| Some good links found on the web: Chantelle Houghton sexy Pictures Chantelle Houghton Pictures
"Jodie Marsh is currently starring in Celebrity Big Brother, you can also find pics of her housemates Chantelle Houghton, Traci Bingham and Faria Alam on this site. Jodie Marsh is well known for being a Page 3 model for The Sun, for being photographed out drinking or at film premiere's wearing the smallest of outfits and Jodie Marsh also has a bitter rivalry with Katie Price. There are many pictures of sexy model Jodie Marsh and more Jodie Marsh pics will be added as they become available." More Chantelle Hougton's pictures : "Chantelle Houghton is the new fake celebrity hottie in channel4's Big Brother house this year. Before Big Brother, she did a bit of page 3 work." Local Harvest/ Farmers Markets/ Family Farms / CSA/ Organic Food
http://www.localharvest.org/
As the local foods movement has grown, your patrons may like this site which allows them to "find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies." 100 Notable Books of the Year [New York Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/books/review/20061203notable-books.html
Check out these recommendations quickly, before they disappear behind the New York Times' paid content wall.
2008 Presidential Candidate Selector
http://www.selectsmart.com/plus/select.php?url=08frontrunners
We already have one definite candidate and a bunch of probables. Take this quiz to find out what candidates are the best match for your views and priorities. The questions are way too limited in the options they offer on issues, but the quiz provides at least a passable start on identifying people you might be able to support.
Change on the Cheap
http://marylaine.com/cheap.html
A revised and updated presentation outline, with URLs, for the talk I gave for Connecticut librarians on December 5. A catalog of good ideas from librarians around the country that I collected while researching my forthcoming book, The Thriving Library.
Free Christmas Songs, Christmas Lyrics
http://www.alpinewreaths.com/ChristmasSongs/christmassongs.html
Here's a site for people who are reduced to humming when they come to the second verse of O Come All Ye Faithful and other Christmas favorites.
Getting To Know Your Second Life [Stephen's Lighthouse]
http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2006/11/getting_to_know.html
As some of you know, librarians have created libraries inside the virtual reality world of Second Life. If you want to find out more about both the game and InfoIsland inside the game, click on the links Stephen Abrams has assembled here.
Health Hotlines from the NLM
http://healthhotlines.nlm.nih.gov/
The National Library of Medicine offers this searchable, browsable online database of health-related organizations that operate toll-free telephone services.
Islands for Sale
http://www.privateislandsonline.com/
For those who have fantasized about buying and retiring to a private island, there is good news: there ARE such private islands, some of them surprisingly inexpensive, available for purchase. Check them out here, along with articles about the private island life, and resources to help you decide whether this lifestyle is for you.
Questions and Answers for New Pilot Naturalization Exams
http://www.uscis.gov/
Available on the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Page. Try some of the proposed 144 questions, and see if you could pass this new version of the test to become an American citizen.
She Said/He Said: Kankakee Public Library Blog
http://lions-online-shesaidhesaid.blogspot.com/
Kankakee Public Library's director and assistant director chat with patrons and with each other about library issues in this lively and interesting public blog. Another proof that blogs have a wonderful capacity for putting a human face on the library.
Survival Spanish for Library Staff
http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14365
Using the workbook and an MP3 audio track, learn the "Spanish pronunciation of commonly used library terms, including common patron questions with answers in Spanish."
Web 2.0 Awards
http://web2.0awards.org/
Reviews of and links to award-winning sites, chosen for usability, usefulness, social aspects, interface & design, and content quality, in a wide variety of categories - blog guides, feed management services, mashups, social networking, web development & design, and lots more. Bestseller: Daily Top 10 Books by Subject [Barnes and Noble]
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bestsellers/top10everything.asp?z=y
Explore what children and adults are eagerly buying and reading in over 300 fiction and nonfiction categories. Updated daily. Librarians could use this as an early warning service about hot new titles.
DNA Testing: an Introduction for Non-Scientists
http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/riley/riley.html
With our criminal justice system relying more and more on science most of us don't understand, this attempt to explain in layman's language and diagrams how DNA testing works should be useful (though even this may be a hard slog for people without science backgrounds).
Earth Impact Database
http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/NorthAmerica.html
The Planetary and Space Science Centre at the University of New Brunswick maintains this catalog of all confirmed meteorite or comet impact structures worldwide. Entries for each impact include images, maps, and extensive bibliographies of scientific literature.
Electionline.org [Election Reform Information Project]
http://www.electionline.org/
"the nation’s only non-partisan, non-advocacy website providing up-to-the-minute news and analysis on election reform" provides info on the new procedures, new machines, and new rules that may affect the ability of citizens to have their votes registered and counted. Check here for your own states' laws on voting systems, paper trail laws, voter ID laws, provisional voting rules, voter registration databases, and early/absentee voting rules.
Foodborne Illness [Centers for Disease Control]
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm
The CDC "estimates that there are 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths related to foodborne diseases each year." Its Frequently Asked Questions page helps people understand the causes, risks, and ways to protect themselves and their families.
IdeaFestival
http://ideafestival.typepad.com/
This blog seems to be an ongoing community conversation about ideas raised in the annual Idea Festival held in Louisville, KY. (with the Louisville Free Public Library as one of the partners). Read all about the festival's history and see if you don't think this is an event worth imitating and participating in.
LISZEN: Search 500+ Library Blogs
http://www.liszen.com/
A good place to find out what blogging librarians have to say about any issue that concerns your library.
MedlinePlus Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/plasticandcosmeticsurgery.html
Extreme Makeover is back, so this might be a good time to offer your patrons some authoritative information on cosmetic surgery.
Pet Peeves in Customer Service
http://articles.news.aol.com/business/_a/pet-peeves-in-customer-service/20061030080009990001
AOL has found the answers to some of our really pressing questions, like why stores won't deliver when they say they will, why public address systems are inaudible, why banks will take your debit money from your account instantly but not credit a check to your account for several days, etc.
RealClear Politics
http://www1.realclearpolitics.com/
All the latest political news and polls for individual races for governor, Senate, and House of Representatives |
