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LINKS
ABOUT MY CHURCH
American Civics 101
Clan Forbes
& Scottish-Related Links
Home Emergency Power
Literature & Authors
Mental Health Issues
Middle-East Conflict
Musical Arts
Mythology
Other Arts
Religious
& Other Heritage
Scripture Libraries
Things that Go
FAST
Other Important Places
Causes Worthy of
Supporting |
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Mormon.org
... a place for those not of our faith to come and learn "from the horse's
mouth" and not from rumor and gossip. |
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LDS.org ...
my church; news and resources ... incredible resources for members |
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JesusChrist.lds.org
... What do "Mormons" really teach about Jesus Christ...? |
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Church
History ... part of the church's main website |
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Church
History Library/Archives ... they have just moved into a new
building and will be launching this website |
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A
Brand New Year ... very youth-oriented church-sponsored
website |
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Encyclopedia
of Mormonism ... at the BYU Library |
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FamilySearch.org
... the largest collection of FREE family history, family tree, and
genealogy records in the world |
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Friend
... on-line, interactive version of the Church's children's magazine |
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Genesis Group
... official church organization to support Latter-day Saints of African-American heritage;
invites everyone of any culture to join in with them |
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Joseph
Smith.net ... an introduction to a modern-day prophet |
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Joseph
Smith Papers ... a “papers” project that will publish,
according to accepted scholarly and documentary editing standards, documents
created by Joseph Smith or by staff whose work he directed. |
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LDSMediaTalk.com
... sharing technology ideas with LDS parents and youth |
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LDS
General Conference Scripture Index ... find the scripture
and who's been quoting it in General Conference. |
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MoreGoodFoundation.org
... not sponsored by the church, but much good stuff |
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Mormon
Channel ... an on-line radio station run by the church |
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Mormon
Historic Sites Registry ... not affiliated with the church
but a great site for LDS history buffs |
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New
Era ... on-line, interactive version of the church's
youth magazine |
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ProvidentLiving.org
... assistance for personal and family self-sufficiency |
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Mormonwiki
... not sponsored by the church but a lot of
good information |
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| The WHITE HOUSE
... the official
website of the Executive Branch of the federal government and starting point
to websites for all those agencies out there that report to the President |
| The
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
and the
SENATE ... peek in and see what your elected officials are doing in your
name. |
| The SUPREME COURT
... yes, you can
look in on them, too. And you should. |
| The STATE DEPARTMENT
... a look into your
international activities |
| Alan
Keyes ... a voice of reason in a
muddled world |
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Coalition
on Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) ... Star Parker's
conservative group providing a national voice of reason on issues of race
and poverty in media and poor communities |
| Constitutional
Freedom Foundation ... nonprofit organization committed to defending
religious and civil liberties and protecting traditional marriage and the
natural family from mounting threats. |
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Constitution Society ... incredible collection of U.S. and other documents; advocates a return to
Constitutional principles with emphasis on Jeffersonian doctrines of limited
federal government |
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Constitution
Party ... a rising new political party in the United States
that holds the Constitution as he Supreme Law of the Land ... sees also
their Utah
state site. |
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Factcheck
... a place to check the political facts for you. Not Republican; not
Democrat - they are just after the truth |
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Foundation
for Moral Law ... "Defending our Inalienable Rights to
Publicly Acknowledge God"; Judge Roy Moore's organization; re-establishing
the Ten Commandments within the political and moral framework in which the
Founding Fathers enthroned it. |
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Inspired
Constitution ... a gathering place for
addresses and courses given in LDS circles on the U.S. Constitution. |
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National
Center for Constitutional Studies ... started out as a good
home-schooling resource page, but has become an awesome place to learn the
Construction as defined and understood by its writers |
| Patriot
Post ... an e-journal watchdog holding the federal government to its oath to maintain
the Constitution |
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Reagan
2020 ... dedicated to President Reagan's vision for a New
Republican Party and New Federalism - which is just the original Federalism
