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11/23/99- Updated 01:34 PM ET
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Our guide to hot sites: For Wednesday,
August 12, 1998.
New sites every weekday, with an expanded weekend edition.
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Preventing
Heart Disease
The Healthy Refrigerator acquaints us with the
"Open the Door to a Healthy Heart," a national campaign
educating consumers about simple steps to take to prevent
heart disease. Lots of tips on good nutrition. http://www.healthyfridge.org/ |
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Multimedia
Search Engine
NEC USA, Inc. introduces a new search engine dubbed
AMORE (Advanced Multimedia Oriented Retrieval Engine),
designed to provide high-performance retrieval of digital
visual media. See it in action courtesy of the Getty
Information Institute. Access stuff from 600 selected
Web sites. http://www.ahip.getty.edu/arthur/ |
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Tailored
Health Info
HealthScout bills itself as a free service providing
original news, features and syndicated material tailored
to personal health concerns. Claims an archive of more
than 1,000 consumer articles, along with daily production
of 15 stories. Become a member and get personalized
news; the site promises confidentiality. http://www.healthscout.com/ |
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Hobnob
Comic Strip
The comic strip Hobnob Inn not only appears in newspapers
but has attracted a loyal following online. A daily
offering, along with a weekly archive. You, too, may
become a loyal follower. http://www.reuben.org/Anderson |
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Virtual
Bubble Wrap
Work off that cyber-tension with some virtual bubble wrap. Not only is there
a suitable sound effect, but you don't have to worry about running out of
bubbles -- just start over. http://fathom.org/opalcat/Bubble Wrap.dci |
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