"TIME" for Kids

Time magazine's site for kids -- with news, homework helper, etc.

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids

RAGBBRAI

Is coming to Southwest Iowa!

http://www.ragbrai.org/

Green Recovery

A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy

http://www.peri.umass.edu/green_recovery/

artdaily.org

An online newspaper about the arts -- also features short artist bios, puzzles, etc.

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp

Librophiliac Love Letter

Curious Expeditions' collection of photos of beautiful libraries. (Thanks to Ken Davenport at NEILSA!)

http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78

Dealing with Clutter

The U of Illinois Extension offers help to get organized at
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/clutter/.

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