ADVENTURES OF THE WEEK

April 6, 2008

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SAVE BIOGEMS

Bio Gems, created by the National Resources Defense Council,
is a non-profit organization that mobilizes
concerned citizens to defend Nature's imperiled species
and ecosystems.

Browse the site and you will learn about the plight of
many endangered natural treasures, including
animals such as polar bears and buffalo, and wild
areas like Patagonia. Learn how you can help,
take a video tour of the world's
Bio Gems courtesy of Google Earth, and send a
Bio Gem postcard to a friend.

BIOGEMS

THE LIFE OF CHARLES DARWIN

Visitors will get an intimate look into the life and work
of Charles Darwin, the legendary Naturalist who authored
"The Origin of the Species" and unleashed his combustible
theories of evolution upon the modern world.

Browse through the many interesting sections that go
beyond Darwin’s most famous work, including "A Life’s Work",
"Young Naturalist", and "A Trip
around the World".

CHARLES DARWIN

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ON-LINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY

Browse this unique online dictionary alphabetically,
and you will discover the real linguistic roots
of some of your favorite words. Each entry
includes the year, original spelling, location,
language, and/or author of origin,
as well as a brief evolutionary description of the
word that demonstrates how it came to its current
status in the English language.

ON-LINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY

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PAPER MONEY

Tom Chao’s website, “Paper Money Gallery”, is dedicated
entirely to the subject of currency, not for its spending
capabilities rather for its growing role as a collectible item
and art object.

Visitors can view Mr. Chao’s extensive personal collection
of currency, which includes over 1,700 different
banknotes from almost 300 countries. Browse
the site’s seven major galleries, which are divided
up by continent, and check out some of the more unique
items such as obsolete U.S. notes, Japanese Invasion Money,
and polymer plastic cash.

PAPER MONEY

ATLAS OF PLUCKED INSTRUMENTS

Welcome to The Atlas of Plucked Instruments, a melodious
website created by a bona fide instrument
collector from Holland named Henny de Bruin.

The site contains images and information about Mr. De Bruin's
collection of almost 200 guitars, mandolins, lutes,
banjos, sitars and other plucked instruments.
Browse this virtual encyclopedia by region to
learn about the different plucked stringed
musical instruments played all around the world.

ATLAS OF PLUCKED INSTRUMENTS