| Vol.
I, No. 5 | Cabin
Fever / Town Meeting | Feb.
19th, 2001 |
Links
to Puzzling Evidence On-Line
A Potpourri of Puzzle
Sites The amount of info on the web
is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a search can attest to.
And, to put it all in context, best estimates say that only a fraction, maybe 20
- 40 % of what's out there is actually making its way to the search
engines.
Well ...
Here
at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we post a
few links in Puzzling Evidence to sites that might interest you. Sometimes
the links will be related to one another ... sometimes we'll just
offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case, we think we might be
able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be
of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ...
We hope you enjoy the following sites as
much as we do. Links to a Potpourri of Puzzle
Sites Be forewarned. You can never be quite sure of
what DownStreet's Puzzling Evidence links will lead to. ... Crosswords,
puzzles, publishers, books -- from 4Crosswords.com Crossword
fiend, you say? Have we got a site for you. ...
4Anything.com's
4Crosswords site has links to Online Crossword Puzzles, Newspaper
Crosswords, Crossword Puzzle Help, Specialty Puzzles, Puzzle Publishers, and
Crossword Puzzle Software. We were particularly curious about which
newspapers they had crosswords for, but when we tried to find out, the site
kept timing out on us without loading pages. When we tried a refresh
from the main page, still no luck.
.
Still, that was probably a matter
of no more than bad timing. The 4Crosswords site is still a must visit
for crossword lovers. Rating: **** [4 stars]
. Analogies,
IQ Tests, Trivia, Puzzles, Contests & Games at Puzz.com Ok.
You fancy yourself fairly adept at this puzzle business. Well, why not
really put yourself to the test?
.
Puzz.com's site has just about
everything you'd ever want in the way of puzzles. Not only that, but
it links to some puzzle sites where you can collect cash for your
efforts. There are IQ Tests, Games, On-line Trivia contests ... a
person could get lost. There are also links to High IQ societies, as
well as teasers derived from same.
.
If you can't resist a good
puzzle, you may be in trouble here. But whether you're an inveterate
puzzle hound or an occasional puzzle puppy, this site is sure to have
something in store for you. Rating: ***** [5 stars]
. Nexus
Magazine There's Down Under, then there's Down
Under. This site is actually a bit of both. ...
.
What is Nexus
Magazine? It's an on-line magazine that follows the conspiracy
theory world {hence, 'Down Under', as in black ops, cover-up's, etc.} ...
and it's out of Australia {hence ... Well, you get the idea.}. In the
issue that was up when we visited, there was an article by Michael Parenti
{"The Media and Its Atrocities"}, as well as others on everything
from the cancer-causing effects of x-rays to the neuro-toxic effects
of food additives like aspartame and MSG. The main page also
contains a list of "Selected Articles," among which we found some
favorites like "The Evidence for Ancient Atomic Warfare, Part 1,"
"The Poltergeist Machine," "Reverse Engineering UFO
Technology," and the intriguing "Meetings with Remarkable
Aliens." On the somewhat more disquieting side, there was also
one entitled "Urine Therapy: Your Own Perfect Medicine."
.
But
beyond some of the more suspect titles, there are plenty that seem to hit at
least some nails squarely on their heads. The difficulty here is
separating the proverbial wheat from the chaff. Partly out of
curiosity and partly because of our own paranoia, we give this site the
following ... Rating: **** [4 stars]
*******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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