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Browse through a diverse group of web sites we like, and know you will too!
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» The Grist Magazine
Tackles environmental topics with irreverence, intelligence, and a fresh perspective. Their goal is to inform, entertain, provoke, and encourage creative thinking about environmental problems and solutions. New content is published each weekday, in-depth reporting, cartoons, summaries of breaking news stories, diary entries from activists, book reviews, an environmental advice column, and lots more. Based in Seattle, with global contributors.
» Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Need to know what countries to stay away from because of the latest Ebola, cholera, or SARS outbreak? Would you like to speciate the latest gastrointestinal virus found on your favorite cruise ship? Check out the Travelers’ Health report. You can also browse interesting primers, read diseasenews in the weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, or sink your teeth into the monthly Emerging Infectious Diseases journal.
» Dictionary
According to Dictionary.com, “hobbledehoy” is an actual word, meaning “an awkward, gawky young fellow.” Beyond fascinating new words of the day, this site is a comprehensive reference for English word meanings, spelling, and pronunciation. New to the site is a translation function, allowing instant basic translation between English and twelve other languages.
» Fed Stats
From adoption to women-owned businesses, the FedStats Home Page provides statistical information from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. Whether you’re doing research or just browsing out of curiosity, the site provides the stats you need, conveniently sorted by topic, agency, and location, and you can search across all categories.
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» Appliance 411
We know it could never happen, but just imagine that your Maytag actually broke. Should you try to fix it yourself or call a repairman? Where’s the manual? Is it just time to replace the old thing? If you need answers to your major appliance questions, start here.
» CraigsList
This site is like a rummage sale with only the things you want – no worn, outdated clothes, no broken knickknacks, no tacky hand-me-down prints that cost somebody 50 cents a million years ago. Well, okay, you might find some of that stuff, but for the most part you’ll find decent goods and services. It’s a great way to communicate to the world that you have something to offer, whether it’s an apartment for rent or your old Baby Sitters’ Club series to sell. Or you can put an entry in the Wanted section to find something specific. We only wish this site covered more cities.
» Internet Movie Database
IMD is a comprehensive site for all of your movie trivia needs. We’re sure everybody has had one of those “Who was that guy in that movie with that other guy?” moments. IMDb solves that problem by providing detailed filmographies of thousands of actors, actresses, and directors.
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