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When / You Can | Ride The | Bus?" / | \ Welcome back! Get ready for part seven in the Best Of Tourbus Anniversary series. Sit back and enjoy the ride, pass along these special issues to all your friends, and tell 'em to hop on the Bus! TOURBUS TOP TEN SITE #7 : WorldVillage There aren't very many sites on the Web that I would describe as unique,
interesting, and family-safe. So many web sites are just a bunch of links to
"k00l stuff" that somebody slapped together in 15 minutes. There's no
creativity, invention or dynamic content to draw you back again. Not so with WorldVillage... here's a high-quality site with wide appeal that's updated daily. Here's a place I actually brought my kids to visit, and this one goes in the old hotlist, folks. We'll continue our tour after a word from today's TOURBUS sponsors... /--- SPECIAL TOURBUS SAVINGS ON THE HOTTEST MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS ---\ Get 10% off 600+ titles and even more on exclusive computer magazine combos & bundles. Plus, pick another for FREE. Send e-mail NOW to: \------------- <mailto:[email protected]> (U.S. only) ------------/ /-------------------[ GET PAID TO SURF THE WEB ]--------------------\ Join BIG BANG and every time you see an ad with our "galaxy" logo in the corner you get PAID. Click on it and get PAID again, up to $20 a month! Sign-up is free and takes minutes. Plus, if you join during our beta, you'll get a BONUS 1000 frequent flyer miles. Click now! \------------------- <http://www.bigbang.com> ----------------------/ WorldVillage Beckons...The first thing you notice about WV is the crisp original graphics that
beckon you to explore the main attractions. Let's check out the highlights of
several Worldvillage areas... Gamer's Zone -- http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/gamezone/html/gamezone.htmlThe Zone features a wealth of information for computer game players including
software reviews, feature articles and a download area with some really great
games. (Try out Gripple for DOS or Mahhjong for Windows.) There's also Gamer's Site of the Day, The Ultimate Gaming List (demos,
patches, hints and more from game publishers) and some really cool games you can
play right on the Web! TRIVIA HOUND - Match wits with the puzzling pooch in this DAILY dose of
trivia madness! The Trivia Hound gives you a chance to win prizes every day of
the week. TUNE MANIA - Think you know music? Listen to a new soundbite every day and
have a chance to win great software prizes! There's a new winner guaranteed
every day. MANIC MAZE! - the web's coolest virtual maze. Navigate your way through the
cyber-foliage and see if you can make it out the other side. I did succeed in
getting sucked through several "warp holes", but when you're navigating with two
helpful little girls on your lap it's a little more challenging. You can also find the Myst Trivia Challenge, Netris, Yahtzee, Missile
Commando II and a bunch more. And don't miss the link to CLASSICGAMES.com, a
multiplayer gaming arena where you can play your favorite games with others.
Chess, checkers, hearts, bridge, backgammon and others await you. School House -- http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/school/html/school.htmThis institution of electronic learning features interesting and humorous
articles, reviews of educational software (with a download area), cartoons, and
a "Too Cool School House Educational Site of the Week". You might want to check out some of these downloads: ULTIMATE LANGUAGE TUTOR - Test your knowledge of Spanish, French, German, and Italian vocabulary, verb conjugations, and phrases. You can choose multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions. USA MAP - This one's freeware -- no registration necessary. You get a
mercator map of the US showing time zones, set to your computer's clock;
longitude, and latitude. Click on a state and get the capitol, area and date it
entered the union. You also get driving times and distances between major
cities. Worldvillage KIDZ -- http://www.worldvillage.com/kidz/index.htmA related feature of Worldvillage is the KIDZ section. Here kids from preschool through teens will find fun fare, including: BILLY BEAR - A nice place for the young ones to visit. Kids can create their
own animated storybooks. COMICS - Monthly Comics by Uncle Ron PUZZLES - Crossword puzzles, word search puzzles and mazes are featured each
month. BETH'S PICKS - For girls only. MultiMedia Cafe -- http://www.worldvillage.com/wv/cafe/html/cafe.htmPull up a chair, both regular and decaf e-coffee are served in the Cafe! In
the Features section, Ron Enderland admits he's just as dazed as you are by all
this computer stuff, and Jason Bednarik examines the variety of choices you have
in making the decision of how to upgrade your computer. Download sound bites of your favorite comedians that you can assign to
Windows events, listen to audio snippets from Star Wars, relive your all-time
favorite commercials ("I've fallen and I can't get up!!!") or hear Fred say "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyabba
dabba dooo!" Oh, and do stop in at the Bald Guy's Multimedia Site of the Week to find
sights, sounds, and other "whiz bang nifty stuff" online. This week's featured
site is "Views of the Solar System" a well-done site gives you lots of graphical
images as well as movies of various stellar activity. Other Cool Stuff at WorldVillageSpace does not permit me to cover the full spectrum of features you can find
at WorldVillage. This is a family-friendly site where you can feel good about
turning your kids loose for awhile, but there's plenty of fun and interesting
stuff for Big Kids too. Stop and see for yourself! --Bob TOURBUS TOP TEN SITE #7 : WorldVillage =====================[ Tourbus Rider Information ]=================== The
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