the Founding Fathers envisioned. |
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Renew
America ... a grassroots effort headed by Alan Keyes, former
Reagan cabinet member, to help return the United States to its Constitution |
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Townhall.com
... conservative news and columnist newswire |
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Thomas
More Law Center ... named after the Alabama Supreme
Court Judge who lead the fight to protect the Ten Commandments monument in
the state capitol building |
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Thomas
Sowell ... a conservative voice of reason pointing at
Constitutional law |
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U.S. CODE
... This is the federal compilation of all federal laws, arranged by subject. |
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Fight
Political Correctness ... at first glance this site looks
off-the-wall, but they do have good news articles for a conservative mind,
even if you aren't leaning as far to that side as the website is leaning
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American
Widow Project ... a group started by a War Widow to help and
fellowship other War Widows from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan |
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Best
Friends Animal Society ... their goal is to find homes for
all abandoned animals |
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Community
of Veterans ... on-line community for veterans of Iraq and
Afghanistan |
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DISABOOM
- Live Forward ... living forward with disabilities |
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Evergreen
International ... an organization assisting those
trying to overcome same-sex attraction in a true Christian environment of
love and compassion; no hate allowed |
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First
Response Team ... volunteers who help others recover from
disasters |
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Focus
on the Family ... Dr. James Dobson's family-oriented
organization |
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Forever
Wild Sanctuary ... a family that
rescues exotic animals from negligence and
abuse and gives them a wonderful home |
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Green
Eyes in Africa ... an American college student who dedicated
his life to helping others |
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Standard
of Liberty ...
an
LDS-oriented educational foundation which exists to raise awareness of
radical sexual movements overrunning America's cultural life and to inspire
the public will, families, and individuals to counteract these trends. |
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Villagebanking
... International program of granting microloans to the poor to build a
business and become independent |
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| Castle
Forbes ... the real place |
| Clan
Forbes - the ship ... yes, there was a ship named after us! |
| Clan
Forbes Society ... a nonprofit organization founded in 1979 to honor the
heritage of the descendants of the ancient Clan Forbes of Scotland.
Another page
about it. |
| Gathering
of the Clans ... a
great starting place for all things Scottish |
| Heraldry
Society of Scotland ...
founded in 1977 with the objective of promoting the study of heraldry and
encouraging its correct use in Scotland and Overseas. |
|
a
History of Clan
Forbes ...
another
history ...
another
history ...
another history ...
another history ...
another history |
| House
of Tartan ... their
Forbes page |
| Forbes
Shield .... yes, we have one of those, too. |
| Highland
Traveler ... their entry of Clan Forbes |
| MyClan.com
... their history of Clan Forbes |
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Official Registry of Tartans
... If you've got Scottish blood then go here and see
what colors your clan wears. Or, go to the historical pages and just learn. |
| RootsWeb.com
... a genealogical site |
| ScotCLANS.com
... their history of Clan Forbes |
| Scottish
Clans and Families ... their entry on Clan Forbes |
| Tartan.com
... their history of Clan Forbes |
| Treasures
of Britain.org ... an extensive entry on the Forbes. |
| Utah
Scottish Association ... celebrating our heritage way out
here ... |
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| http://www.how70.com/
... guides and how to "go solar" |
| My
Solar Backup ... amazing solar back-up power system |
| Selfmade
Solar Energy ... |
| Dew
Eco Power ... interesting systems |
| http://www.solio.com/charger/
... solar chargers for all your electronic tethers |
| Sundance
Solar ... solar chargers for all your electronic tethers |
| http://www.siliconsolar.com/visual-directory/pda-solar-battery-chargers.html
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| http://www.solarhome.org/solarbatterycharger.html
... |
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http://www.spheralsolar.com/ ...
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| http://www.realgoods.com/
... |
| http://www.sgblocks.com/
... building homes out of old shipping containers... how interesting ... |
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Anagrams
... what else does your name spell ... ? |
| Newbery
Medal website
... find out about the best in children's literature |
| Bunyan, John
... the English minister & writer who gave us "Pilgrim's Progress" (among
other great works) see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bunyan;
http://www.johnbunyan.org/bunyan.html ;
http://www.bunyanministries.org;
http://www.ccel.org/b/bunyan; International
John Bunyan Society ;
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| BURROUGHS,
EDGAR RICE ... wrote adventures for young men in a day and
age when men were men and women were worthy of worship ...
