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Issue number 300 of The Oldie is out - and it includes column 168 from Webster. My first column was published in April 2000; it seems a very long time ago.
These are the sites I recommended in that first column; rather to my surprise, all but one still exist:
www.bibliofind.com
Second hand books - now part of Amazon
www.reliefweb.int
United Nations site, still there, with information about global crises.
www.imdb.com
Information about films - still the market leader.
www.ofsted.gov.uk
The school inspectors - still inspecting
www.answers.com & www.allexperts.com
Both still around, bigger than ever.