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As they say in the movies, "Our state fair is a great state fair. Don't miss it, don't even be late." Here's the New Mexico State Fair's official site.
The folk at Sandia National Laboratories have posted photos and a movie showing the meteor spotted in four states on Aug. 15. The camera views a spherical convex mirror that looks like a chrome hub-cap, which produces a fish-eye image of the entire sky.
Some of the most beautiful pictures of the planet Jupiter ever taken have been added to the Space Telescope Science Institute's "Hubble Heritage" web site. The pictures, taken by a team of astronomers from New Mexico State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, were taken as part of a study of Jupiter's weather."
The German Space Operations Center's satellite tracking page gives detailed times and places to see satellites like Starshine or the International Space Station orbiting above your house.
The Albuquerque's Geographic Information System gives eacy access to a wide range city maintained information including polling places, council districts, schools, bike paths and zip codes, to name a few.
New Mexico's judicial educators have traditionally used stand-up training, print, video and teleconferencing as a means to train judges and court staff. Now add the Internet to that list. The Rozier E. Sanchez Judicial Education Center of New Mexico (JEC), jec.unm.edu/, has begun development on a series of Web-based, interactive exercises as part of an effort to offer easy access to training to its far-flung constituents throughout this rural state.
It's hot, there's nothing on television and you've rented all the good movies. Here's a diversion that could entertain for a few minutes. It's an interactive game, "Guess Who's From New Mexico." It's kinda fun, but you will want to put a stop to the annoying music.
The New Mexico state parks system is a tapestry of natural wonders, historic sites, and recreational resources. This site has all the information necessary to plan a visit to any of New Mexico's state parks.
Visiting New Mexico this summer? Or are you a resident and need someplace to house the visitors? Check out the New Mexico Lodging Directory presented by the New Mexico Hotel and Motel Association. You can search for a place by location, cost or amenities.
Curious what molybdenum's good for, but you misplaced that old high school chemistry text? Look no further than Los Alamos National Laboratory's handy on-line periodic table of the elements.
Española Field Research Station has a cool site where they have posted photographs of petroglyphs from the San Juan River area, Albuquerque's Petroglyph National Monument and other places.
At the dawn of the Cold War, the United States initiated a top secret program in New Mexico to build a weapon even more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Japan. This site chronicles the PBS documentary "Race for the Superbomb" and even includes a section where you can nuke your hometown.
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, is designed to dispose of radioactive waste left from the research into and production of nuclear weapons. Located in southeastern New Mexico, 26 miles east of Carlsbad, the plant has been controversial since its inception. Check out the WIPP Web site to see what the project is all about.
With groundbreaking on the Big I less than 11 months away, planners say it is not too early to start thinking about how daily driving habits will be affected by the reconstruction of the congested knot where Interstate 25 and Interstate 40 meet. Check out the Big I Web site for news and information on the project. And if you're interested in other traffic trouble spots, the City of Albuquerque posts a weekly traffic report on its Web site.
Gateway New Mexico, your guide to the best of New Mexico's Web sites.
Have you done your taxes yet? Me neither. Oh, well, the state has made it a little easier. You can get your state tax forms here. And, if you're brave, you can file online as well.
What could be more fun than a museum full of rattlesnakes? Right here in Albuquerque is the American International Rattlesnake Museum. According to the Web site, the museum "reveals the hundreds of ways that rattlesnakes and other 'less desirable'animals have influenced our lives." Try not to be scared. Previous sites of the week:
NASA's Genesis mission Local weather Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon JThe Digital Journalist. Lovington High School alumni La Herencia del Norte Candy Kitchen Rescue Ranch New Mexico Film Office DeeT's 70s Page "Fast Facts" about N.M. state government Highpointers Club "10 Historic Rail-Trails" The New Mexico Route 66 Association The New Mexico State Judiciary Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Santa Fe TrailNet The New Mexico Department of Labor Southwestern Archaeology Recreation.gov Four Corners Indian Ruins The Great Outdoor Recreation Page State of New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department Golf New Mexico Native Hands Lunch menu clearinghouse Casey's snow day dictionary at http://www.c3.lanl.gov:8064/cgi/revdict Ghost Towns of New Mexico. Collectors Guide to Southwest Art
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