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• SLONET Regional Information Access
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• Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce
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• Guide to City of Santa Barbara
• California Division of Tourism
• GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
• Los Padres National Forest

Weather

• Intellicast
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    • Santa Barbara County Central Coast Zone Forecast
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• WeatherNex
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• National Weather Service -- LA/Oxnard
  • Hourly Observations - Northern California
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  • Selected Cities Forecast - Northern California
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  • Zone Forecasts - Northern California
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  • Temp and Precip Summary - Northern California
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  • Record Event Report - SF
  • Record Event Report - LA
  • Forecast Discussion - Northern California
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  • SMX Climate Summary
• Ohio State University weather server
  • Hourly Observations - Northern California
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  • Selected Cities Forecast - Northern California
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  • Zone Forecasts - Northern California
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  • Forecast Discussion - Northern California
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  • SMX Climate Summary
• Wright-Weather
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  • Selected Cities Forecast - Northern California
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  • Zone Forecasts - Northern California
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  • Temp and Precip Summary - Northern California
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  • Forecast Discussion - Northern California
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• NWS -- Western Region Headquarters
  • SBCo Zone Forecast
  • Interactive Forecast Map
  • Hourly Observations - Northern California
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  • Selected Cities Forecast - Northern California
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  • Temp and Precip Summary - Northern California
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  • Record Event Report - SF
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  • Forecast Discussion - Northern California
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  • Hourly Observations - Northern California
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  • Selected Cities Forecast - Northern California
  • Selected Cities Forecast - Southern California
  • Zone Forecasts - Northern California
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  • Hazardous Weather Outlook - Northern California
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  • Temp and Precip Summary - Northern California
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  • Record Event Report - SF
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  • Forecast Discussion - Northern California
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• NWS -- Central Region Headquarters
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  • Forecast Discussion - Northern California
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  • SMX Climate Summary
• College of duPage
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  • Selected Cities Forecast - Northern California
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  • Zone Forecasts - Northern California
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  • Temp and Precip Summary - Northern California
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  • Record Event Report - SF
  • Record Event Report - LA
  • Forecast Discussion - Northern California
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• NWS -- Internet Weather Source
  • SBCo Zone Forecast
  • Hourly Observations - Northern California
  • Hourly Observations - Southern California
  • Selected Cities Forecast - Northern California
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  • Zone Forecasts - Northern California
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  • Hazardous Weather Outlook - Northern California
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  • Record Event Report - SF
  • Record Event Report - LA
  • SMX Climate Summary
• NWS - Interactive Weather Information Network
  • Hourly Observations - California
  • Zone Forecasts - California
  • Temp and Precip Summary - California
  • Statements, Advisories, Watches, and Warnings
  • SMX Climate Summary
• Climate Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Selected Cities Forecast - Southern California
• Western Regional Climate Center
• Righetti Weather links
• Department of Atmospheric Sciences - UIUC
• Weather24
• NOAA Network Information Center
• National Weather Service

Guides, Indexes, and Search Engines

• Google
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• Ask Jeeves
• Lycos
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• Northern Light
• Excite
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• Infoseek
• Welcome to Magellan
• The Open Text Index
• Goto.com
• search.com

• Four11 White Page Directory
• GTE SuperPages
• AnyWho
• Welcome To InfoSpace
• Whitepages.com
• Internet Address Finder
• Switchboard
• WhoWhere? PeopleSearch

• NCSA Meta-Index
• Cool Site of the Day
• Awesome List
• Mirsky's Worst of the Web

Archives, FAQs, and Such

• download.com
• shareware.com
• OAK Software Repository
• Simtel(tm)
  • Simtel(tm) ftp
  • Simtel mirror - Walnut Creek CDROM
  • Simtel mirror - Oklahoma University
  • Simtel mirror - Oakland University
• The WinSite Archive
• Stroud's Consummate Internet Apps List
• TUCOWS - The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software
• RTFM at MIT
  • Usenet FAQs
• AOL Mirrors
  • Usenet FAQs
• Mirrors at GW univ.
  • rtfm directory
• List of USENET FAQs
• Internet FAQ Archives
• FAQs by Newsgroup (Oxford)
• Garbo Anonymous FTP Archive
• comp.binaries.ibm.pc directory
• Where is the archive for newsgroup X?
• usenet directory