http://www.online-literature.com/edgar_rice_burroughs ...
http://www.tarzan.org/ ...
http://www.tarzan.com/ ... those titled
"Tarzan" have links to many of his other works as well! |
| Cooper,
James
Fenimore ... one of the great American
writers. This is an excellent starting place for anything about this author
- and his daughter! |
| Cooper,
Susan ... author of, among other things, the
Dark Is Rising
series (Dark
is Rising Wiki); here's a
guide |
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Christian Classics Ehtereal Library
... many classic Christian texts! A must for the
e-reading Christian! |
| Fablehaven
... a great series for kids and grown-ups |
| feedbooks.com/
... a HUGE electronic library! |
| FREE
BOOKS! ... e-books for the taking |
| Frost,
Robert ... |
| Greek Mythology :
Mythweb
...
Encyclopedia Mythica ... Theoi Project
...
Winged Sandals ...
Mythography ...
Greek Mythology |
| Irving,
Washington ... another great American writer |
| Latter-Day
Authors ... a resource center for Latter-day Saints who are
authors of any sort of written word |
C.
S. Lewis ...
http://cslewis.drzeus.net/ ...
http://www.cslewis.org/ ...
http://www.cslewisclassics.com/ ... http://www.pford.stjohnsem.edu/ford/cslewis/index.htm
... http://cslewis.com/
Chronicles of Narnia ...
Harper Collins site ... Narnia
Web
... Narnia Fans ...
Narnia Fan Fiction ...
My Narnia Fan
Fiction Site
...
The Lion's Call ...
Spareoom ...
Aslan's Country ...
Into the Wardrobe
...
Wikipedia.Chronicles_of_Narnia ...
Narnia.wikia ... |
| Library
of America
... a significant collection of writings by Americans for very reasonable
prices. well worth their prices! I own several of their volumes and highly
recommend them! |
| Longfellow,
Henry Wadsworth ... this site is supposedly a
complete collection of his poems. |
| Mull,
Brandon ... writer of the
Fablehaven series and the
Candyshop War |
| feedbooks.com/
... a HUGE electronic library! |
| Project
Gutenberg ... another huge electronic library; mostly classics |
| Rick
Riordan ... author of Percy
Jackson & the Olympians |
| Rowling,
JK
... very high graphic-intensive, but if you've got patience you can get all
the information right from the source. She even has a section to dispel rumors.
See also: Wizard
News ... Harry Potter Lexicon
... Leaky
Cauldron ... Mugglenet
...
Official Movie Page ...
Potter Index ...
Bloomsbury
...
Scholastic
...
Universal Orlando ... |
| Twain,
Mark ... a good starting point |
| H.
G. Wells ...
http://www.hgwellsusa.50megs.com/ ...
http://www.online-literature.com/wellshg/ |
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American
Association of Suicidology ... dedicated to the understanding
and prevention of suicide |
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Breaking
Free with Laurie Forbes ... Author and Social Worker -
AND MY WIFE - has compiled an
incredible site on Abuse and Recovery |
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Men
and Depression ... a series of articles I wrote for Meridian
Magazine and they had the courage to print. |
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Mental
Health Library ... a mental health library with the
Latter-day Saint as its focus group |
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Music
for the Soul ...
not-for-profit Christian ministry committed to providing life-changing
healing through music and song. |
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No
Kidding? Me Too! ... removing the stigma of
associated with mental illness |
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http://www.info.gov.il/eng/mainpage.asp and
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/home.asp
Two good entryways into the Israel government |
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ALJAZEERA.net
... the
English-language site for one of the main news services in the Arab Middle
East |
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Faith Freedom International
... exposing Islam for what it is |
| FLAME
- Facts and Logic about the Middle East ...
