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• The Acronym Finder (US) - defines common acronyms, abbreviations & initialisms about all subjects, including IT, telecommunications & military

• Allyn & Bacon (US), Public Speaking Website - online tutorial for public speakers, six modules on process of public speaking & preparing talks: assess, analyze, research, organize, deliver, discern
• Anagram Genius (UK) - searchable online database of approx 15000 anagrams with credits & year of discovery, free anagram server generates anagrams of any English text
• Babinszki World (US), Net Distillery Service - convert postscript documents to pdf format (free service): upload a postscript file, pick up a finished pdf document, check log to see if file has been processed
• College Nicknames (US) - list of nicknames & links for US colleges
• College Slang Page (US) - hip talk in the hallowed halls: what is college slang? what do we slang? why do students speak slang? what's the hardest working word in college slang?
• College Sports Scholarships (AU) - free info & resources for high school athletes applying for college athletic scholarships
• Cybercafe Search Engine (US) - listings for over 5000 verified cybercafes, public internet access points and kiosks in 152 countries
• Free Online Calculators - copy a free online calculator form into web site or blog: calculators (media, business & finance calculators, computers & technology, education resources, general reference tools, health & medical calculators, houses home & family, legal resources, news search, people & society, recreation, shopping)
• Higher Education Center for Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention (US) - helps college & community leaders develop, implement, evaluate programs & policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol & other drug use & interpersonal violence: FAQ, what campuses are doing, grant info, services, whats new
• Internet FAQ Consortium - Usenet FAQs (Author, Category, Newsgroup, Archive-name, help), Internet RFCs, other FAQs, search, FAQ authors
• National Library of Medicine (US), DocMorph Server - free document conversion tools making the exchange & use of biomedical library electronic info easier for librarians library users & general public, convert more than 50 types of files into alternative, usable formats including synthesized speech
• National Teaching & Learning Forum (US) - quotations on teaching, learning, & education
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (US), Online - enlists philanthropic support of public broadcasting, promotes & enhances outstanding public broadcasting programs & services: programs, TV schedules, shop
• The Quotations Page (US) - 23,000 quotations online from over 2,600 authors: news, quotes of the day, motivationa, author index, subject index, search, random quotes, word of the day, book reviews, forums
• Sports Media (US), The Virtual Physical Education & Sports Project - unites, inspires people interested in Sports & PE, provides platform where athletes, coaches, teachers, students & instructors can exchange bright ideas: free lesson plans, community, database, interactive learning, PE award, Js & magazines, tools, sports store
• Strategic Communication Resource Library (US) - articles: getting the info you need from interviews, using charts, presentation planning, seated presentations, how to survive a videoconference, dealing with presentation disasters, steps to a well-run meeting
• Successful Academic Coaching (US) - professional resources for finishing dissertation, landing faculty position & getting tenure: get it written, manage time & organize, overcome procrastination, cultivate mentors, teach well, find social support, avoid burnout, dissertation & faculty coaching, academic career counseling, services, newsletter
• Thesaurus.com (US) - bookstore, dictionary.com, feature articles, fun & games, language resources, reference.com, tools, translator, word of the day
• VoyCabulary (US) - makes the words on any webpage into links, so you can look them up with a click - in a dictionary of your choice
• wiseGEEK (US), Clear Answers for Common Questions - uses a question/answer format to tackle a broad range of issues in science, technology, computers, business, history etc.
• WiseGorilla (US), Source for Educational Materials - free educational clip art, religions of the world clip art, educational software catalog, documents in freedom & human rights
• Zabaware (US) - software can speak and understand English, chat with a chatterbot over Internet, download free software