Reference Section

• Encyclopedia.com
• Britannica.com
• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• OneLook Dictionary Search
• Merriam-Webster Online
• The Compact Oxford English Dictionary
• Cambridge Dictionaries
• American-British British-American Dictionary
• Websters Unabridged Dictionary 1913
• Encarta Online
• Bartleby.com Reference Books
  • Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
    • Periodic Table of the Elements
• Yahoo! Reference
• Wilton's Word and Phrase Origins
• Acronym Lookup
• Reference Sources and Services
• CIA World Factbook
• alt.usage.english FAQ (text)
  • alt.usage.english FAQ (html)
• Cowboy's Dictionary

• Phone Location Lookup
• Local calling guide

• F-Secure (Data Fellows)
  • Security Information Center
  • F-Secure Europe
  • F-Prot Virus Defintions
• FRISK Software International
  • F-Prot Downloads
  • FTP Server
  • FTP Server
• Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
• Trend Micro
  • HouseCall
• ZDNet: Virus Report
• Mining Co Antivirus
• Yahoo -- Viruses
• McAfee

• Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
• C-net's Computer Glossary
• ZDNet Webopedia
• The Jargon Dictionary
• Short UNIX Intro...
• UNIX Reference Desk
• UNIXhelp for users
• About Lynx
• Pine Information Center
• TIN Newsreader Development Headquarters
• NCSA
  • A Beginner's Guide to HTML
• NCSA httpd Overview
• The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
  • HyperText Markup Language: Working and Background Materials
  • Style Guide for Online Hypertext
  • W3C HTML Validation Service
• HTML Overview
• Composing Good HTML
• HTML: HyperText Markup Language
• Network Solutions
  • Whois Domain Name Lookup
• GeekTools Whois
• Access Whois
• Names Direct Whois
• Open SRS Whois
• Allwhois.com
• DNS411
• Qwho
• Whois IP Number Lookup

• MapQuest
• MapBlast/MSN Maps
• Rand McNally
• Yahoo Maps
• Lycos Maps
• Microsoft Expedia Maps
• InfoSpace Maps
• Maps On Us
• TopoZone

Misc Dudes' Web Pages and Such

• Area 51 Research Center
• Blue Fire
• The AFU & Urban Legends Archive
• Urban Legends and Folklore

• Welcome to Archiving Early America
• discgolf.com
• Disc Golf FAQ
• The Foosball Source
  • foosball directory
• MicroWINGS - The Intl Assoc For Flight Simulation
• AvSim
• CompuFlight.com - IUP Uploads

• Larry's World
• Jon Carroll
• Ron Newman

• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
  • Latest EFFector Online Newsletter
• The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)
• Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition (CIEC)
• Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
• Voters Telecommunications Watch (VTW)
• Progress and Freedom Foundation
• Federation of American Scientists
• Project Vote Smart
• Anonymous Surfing

• Rick's BBQ Page
  • The Meat Smoking and Curing FAQ
• Barbecue'n On The Internet
• The Smoke Ring
• The Official BUBBA-L Archive

• The Epicurious Dictionary
  • The Epicurious Dictionary
• The Cook's Thesaurus
• Recipe Source (SOAR)
• Arielle's Recipe Archive
• All Recipes
• Recipe Archive.com
• Recipe Archive Index
• Recipes (Leisure and Recreation)
• Virtual Quincy Directory - Recreation: Cooking & Recipes
• The Internet Chef On-Line Magazine
• Mo Hotta Mo Betta Hot and Spicy Food
• Hot Hot Hot

• Nabisco Recipes
• Kraft Interactive Kitchen
• Betty Crocker
• Better Homes and Gardens Recipe Center
• Nestle's VeryBestBaking.com

• American Red Cross
• Habitat for Humanity Northern Santa Barbara County
• Mayo Clinic

Books, Magazines, and Newspapers

• Project Gutenberg
• Electronic Newsstand
• AIR & SPACE Magazine
• Ziff Davis Net
  • ZDnet At Home
  • Computer Shopper
  • PC Magazine
  • FamilyPC
  • PC Computing
• Popular Mechanics
• Computer Gaming World
• Sky & Telescope Magazine
• TIME Digital

• Santa Maria Times
• Santa Maria Sun
• Lompoc Record
• 5 Cities Times Press Recorder
• San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune
• Santa Barbara News Press
• Bakersfield Californian
• Los Angeles Times
• San Jose Mercury
• Orange County Register
• Las Vegas Sun
• Indianapolis Star/News
• Raleigh News and Observer
• Chicago Sun-Times
• USA TODAY
  • Auto Racing
• Comics.com
• The Dilbert Zone

