information. University
map.
Trinity College - The biggest and best.
The Electronic Yellow Pages - UK business phone numbers.
Project Gutenberg - The texts of many books etc. on-line. You can
also find other things at the Universal
Library.
OED online - Oxford English Dictionary.
Another dictionary.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization - A Handbook for Technical
Writers and Editors (from NASA).
Museums - The World Wide Web Virtual Library museums page.
The Human-Languages Page - A page of links to topics related to a large
number of the world's languages.
Portico - The British Library's Online Information Server.
The Science Museum
The Natural History Museum
Periodic Table - also contains information about each element.
Also The Periodic Table of
Videos. Another useful chemistry
resource and if you want to look at
polymers.
The BBC - most programmes have home pages.
You can find out what's
on the telly in the
Radio Times.
One World Online - Links to pages giving info on various charities etc.
(eg. Oxfam, Amnesty International, Comic Relief, WWF)
University of Cambridge Home Page
Network Rail - a train time table search engine. There is also a page for the London
Underground.
UK Street Map - Road maps for the UK and street maps for London. You
might also try MapQuest or
MultiMap (from which you can also
access the Millennium Map with overlays). There is also
Get-a-map from the Ordnance Survey. You might also need a
Post Code/Address or
Telephone Code
finder.
Millennium Mapping Home Page: Millennium Map and The Domesday Book
Here is a gallery of some of the work I've done
with various of my hobbies.
Photography - Here are some of my photographs of
La Palma.
Cambridge Cycling Campaign
Sustrans - one of their projects is a 6,500-mile National Cycle Network for the United
Kingdom.
Cycling holidays - You cycle between the hotels and the slaves transport
your luggage for you. A very civilized way of going on a cycling holiday.
Have used Belle France many times.
British Orienteering Federation - Links to most clubs including
WAOC.
Blackwater Station - information on 18XX games (maintained by
Chris Lawson). The old
Depot does have a mirror.
18XX Maps - PostScript Maps for 18xx Games (by Matthias Klose).
Games Domain - Games related information site.
Genealogy - Family Search run by the Mormons.
Also see ancestry.co.uk. The software I
use is called Brother's Keeper and I can highly recommend it.
Planet Rugby - Rugby news and the World Rankings.
Specialist Crafts - UK's leading supplier of Art and
Craft Materials.
West Dean College - Lots of craft courses. So far, I've done Woodwork,
Framing, Printmaking and Stained Glass. Next is Blacksmithying.
Latest Dr Fun Cartoon - usually up to date US link.
Latest Dilbert
Doonesbury
Sluggy Freelance - worship the comic
The Guardian - The news as seen by The Groniad.
The Electronic Telegraph - Latest news according to the Torygraph. It's
free, but you do have to register.
IC Wales - Welsh news as seen by The Western Mail etc.
Financial Times - Financial and business news.
Time Out - Free events/entertainments listings for various cities.
Cambridge News Online - Local Cambridge news updated 4pm on weekdays.
Press Association - More news. Again free.
New Scientist - Weekly science news.
Private Eye - a different viewpoint about the news..
Weather - The weather forecast from the Met. Office
(or if you want the
current
Cambridge
weather).
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