www.factsandlogic.org
... |
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Gamala
... see the pictures and stories of Arab violence the world press hides from
you |
| Golda
Meir ... truly the most remarkable woman of the 20th Century:
http://www.uwm.edu/Library/digilib/Golda/index.html;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golda_Meir;
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Golda_Meir ; |
| Hamas ... the largest of the terrorist
organizations infesting the Middle East |
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Israel
Insider ... place for the world to voice itself on all
matters Israeli |
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Jerusalem
Post and
Haaretz ... my Israeli
friends tell me these are the two best newspapers in Israel |
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Middle East Media Research Institute
... translating what the Arab leaders are saying into English so we can read
how they say one thing in English and another in Arabic |
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"Myths and Facts" A Guide to the
Arab-Israeli Conflict |
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Palestinian National Authority
... still just the PLO with a more politically-correct name; the site drops
every time there are problems on the West Bank, so if you get to it you're
one of the lucky |
| Pierre
Rehov's Middle East Documentaries
... http://www.pierrerehov.com/ ... exposing the lies in the Palestinian
Media |
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Temple Mount Archaeological Destruction |
| United Nations
General Assembly
and
Security Council
resolutions concerning Israel. |
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Washington Institute for
Near-East Policy ... think tank on the Middle-East |
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Julie
De Azevedo ... my favorite contemporary inspirational
composer and performer ...
besides her own albums, her work has also been recorded by Gladys Knight.
She can also be seen as one of the hostesses of the
Home Team
program for women. |
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Annie
Bailey ... children's writer and songwriter |
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Michael
Ball ... his official website |
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C.
S. Bezas ... music to relax to; "music to heal your heart." |
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Border
Crossing
... two friends of mine who are simply awesome |
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Alex
Boye ... former British boy-band heartthrob is now a
respected gospel singer as well as a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! |
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Susan
Boyle ...yes, I'm a fan. |
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The
Carpenters: Karen and Richard ... a tribute page to my
favorite musical group |
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Jim
Croce ... Yes, I know he's not with us any more... but his
echo lingers and still sounds good. |
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Billy
Ray Cyrus ... don't ask how a boring old hymn writer like me
becomes a Billy Ray fan, but I am. And that's the long and short of it. |
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Faith-Centered Music Association ... "raising
the quality and expanding the reach of uplifting and faith promoting music
within the LDS community." |
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Fiddlesticks
...
a family band who performs
traditional Celtic &
American Folk and Gospel Music. They perform nationally and internationally |
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Josh
Groban ... admit it, guys - we all want to sing like
him! |
| http://www.jpfolks.com/
... I have just found this and will be instigating it further |
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Mark Hansen
...
the first true Inspirational-Rock performer I ever met, and through his
music he showed me there is a time and place for his great style of
inspiration. And, he also does incredible ballads. |
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Eric
Herman ... wonderful children's music; only takes one album
to make you a fan |
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Steve
Israel ... a very good
gospel artist |
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LDSMusician.com ... musicians with serious
connections to the LDS market. |
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LDSMusicians.com
... My friends in the struggling world of trying to "make it" the LDS and
other music scenes. |
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LDS
Music News ... keep informed with what's happening in
the world of LDS music and musicians |
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Lindy
Kirby ... a musical friend; talented composer and singer |
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Music
for the Soul ...
not-for-profit Christian ministry committed to providing life-changing
healing through music and song. |
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Institute
of American Music ... a non-profit organization providing
individuals, groups, and families the opportunity and means of studying
traditional American and Bluegrass music. |
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Janice Kapp Perry
... a prolific writer of hymns and children's songs who has touched the
hearts of several generations with her music. Latter-day Saints who don't
think she's touched their lives need to go to the Authors Index of the
Children's Songbook and see which of their favorite songs came from her pen. |
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Positive
Music Association ... enlightening the world through
music; awakening people to their own brilliance and potential. |
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Singing
Voice Lessons on CD ... I haven't tried it, but friends say
it is good. |
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SUZUKI
ORGAN PROJECT ... dedicated to training the next generation
of organists |
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Soundtrack Lyrics!
... More Broadway and Hollywood lyrics than
I think you can find anywhere else! |
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| Bulfinch.org
... a site that has much of what is in the classic book |
| Encyclopedia
Mythica ... encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion |
| Mythnet
... |
| Mythweb
... |
| ologyworld
and ology.wikia
... a great series of books to teach myth, legend, and lore |
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Theo Greek Mythology ... pretty much a serious encyclopeia |
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Arnold Friberg
... one of America's finest artists |
| Audience
Alliance Motion Picture Studio ... a new studio that
invites public input! |
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Avard Fairbanks ... relive the incredible career of
this great artist |
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DARKCHILDSTUDIOS
... a military friend who now does comic book art. Check it out! |
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Faith
and Film Critics ... in-depth reviews on today's movies |
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Feature
Films for Families ... movies for the entire family |
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Glass
Elegance by Holdman Studios ... fine glass art in public and
sacred buildings |
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LDSCompanion
... promoting written, visual, and musical arts within the Latter-day Saint
culture |
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Ken Stockton, Fine Art
...
a high school friend whose art is fine!
