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Romancing the Tome

January 31st, 2006

Looking for information on film adaptations of great literature? Then try this blog: Romancing the Tome. They post about upcoming films and existing adaptations, providing reviews of both.


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January 31st, 2006 06:37:31

PollingReport

January 31st, 2006



PollingReport
is an independent resource for polling results.  It offers polls on elections, state of the union, national security, and topics in the news.


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January 31st, 2006 06:35:12

Solar System Exploration

January 30th, 2006



Solar System Exploration
is a site from NASA that lets viewers explore the solar system from their computers.  Visit the planets, learn about missions, view multimedia, read news, and much more.  The entire site is beautifully done, making you feel as if you are experiencing part of the magic of space exploration. 


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January 30th, 2006 05:49:45

Gamer Dad

January 30th, 2006



GamerDad
has reviews and articles about gaming with children as a parent.  Very active forums will let you talk with others about games and you can subscribe to the RSS feed as well.  Librarians looking to do gaming programs in their libraries can look here for ideas about popular games and appropriateness. 


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January 30th, 2006 05:45:01

Kaboodle

January 29th, 2006

Kaboodle lets you do online research easily by allowing you to collect information via their site and a bookmarklet.  If you are doing comparison shopping, you can collect all of the sites and prices easily and then compare.  You can also share what you find with others. 


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January 29th, 2006 06:11:46

Blummy

January 29th, 2006

blummy is a bookmarklet that lets you have a single bookmark on your toolbar that leads to bookmarks within it that have functionality. This means that you can have bookmarks inside that tag items on del.icio.us, move things to Flickr, or subscribe to feeds on Bloglines.


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January 29th, 2006 06:07:28

Draw a House

January 28th, 2006

Draw a House is a site that has you draw a house online and then analyzes what it says about your personality.  It is a pretty slick site where you can just have fun drawing, creating a street of houses done by friends, and the analysis adds an interesting component.


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January 28th, 2006 06:46:25

Wallpaper Site

January 28th, 2006

TopWalls is a site that offers all kinds of computer wallpaper.  From nature photos to art to animals to vehicles to much much more.


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January 28th, 2006 06:41:26

Writing EZine

January 27th, 2006

WritersWeekly is an online magazine on freelance writing. They have information on books, courses, articles, and markets. They also offer online forums for discussion.


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January 27th, 2006 05:52:20

OTC Drug Resource

January 27th, 2006

Familydoctor.org has a very nice section on Over-the-counter (OTC) Medicines. They cover specific medicines, drug interactions, active ingredients, and basic information on OTC drugs.


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January 27th, 2006 05:49:22