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INTERESTING PLACES
TO VISIT ON THE INTERNET

by Nancy Preffitt
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UFO's

Do you believe in flying saucers? Do you think they are hoaxes or figments of drunks’ imaginations? Either way, take a look at this. Powered by Google Maps, the website is a virtual map of all reported UFO sightings in North America. Don’t stop at the first page – dig deeper to see even more. Check the National UFO Reporting Center site. www.ufomaps.com

40 THINGS THAT HAPPEN ONLY IN THE MOVIES

This is another time waster at NostalgiaCentral.Com. "40 Things That Only Happen In Movies" includes such observational gems as "All single women have a cat" and "Cars never need fuel". If you watch a lot of movies you’re not really interested in, I’m sure you’ve noticed all of these while you’re waiting for the movie’s end! http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/features/20moviethings.htm

 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WISE GUIDE

This site actually imparts information and not just nonsense. The Library of Congress' "Wise Guide" portal, which is a project of the National Digital Library, is refreshed monthly with new information.

The "Wise Guide" is full of links to the best online materials of the Library of Congress. You’ll find fascinating articles, photographs, films, maps, music and other resources of our country's most prominent library. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/index-flash.html

RECIPEE *ZAAR

The Recipe*zaar" website is an online cooking community that boasts over 100,000 recipes. You’ll find cooking tips and recipes on every type of food imaginable, from appetizers to desserts. There is also great info on exotic cuisines from Africa, Europe and Asia. There’s a forum, too, which covers a lot of subjects. http://www.recipezaar.com/

 

SCIENCE DAILY

ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine. The free, advertising-supported service brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology. http://www.sciencedaily.com/

 

BASIC INTERNET E-MAIL MANNERS

It won’t hurt any of us to read this one once in a while. I learned some stuff today! Good manners are important, even in e-mail. http://www.netmanners.com/courtesy1.html

 

 

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