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1st Headlines is the most current and comprehensive breaking news aggregator on the Web.
A mandatory daily look at the global infrared satellite composite provides perspective and a partial view of the near future. Not to mention it is a thing of beauty.
Flight Delay Info Map from the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center.
U.S. Severe Weather Map from Wunderground.com is an interactive compilation depicting all current weather alerts; all seasons, all types of severe conditions.
The Week in Photos from Yahoo; this is the start page for current week plus archives. The quality and speed of image delivery online is incredible these days.
Pegasus News aggregates Dallas news, issues, trends and events calendars in a well designed format users can personalize.
Business Week Online is the venerable publisher McGraw-Hill's internet offering. Objective, ethical news reporting on all aspects of economic and financial news has great value for investors.
Agence France-Presse is the oldest news agency in the world. Often a useful reality check on other major news outlets; straightforward news reporting from around the globe.
Excite.com's Search Spy: Choose a filtered or unfiltered version and learn what is on some Web surfer's minds right now. If you see something intriquing you can click to the results the original searcher was provided. Always interesing, not always pretty, can be mesmerizing.
Smooth Jazz Excursion is a 24/7 audio stream from Parker, Colorado area programmed and hosted by some real pros. Great background sound for web surfing.
Kroooz Cams Multi-Cam Viewer provides streaming views from ships and ports around the world, both a virtual vacation and a reminder to plan a real one.
It's a small world on the Web; some recent visitors' locations.
Click map to scan recent visitors location details.
Expanded Recent Visitors Log
But we must not waste even a sliver of the dub-dub-dub spectrum, so cyber-travelers are offered some sustenance here. If you are looking for the Dallas View
material maintained at this URL the past few years, you can access my Dallas View Archives . These pages have been online continuously since 1/1/97 and are still popular worldwide. Be advised, however, that link maintenance and content updates are no longer posted to the Dallas View pages on a regular basis.I observe the grand spectacle and gritty detail of global entropy from East Dallas, Texas USA, so some info and links about this dot on the planet are provided below. In the colunm at left are links to resources I find useful or interesting on a daily basis. Immediately below there will usually be links to a few items focused on the natural sciences and topics reflecting the art and science of communications.
Currently scrutinizng these special interest items...
Having so little space and so few options to work with, bumper stickers are to outdoor advertising what haiku is to poetry. Of course, Haiku produces a much more appealing result. But to produce a worthy communication in either mode requires disciplined creativity, a hard concept to even grasp, let alone effectuate. I occasionally try my hand at the bumper sticker communication art form; here is a current effort.
Lessons from The Elders: Leadership is communicated by actions, including those that establish standards of acceptable behavior. Long-time Penn State coach Joe Paterno shows us how its done. Pass this truly hopeful story along to a friend. A little adult leadership can go a long way.
East Dallas Stuff
Featured East Dallas Image: Spring brings a show of roses throughout East Dallas. These are on the back side of the Latino Cultural Center on Live Oak Street.
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East Dallas Links
Texas Handbook Online - East Dallas, Texas
About Old East Dallas - Neighborhood Maps
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
Latino Cultural Center
White Rock Lake & Park
Bath House Cultural Center
Dallas Arboretum
Dallas Theological Seminary
Deep Ellum
Sons of Hermann Hall - historic music venue
Wilson Historic District
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas
Doctors Hospital
Mozzarella Company
Greenville Avenue Bars/Clubs/Restaurants
Lakewood Country Club
The Historic Lakewood Theater
Granada Theater
Cityplace Tower & Convention Center
Cityplace DART Station
Mockingbird DART Station
Tenison Park Golf Courses
Belmont Conservation District
Swiss Avenue Historic District
Hotel Palomar Dallas
East Dallas Boys and Girls Club
The Wilkinson Center
And some fresh daily extras...