Building a School Web site

http://www.wigglebits.com

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

You don't have to be a teacher to enjoy this site, which aims to

help any absolute beginners create their first presence on the

Web. The site assumes no knowledge at all: learn what the

Internet is and where it came from, plus what your responsibilities

are when you put information onto it. The site includes a "Five

Easy Pieces" guide on the files, words, pictures, colours and

links that make up every Web site, and addresses important issues

of the standards of the Web and its bandwidth restrictions. The

whole guide is printable, too, for more comfortable reading

away from the keyboard.

Dr. Seuss Went to War

http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

It wasn't all good times with green eggs and ham for Dr. Seuss,

the children's author and illustrator. This site from the

University of California at San Diego catalogues Seuss's

little-known newspaper cartoons penned for the New York newspaper

PM from 1941 to 1943. Listed chronologically, the cartoons

depict scowling Hitlers and comically grotesque Japanese and

German citizens, all spookily reminiscent of the long-necked

heroes from Seuss's children's books. An eye-opening experience

for fans of this beloved author.

Celtic Camera

http://www.celticcamera.com

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

Art lovers should take a moment to browse this on-line studio's

collection of limited-edition photography of Ireland, Scotland,

England and Wales. A nice touch are the maps with each photo that

pinpoint where each was taken. Visitors can also submit a free

photo search request by email to see if Celtic Camera has the

pictures they're seeking; a good addition would be a tool to let

visitors find photos themselves with an online search.

Moriarity, McCracken & Flood

http://www.ameireca.com/tribunals.htm

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

No, it's not a new firm of solicitors. Take a break from the

mainstream coverage of Ireland's tribunal dramas with some offbeat

poetry on the same theme: "In a storm on radio and TV,/ They

chased Burke to the vale of Raheny. / But with a wave of his

hand, / He drew a line in the sand / And sailed over the walls

of Kinsealy."

Bowsie

http://www.bowsie.com

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

Get your Irish news with a twist. Of particular note is the the

collapse of the Euro (in a night club: "The currency was attending

a birthday bash thrown by the Dollar in a New York venue when it

fell over whilst on the dance floor") and unrest in Dublin zoo

among placard-bearing lions, tigers and pumas. "We believe that

this 'wild cat strike' may be the work of one particularly militant

leopard with a number of personal problems," said a Dublin Zoo

official.

Phat Traffic

http://www.phat-traffic.com

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

Re-inventing the art of essay writing, this Irish site syndicates

feature stories by Irish journalists to other Web sites and outlets

around the world. Viewing the articles is free, but anyone wanting

to syndicate the content must get the consent of the site's owners.

Snappy writing and pensive arguments make these features worth a

click: from Irish angles on US Prohibition to the arrival of

Francis Bacon's studio in Dublin.

TakeU2.com

http://www.takeu2.com

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

It's not completely finished yet, but this site already has a lot

to offer anyone who needs to find places to go in London. Click on

the Tube map, choose a meeting place, click to arrange a meeting,

and your colleagues or friends will be emailed with details: SMS is

coming soon. Pubs, cafes, restaurants and clubs are all included,

and a list of the most popular venues is also featured. A good way

to arrange meetings, especially for groups.

HotBraille

http://www.hotbraille.com

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

If you or anyone know you is visually impaired or blind, this Web-

based transcribing service could be the most useful site on the

Web. Just type in any text and this site will translate it into

Braille and deliver it free. The site is fully international -- its

staff will translate text from up to 19 languages into Braille --

and users can submit up to 500 words, or around four Braille pages.

The service is free because it bears the US "Free Matter for the

Blind" stamp, so HotBraille incurs no costs, even for text

delivered overseas.

Photographs of Ireland

http://www.photographsofireland.com

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

See Ireland at its best with this selection of photos from Pascal

Boret, covering the Aran Islands, Connemara, Dublin, Killarney and

more. The site bills its photos, which are all for sale, as top

quality, and in truth you'd be hard pressed to find better:

stunningly clear and vibrantly colourful, all images are available

framed or unframed in a selection of sizes at prices starting at

USD50.

Oxygen

http://www.oxygen.ie

Tue Sep 26 10:32:34 +0000 2000

This slick new site for college-age Irish students is a force to be

reckoned with. Fabulously well researched and thoroughly hip, the

site lets students read or contribute travel writing or book

flights, check out movie features and reviews, music snippets and

reviews or use a free web-based email package. If you think you can

stand the steely gaze of a webcam, sign up to be considered for No.

54, a house where four Irish students will live, study and sleep

for the cameras from September to December this year.