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INTERESTING PLACES
TO VISIT ON THE INTERNET

by Nancy Preffitt
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LEARN TO FIX ALMOST ANYTHING
Ehow.com has simple instructions on how to do just about everything. The site has specific categories such as Automotive, Food/Entertaining, Home/Garden, Personal Care/Style, etc. You can learn the correct way to brush your dog's teeth as well as tips on preparing decorative items for your home -- and a lot more in between.

http://www.ehow.com

PRETTY PICTURES, FABULOUS SIGHTS
Here are some sites just full of pretty pictures! They're all different, but each is spectacular in its own way.

The Hawaiian Astronomical Society has created an astronomical Web site called "Views of the Solar System". The site tells you EVERYTHING you could ever want to know about most of the astronomical objects in our solar system, gives information about the history of astronomy and space travel, and offers stunning pictures and movies from around the Solar System.

http://www.solarviews.com

If you could use a change of scenery, World Wide Panoramas provides breathtaking panoramic pictures from over 40 countries throughout the world. Created by over 180 photographers, all of the panoramas were made on March 20th in celebration of the Equinox.

http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp304/index.html

If you missed seeing our Northern Lights last month, you can compensate by looking at these. Gorgeous and strange!

http://www.iww.is/art/shs/pages/thumbs.html

SIGNS OF LIFE
This is a cool community photography project that displays irreverent images of 'signs' in our social landscape that somehow "capture our humanity".

http://signsoflife.goose24.org

JUST FOR FUN
Have a look at this link - good laugh!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/fun_stuff/
christmas/santas_little_helper_names.shtml

(Online Editor's Note: It's easiest to click the above url, but if you choose to type it instead, do not insert any spaces...it is all one long line! )

 

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