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Space
Photo Archive
Here's an image if the plane Neptune with its
moon Triton in the background. This photo was shot by the Voyager
II spacecraft in 1989. The image and a lot more like it are available
for downloading from the Planetary
Image Atlas at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory site.
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Microsoft TerraServer (maps and images)
The Microsoft
TerraServer is a web site providing free public access to a "vast
data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States." The
site also includes aerial or satellite photos of many other parts
of the world. Scale and coordinate information is available for the
images and maps, making them usable in MARPLOT if you use the "georeferencing"
option.
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Internet Glossary
Ever wonder what JPEG stands for or what the
term Port means in internet terminology? Matisse Enzer has put together
an on-line
glossary of terms that can help you sort it out.
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Internet Security
The
Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse (CSRC) is designed to
collect and disseminate computer security information and resources
to help users, systems administrators, managers, and security professionals
better protect their data and systems.
Computer
Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a federally funded research
and development center set up in 1988 after the Morris Worm incident
crippled approximately 10% of all computers connected to the Internet.
CERT's focus is on large scale internet security issues.
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Internet Search Engines
Want some more power in
your internet searches? Here are some search engines that'll give
you more reach and control than the ones that commonly come up in
your browser:
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U.S. Government Printing Office
If you need to refer to federal regulations,
here's a site you should know about. Operated by the U.S.
Government Printing Office, it contains a searchable database
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Register and more.
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The Pledge of Allegiance
Here's a perspective on
the recent dustup over the Pledge of Allegiance. Download
it as a PDF.
Also, if you want to read the actual Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, download
it as a PDF.