The Payphone Project

A site devoted to locating those vanishing pay telephones (and also mailboxes!).

http://www.payphone-project.com/

Paper Snowflakes and Fancy Stars

Easy-to-follow instructions for making paper snowflakes, 5- and 6-pointed stars, and more.

http://highhopes.com/snowflakes.html

Paper Snowflakes and Fancy Stars

Easy-to-follow instructions for making paper snowflakes, 5- and 6-pointed stars and more.

http://highhopes.com/snowflakes.html

Visions of Christmas

from the American Antiquarian Society

http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Christmas/

The History of Hanukkah

from the History Channel

http://www.history.com/minisites/hanukkah/

Image and Sentiment

Victorian Christmas Cards -- some available as e-cards.

http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eliblilly/xmas2/

Skin Deep Cosmetics Safety Database

Check your make-up and shampoo for toxins!

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/

2008 Electopedia

from New York Magazine . . . in case you're still undecided!

http://nymag.com/news/politics/2008/electopedia/

CollegeNET

Win scholarships by voicing your opinion on current topics (and search for other scholarship sources as well!).

http://www.collegenet.com

All About Cupcakes

Cupcakes are popular right now, so take a look at this pretty site!

http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring07/Ayers/index.html

Mexican Treasures of the Smithsonian

Los Tesoros Mexicanos del Smithsonian.
A good site for Hispanic Heritage Month at http://latino.si.edu/Mexican%20Treasures/index.html.

EyeWitness to History

History through the eyes of those who lived it . . .

http://eyewitnesstohistory.com/index.html

PolitiFact.com

The St. Petersburg (FL) Times checks the truth of various political statements.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/

The FBI's New E-Scams and Warnings

The latest viruses, phishing attacks, etc.

http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm

Beijing2008 Olympic Games: An Insider's Guide

From Budget Travel.

http://www.budgettravel.com/bt-srv/beijing2008/beijing_olympics/

Ultimate Travel Library

National Geographic has come up with a list of travel books recommended by world travelers.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/extras/travellibrary/library.html

sporcle.com

Like trivia quizzes? Sporcle.com has lots of them!

http://www.sporcle.com/

Lawn Nation

Art & Science of the American Lawn

http://www.naturemuseum.org/lawn/

Explore! Fun with Science

"Explor-ations" from the Lunar and Planetary Institute at
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/explorations.shtml

Making the Modern World

Stories about science and invention from the Science Museum in Great Britain.

http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/

Free Online Courses from the SBA

The U.S. Small Business Administration offers these courses about starting and managing a small business.

http://www.sba.gov/services/training/onlinecourses/

in pictures: Computer tutorials based on pictures

Free online tutorials for Access, Excel, PowerPoint and more -- using pictures instead of text.

http://inpics.net/

Bring Your Own Bag

This California-based site offers all sort of statistics about -- and alternatives to -- paper and plastic shopping bags. Includes tips on how to get in the habit of bringing your own reusable bags, etc.

http://igotmybag.org/why.htm

Free Rice

A game that builds vocabulary while donating funds to the United Nations World Food Program.

http://www.freerice.com/

USASpending.gov

"Where Americans Can See Where Their Money Goes" -- who receives government grant, contracts, etc.

http://www.usaspending.gov

Trip Advisor

Actual travelers share their opinions about hotels, tourist sites, etc.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/

Learn English With Pictures (or Audio)

A site for those learning English.

http://www.my-english-dictionary.com/

Degree of Confluence Project

Now here's a novel way to pick a travel destination! A confluence is where latitude and longitude integer degrees intersect. There are 16 such locations in Iowa. This site is collecting photos from confluence points around the globe.

http://www.confluence.org/

Roadside America

We've featured this "Online Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions" before -- a fun site! Be sure to check the Iowa locations.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/

National Caves Association

The second in our series of vacation sites.

http://cavern.com/

Sacred Destinations

Site devoted to locations of religious significance around the world -- the first in our series of alternative vacation ideas!

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info

Get ready for bicycling season. RAGBRAI anyone?

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/

top 5 myths about downloading internet music

This brief presentation by Messiah College in Pennsylvania, explains the copyright situation regarding downloading music through file-sharing services. A good, simple site for those who have questions.

http://www.messiah.edu/etc/musicdownload.pdf

Rules of Thumb

A collection of rules for all sorts of things from how much to pay for a beginner's musical instrument (twice what you think you should) to how much dirt to remove when digging a grave (take away 17 wheelbarrows full).

http://rulesofthumb.org/

The Secret Life of the Brain

Site to accompany the PBS series.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/

100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

from Your Dictionary.com

http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html

How to Write a Thank-you Note

A practical guide!

http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/how_to/how_to_write_a_thankyou_note.php

50+ Professionals

CareerJournal.com's guide to changing jobs after age 50.

http://www.careerjournal.com/myc/fifty/