TV and Movies

• TV Guide
• The Episode Guides Page

• ABC
• CBS
  • The Late Show
  • Rupert Jee's Hello Deli
  • Calvert DeForest
• NBC
  • Seinfeld
• Fox
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  • The Simpsons Archive
  • The Original Krusty the Clown Homepage
• PBS
• UPN
• WB

• KCOY-12
• KKFX-24
• KSBY-6
• KEYT-3
• KCAL-9
• KCET-28
• KCOP-13
• KNBC-4
• KTLA-5

• A&E
• ABC Family Channel
• AMC
• Animal Planet
• C-SPAN
• Cartoon Network
• Comedy Central
• CMT
• CNBC
• Court TV
• Discovery Channel
• Discovery Health Channel
• Disney Channel
• ESPN
• E! Online
• Food Network
• Fox News Channel
• Fox Sports Network
• FX
• Game Show Network
• The Golf Channel
• Hallmark Channel
• The History Channel
• Home and Garden Television
• The Learning Channel
• Lifetime Television
• NASA Television
  • Kennedy Space Center Video Feeds
  • at Broadcast.com
  • at Houston Chronicle
• Nickelodeon
• Outdoor Life Network
• PAX TV
• QVC
• Sci-Fi Channel
• Speed Channel
• Spike TV
• Turner Broadcasting System
  • CNN
  • CNN Headline News
  • TBS Superstation
  • TNT
• TV Land
• USA Network
• VH1
• The Weather Channel

• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
• The Official Academy Awards Web Site
• The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
• ASCAP

• The Internet Movie Database
• Roger Ebert on Movies
• MCA / UNIVERSAL
• MGM
• Paramount Pictures

Radio and Communications

• Strong Signals
  • Frequently Asked Frequencies
• Freq of Nature
• NorCal Scan
• Scan Cal
• Harry Marnell
• Scanning Reference
• KC5KTO's Radio Page
• PerCon
• Grove Enterprises
• Scanner World
• RadioShack
• Uniden Online
• HamNet Companion
• W6BHZ - Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club
• Hallikainen & Friends
• The QRZ Callsign Database Lookup
• Ham Callsign Lookup

Motorsports

• Auto Racing - CBS SportsLine
• CNN/SI - Motor Sports
• USA Today - Auto Racing
• The Auto Channel
• Motorsport News International
• GoRacing
• The Racer Archive
• SpeedNet
• NASCAR Online
• NHRA Online
• NHRA Results
• Professional Sports Car (IMSA)
• The North American Motorsports Pages
• CART Homepage
• Champ Racing Magazine
• The Indy Racing League
• Laguna Seca Raceway
• American Racing Scene
• RaceZine

Air and Space

• AirNav
• National Air and Space Museum
• United States Air Force Museum
• Dryden Research Aircraft Photo Archive
• Index of /ftp/pub/pictures/vehicles/aircraft/
• Aircraft Images
• Aircraft Hangar
• Landings: Aviation's Busiest Hub in Cyberspace
  • Search N-Numbers
• Low Approach.com
  • Databases

• NASA
• NASA Spacelink
• NASA Human Spaceflight
• NASA Photo Archive
• NSSDC Photo Gallery
• NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS)
• COMPLETE LIST OF SCAN TOPICS
• Explore the Universe with NASA's Astro-2
• Historical Archive
• Space Telescope Electronic Information Service
  • STScI/HST Pictures
  • Space Telescope Science Institute ftp
• Sky and Telescope Magazine
• Phases of the Moon

• Spaceflight Now
  • Launch Schedule
• Space.com
  • Next Launch
• VAFB Launch Schedule

• Heavens Above
• Dave Ransom Software
  • Iowa State mirror
  • dransom.com
• David Cottle
  • FTP directory /dcottle/ at ftp.idb.com.au
• Some Sources of Satellite "Two-Line" Orbital Elements
• Mike McCants' Satellite Tracking TLE ZIP Files
• SatEvo
• Don Gardner

• Satellite Observing Resources
• Visual Satellite Observer's Page
• CelesTrak WWW
• Orbitessera
• WinTrak/TRAKSAT

Definitely Military

• DefenseLINK, the Department of Defense
• US Army
• US Navy
  • Navy Fact Sheets
• US Air Force
  • Air Force News Service
  • Air Force Fact Sheets
  • Vandenberg AFB
    • 576th Flight Test Squadron
  • Edwards AFB
• United States Marine Corps
• United States Coast Guard
  • USCG Data Sheets
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