Breathtaking desert paintings |
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WaldenMedia
... a studio that actually makes good movies! |
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Trena
Ward ... outstanding artist |
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Dancing
with the Stars ... my favorite television show. |
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Guedelon
Castle ... watch a 13th Century castle being built today!
CLICK
HERE for a Google search for pictures, etc. |
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The Monorail Society
- promotes and explains the only intelligent alternative for urban mass
transit
so intelligent most people pass it up
or refuse to notice it. |
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Richard
Simmons.com ... Hey! it's the only
weight-loss program that's ever worked for me! |
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Screenit.com
... know what's in the movie before you take your children ... best
review site I've found |
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Sherman's Lagoon... currently my favorite comic strip...and why a
man-eating shark could be so funny, I am not really sure... |
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http://www.terrorismawareness.org/
... a program of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, its aim is to educate
mainly college students about terrorism - and about the lies they are being
taught on liberal-minded campuses |
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Touched
by an Angel ... the program is alive and well in syndication and
on DVD |
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Treehugger.com
... and excellent site for learning about the advances in technology in
renewable energies |
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United Families International
... promoting and fighting for the value of Family in the international arena |
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for the best stress medicine ever created ...
! |
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American
West Heritage Center ... a cultural center for preserving,
displaying, and demonstrating the heritage of the western United States
during it's Indian, Mountain Man, and Pioneering ages. Soon to include a
museum and learning center run by the Northern Band of the Shoshone Nation. |
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Restoration.org
... the starting place to search for items from all the churches that
consider the prophet Joseph Smith as the beginning of the restoration of the
gospel in these days |
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Polynesian
Cultural Center ... Meet all the South Pacific peoples ... in
one place |
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This
is the Place Heritage Park ... a place where Utah can
celebrate its history through restored & recreated buildings, crafts, and other history
preservations |
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Jefferson Bible ... a little-known compilation by Thomas
Jefferson |
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King
James Version and Revised Standard ... side by side so you
can compare |
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King
James Version and the Inspired Version ... side-by-side so
you can compare |
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King
James Bible Apocrypha ... just what it says. The translators
of the King James Bible also translated the Apocrypha for those who include
it in their Bible study. And here it is for the rest of us. |
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King
James Dictionary ... a shareware offer that all might enjoy! |
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Latter-day Saint Scriptures
... King James Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, and Pearl of
Great Price. The LDS edition of the King James Bible has won several
MAJOR publishing awards for its advancement in scripture understanding - notably
an award from Cambridge Press, owners and guardians of the King James
Translation. Site includes all chapter headings, footnotes, indexes,
dictionary, etc. found in the printed versions. |
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RLDS
(Community of Christ) Scriptures ... Inspired Version of the
Holy Bible, 1908 RLDS Book of Mormon, and 1952 RLDS Doctrine and Covenants
(with additions) |
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NET Bible ... a translation made specifically for electronic
use. Now available in a hard copy as well. |
| Unbound
Bible ... a collection of Bibles; all searchable |
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High-Speed Trains
... a good starting point for websites about the world's various high-speed
trains |
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European
Railway Server ... good site for European rail systems |
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Shinkansen
... you know, the Japanese "bullet train" |
| http://www.tgv.com/
...
http://www.trainweb.org/tgvpages/tgvindex.html ...
http://www.o-keating.com/hsr/tgv.htm ... Three sites about TGV French
train that is very, very fast ... |
| http://d.webring.com/webring?index&ring=speedtrain
... High-Speed train Webring |
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Ferrari
... the official car of the
male hormone |
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Cable
Car Home Page ... they
weren't just in San Francisco! |
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MY DREAM
CAR!!! |
