| Ropeworks A book of knots, hitches, splicing, lashing and rope making. |
| Ruckus_Society Short climbers' knots manual. |
| Six_Exploding_Knots Covers six knots that untie easily, including the Sliding Butterfly, Double Carrick bend, and Clove Hitch Biting a Bight. Step-by-step illustrations with instructions and a table of properties. |
| Sophia-Antipolis_Speleogical_Society Covers common caving knots including the double figure-8 on a bight and the farmer's knot. Illustrations. |
| Team_Whiskers_Knots Catfishing Team. Includes information on baits, knots, rigs, tackle, recipes, and tournaments. |
| University_of_New_England_Mountaineering_Club Covers the Alpine Butterfly, Bowline, Clove hitch, and Fisherman's knot. Animation and common uses. |
| ABMaps Online interactive map of the world, with detailed street atlas for North America. |
| Atlapedia_Online Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. |
| Atlas_of_the_Biosphere A collection of maps, schematics, and information about human-environment interactions, directed at the education community. |
| CIA_World_Factbook_-_Reference_Maps Various maps of the world in both jpeg and pdf format that are updated annually. |
| Cornell\'s_Digital_Earth Use this interactive atlas to create maps displaying land, oceans, borders, roads, lakes, rivers, roads, railroads, faults, mines, seismic, and other geological, geographical, and geophysical data. Re |
| Expedia_Maps Offers searchable listing in the United States and Europe by address and driving directions. |
| Google_Maps Provides directions, interactive maps, and satellite/aerial imagery of the United States. Can also search by keyword such as type of business. |
| Great_Circle_Mapper Shows great circle path between specified points on the globe with an aviation focus. |
| Map_Up Provides continental, oceanic, and country-specific maps, followed by geopolitical analysis. |
| Maporama Generates maps for a desired address or point of interest. Output is also viewable on handheld computers. |
| MapQuest Find directions for and explore towns and cities worldwide. Display addresses on a map, view nearby businesses, get driving directions and maps, and plan a trip with city information. Also includes ae |
| Maps_of_World Online maps showing countries of the world and continents. Too wide for smaller monitors. |
| MSN_Virtual_Earth Provides directions, interactive maps, and satellite/aerial imagery of the United States. Can also search by keyword such as type of business. |
| Multimap Global mapping service including street maps of Europe, North America and Australia. |
| Planet_Observer Displays country and ocean maps, followed by demographic data on each reviewed area. |
| Readmap_Project Online maps collection with political and economical overview of each country. |
| TerraFly Searchable aerial views of cities and towns in the United States. |
| TerraServer View maps and aerial photos of various parts of the Earth. |
| United_Nations__Cartographic_Section General country and special issues maps. |
| United_States_Library_of_Congress_Map_Collections Top-level categories include cities and towns, cultural, landscapes, conservation and environment, military battles and campaigns, discovery and exploration, transportation and communication. Searchab |
| Windows_Live_Local Combines online mapping and local search, uses a scratch pad to take notes, and allows to search questions around the United States in a geographical context. |
| Atomic_Clock_Time Displayed in a variety of useful formats. Site is a front-end to U.S. government atomic clocks. |
| The_Calendar Summarizes the history of various calendars developed and used over the centuries. |
| Calendar_Studies Information about calendar history and calendar reform. |
| Calendar_Zone A categorized collection of calendar related sites. |
| Date_Algorithms Provides descriptions, proofs and computer programming implementation examples to convert dates to various calendar dates for Julian, Gregorian, and Rata Die calendars. |
| English_Calendar Includes an ecclesiastical calendar and a section on old and new style dating. |
| A_Few_Facts_Concerning_GMT,_UT,_and_the_RGO Explains the differences between several time systems. |
| Infoplease__Daylight_Saving_Time Information and history about Daylight Saving Time all over the world. |
| International_Standard_Date_and_Time_Notation An overview of the ISO 8601 notation for dates. |
| Light_of_Day Shedding light on Queensland's daylight saving opposition. |
| NIST_Time_and_Frequency_Division The National Institute of Standards and Technology maintains time and frequency standards for the United States. |
| NPR___\'Seize_the_Daylight\'__A_History_of_Clock_Chaos Benjamin Franklin first called for the government to tinker with clock hours in the 1780s. But it wasn't until World War I that the United States adopted daylight-saving time as a way to get more ef |
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ADDITIONAL MARINE KNOTS:
Fisherman's Bend
An important knot because of its strength and simplicity, and becomes more secure when end is seized as shown.
Surgeon's Knot
This knot is usually tied with twine. The Surgeon's Knot is a modified form of the reef knot, and the extra turn taken in the first tie prevents slipping before the knot is completed.
Sheet Bend
Also known as Weaver's Knot, and is used aboard ships for joining small or medium sized ropes.
Timber Hitch
This knot is very useful for hoisting and towlines, and holds well without slipping or jamming.
Fisherman's Knot
The Fisherman's Knot is probably the strongest known method of joining fine lines, such as fishing lines.
Figure-Eight Knot
This knot is used at the end of a rope to temporarily prevent the strands from unlaying.
Clove Hitch
Also known as Builder's Hitch because of its wide use by builders in fastening staging to upright posts.
Reef Knot (or Square Knot)
If tied with two ends of unequal size, or if one end is stiffer or more slippery than the other, it is bound to spill. Under no circumstances should it be used as a bend. (A bend is tying two ropes together.) There have probably been more lives lost as a result of using a SQUARE KNOT as a bend.
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