Educational Institutions

• Santa Barbara County Education Office
  • Santa Barbara County Schools
• Santa Maria-Bonita School District
• Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
• St. Joseph High School
• Orcutt Union School District
• Allan Hancock College
• San Luis Obispo County Schools
• Cuesta College
• California State University
  • California Polytechnic State University Web Page
• University of California Servers
  • UCSB
  • UCLA
  • UC Irvine
• California Institute of Technology
• Stanford University
• University of Southern California
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Oxford University Networked Information System
• Swedish University - SUNET - ftp archive (via www)
• Swedish University - SUNET - ftp archive

Local Government

• City of Santa Maria
  • City of Santa Maria News and Events Site
  • City Council Agendas
  • Santa Maria Municipal Code
  • Santa Maria Public Library Card Catalog
  • Santa Maria Police Department
  • Santa Maria Fire Department

• City of San Luis Obispo
• City of Santa Barbara

• County of Santa Barbara
  • Santa Barbara County Code
• Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
• Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission
• Santa Barbara County Grand Jury
• Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department
• Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team
• Santa Barbara County Firefighter's Local 2046

• County of San Luis Obispo
  • San Luis Obispo County Code
• San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
• San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission
• San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office
• San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team
• San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services

• Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Office
• Kern County Superintendent of Schools
• Monterey County Office of Education
• Los Angeles County

• Joni Gray, County Supervisor, 4th District
• Joe Centeno, County Supervisor, 5th District
• Bruce McPherson, State Senate, 15th District
• Abel Maldonado, State Assembly, 33rd District
• Dianne Feinstein, US Senate, California
• Barbara Boxer, US Senate, California
• Lois Capps, US House, 23rd District

State Government

• State of California
• California Division of Tourism
• California World Wide Web Servers
• California State Senate
• California State Assembly
• Official California Legislative Information
  • Find California Code
  • California Legal Info ftp Site
• Department of the California Highway Patrol (CHP)
  • CHP Computer Aided Dispatch
• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF)
• Office of Emergency Services (OES)
  • Emergency Digital Information Service (EDIS)
• Department of Transportation (CalTrans)
  • Caltrans District 05
  • California Highway Conditions
  • Central Coast
• Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
• California Air Resources Board
• CERES: California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
• California Public Utilities Commission
• Secretary of State

Federal Government - Cabinet Departments

• Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • US Forest Service
    • Region 5
      • Morning Report
• Department of Commerce
  • NOAA
    • The NOAA Network Information Center
    • NOAA/NIC TEXT
  • U.S. Bureau of the Census
    • Census FactFinder
    • TIGER
    • Tiger Mapping Service
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • US Patent and Trademark Office
    • Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases
• Department of Defense
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health & Human Services
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Social Security Administration
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Housing & Urban Development
• Department of the Interior
  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
    • National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)
      • Incident Management Situation Report (PDF)
      • Incident Management Situation Reports - CIDI
  • National Park Service
  • United States Geological Survey
    • Southern California Earthquake Center
    • Seismo Lab
    • Earthquake Information from the USGS
    • EROS (USGS)
    • Declassified Satellite Photographs
    • DCLASS directory
• Department of Justice
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Department of Labor
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Department of State
• Department of Transportation
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
    • Aircraft Database
• Department of the Treasury
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Government - Independent Agencies

• FedWorld Information Network
• Consumer Information Center
• Office of the Director of Central Intelligence
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • FCC Online Database
  • FCC Online Database 2
  • FCC Online Database -- New Style
  • FCC Online Database -- New Style 2
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Government Printing Office
  • The Federal Register
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
• Library of Congress WWW Server
  • Library of Congress ftp
  • Telnet to LOCIS
• National Archives
• National Performance Review
• National Science Foundation
• National Security Agency
• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  • NTSB - Aviation Accidents - Index of Months
• Small Business Administration
• The Smithsonian Institution
• United States Postal Service
  • Zip Code Lookup

Federal Government - Laws and Such

• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
• White House
• The United States Senate
• House of Representatives - Home Page
• House of Representatives - U.S. Code
• GPO - U.S. Code
• GPO - U.S. Code
• GPO - Code of Federal Regulations
• Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
  • Legal Information Institute -- US Code
  • Legal Information Institute -- Code of Federal Regulations
• USC Law School and Law Library
• Supreme Court Decisions