Sites and Soundbytes

ReadySteadyBook now offers an RSS feed with complete site content! The site is filled with articles, interviews, book reviews, books, poetry, and much much more. It is a great site for book lovers.

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Web Sudoku is a great way to play one of the hottest puzzle games. Since it is online, you can ask how you are doing, compare your time to those of other players, and set the options you want. Sweet!

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Godchecker is an online guide to mythology from around the world, including sections on African, Australian, Aztec, Celtic, Chinese, Egyptian, Finnish, Greek, Incan, Mayan, Mesopotamian, Middle-Eastern, Native American, Norse and Oceanic Gods. The database include over 2000 deities.

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HuntingNet is a site for hunters. Read articles and field journals, view the trophy gallery, join the forums, chat, download hunting desktop wallpaper, find recipes, and much more.

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Bookninja is a Canadian website about literature. It offers news, opinion, commentary, and discussion boards.

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Time Magazine has one again announced thier Best Inventions list. This is always a fascinating list to read with lots of items that could eventually change the way we live. The photo above is the Tweel, an airless tire from Michelin.

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HGTV presents the Holiday Craft Countdown online. Just click on one of the 30 days listed and find a craft waiting for you. Crafts include ornaments, cards, decorations, and much more.

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Food Network is once again offering their 12 Days of Cookies where you sign up for email updates during December and receive mouthwatering recipes for cookies. Free holiday fun.

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NPR : Cookbooks to Give and Get is a great list of recommended cookbooks from this year. A handful of recipes are free with the article as well.

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TVRadioWorld lets you browse station that broadcast on the web by location. It also has a listing of shortwave radio broadcasters and hobby radio. Listen live online and create a list of your favorite stations.

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OH NO THEY DIDN'T! is a LiveJournal blog that covers all sorts of celebrity news and gossip. Filled with photographs and buzz-worthy entries, this is fluff blogging at its best.

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Blogniscient gives you information on what is being covered in blogs. You can look at the top blog articles in a variety of categories, read top blogs, and find the most recent items. Very slick and easy to use.

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WiGLE.net, the Wireless Geographic Logging Engine, maps over 4.5 million wireless networks globally. You can register on the site and then submit wireless network traces yourself. Some may want to check WiGLE to see if they are listed and don't want to be. Our library would be happy to be on the list, since we do offer open access via wireless at the library and to some extent the sidewalk and street beyond.

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The National Women's Health Information Center is a federal government site offering information on diseases and conditions, pregnancy, breastfeeding, organizations, online health tools, daily health news, and FAQs. They also offer a toll-free number, which will be useful for women who may not be comfortable online but may want to access this sort of information.

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Greg Rucka has an official site covering him, his books, his comics, appearances, forums, and much more.

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David Morrell has a website with contact information, his books, events he is attending, a FAQ and what's new.

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offers information on doing stained glass. They have articles, patterns, pictures, screensavers, FAQs, online resources, a glossary of terms, and an RSS feed.

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Literature-Map graphically demonstrates what authors you may enjoy. Enter a favorite author and you will get a floating web of authors that are closely related in style. The fun of a site like this is both enjoying it when you agree and arguing with it when you disagree with its assessments.

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Black Friday 2005 @ GottaDeal.com gives out advanced information on the shopping deals that will be available in a variety of stores on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

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Leo Tolstoy offers information on the author, his writings, other resources, and a gallery of photographs.

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Brain-Juice offers brief biographies of 20th century figures. You can search by keyword, browse the biographies, or visit the message boards.

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I will be gone on vacation for the next week. So no server or feed problems, just me taking a trip with the family.

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What Should I Read Next? lets you enter a book you like and find suggestions from other readers. You can also register for free and build a list of the recommendations.

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Experimental Gameplay Project is a class at Carnegie Mellon University where they have a goal to create over 50 video games in a semester. And now you can submit your own games built around the theme of the week. There are rules. Each game has to be made in less than 7 days; each game must be made by one person only; each game must be based around a certain concept.

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Rollyo lets you create your own search engines customizing it with the sources you want included. You can explore other people's searchrolls and add them to your own list of saved searchrolls that you can easily access.

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RadioTime is like having Tivo for radio where you can get listings for radio programs, pause and record live radio, and use a USB tuner to listen to or record local radio programs. Registration is free.

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Minnesota Reflections is the first project of the Minnesota Digital Library with over 5000 images from cultural institutions across the state. You can search or browse by institution, topic or region.

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Homeschooling Adventures on the Web! offers all sorts of information for homeschoolers. Browse the site by subject, find free worksheets, links to homeschooling sites, lesson plans, how to get started, and information on specific grades.

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yourDictionary.com gives a quick way to search dictionary definitions, browse by letter, learn the word of the day, or translation dictionaries.

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AbbreviationZ has information on hundreds of thousands of acronyms and abbreviations broken into 120 categories. Search or browse the listings.

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Investopedia is a site that offers investment education. It has a dictionary, articles, tutorials, stock ideas, a simulator, and a research section. Learn a new term each day, read about retirement savings, bonds, mutual funds, and stocks.

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AOL City Guide offers detailed information on local entertainment for specific cities in the U.S. You can choose one of the popular cities or browse by state or region. Categories include restaurants, bars, concerts, movies, tickets, real estate, shopping, weather, personals, yellow pages, and best bets.

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Answers.com is different from other search engines. It links to reference resources like encyclopedia, thesaurus, dictionaries, and much more. Browse through the resources available under general topics, and you will find a lot of handy resources.

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Cook's Illustrated is the official website for the magazine from America's Test Kitchen. They offer online access to recipes, menus, tips, equipment evaluations, and taste tests.

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Liam's Pictures from Old Books is a cool resource for public domain clip art scanned from antique books. You can browse the collection by common search, create your own search, or look at what has been scanned from specific books. A great place to find engravings and woodcuts featuring castles, crosses, abbeys, manors, and ornamental alphabets.

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The L-Space Web - A Terry Pratchett / Discworld Web Site is filled with all thing Pratchett. It has biographical information, interviews, quotes, pictures, bibliographies, blurbs, annotations, cover art, illustrations, FAQs, fan activity, games, merchandise and links to related sites.

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PandemicFlu.gov is the official government site on pandemic flu and avian influenza. It offers general information on the disease, vaccines, monitoring outbreaks, government response, health and safety.

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Infinity Plus has information on new science fiction, fantasy and horror, promotions, books that are coming soon, a messageboard for fans, and short stories and novellas online.

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BornLearning is a website that focuses on turning everyday experiences into learning opportunities for children. Find out how children learn, your role as a parent, nutrition, everyday experiences to take advantage of, and much more.

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The Global Beat from Boston University's Department of Journalism offers resources for journalists covering world-wide news. It contains links to important new stories covered by global news resources. This is a great site not only for journalists, but for those of us interested in the latest issues in the world.

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The Joy of Shards Mosaics Resource offers step-by-step instructions on making mosaics, thousands of pictures of mosaics and tiles, and links to related sites.

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Recipe*zaar is a cooking community that shares recipes. You can browse the recipes by course, main ingredient, or cuisine type. Or learn about preparation techniques, special occasions, or special dietary needs.

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Tufts University has a Child & Family WebGuide that contains selected sites about infants, children, and teens. Sections include family/parenting, education, typical child development, health, mental health, and resources.

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Absolute Astronomy gives basic information and links with more detailed information on planets, moons, constellations, stars, nebulas, and galaxies. You can also ask an astronomy question and browse images.

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George R. R. Martin, author of epic fantasy has a great website with news, personal information, appearances, and "Not a Blog."

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