http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1189
This is the web’s most comprehensive resource for North American birds, bird watching, and bird conservation that is maintained by Cornell lab of Ornithology. The wonderful bird guide includes bird sounds for each bird along with the usual bird information. Another section that would be of special interest are the photography articles that give wonderful tips on taking better bird pictures.
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Things to look for in your new laptop are Sandy bridge, USB 3.0, good screen resolution, Chiclet keyboard, housing & build quality, and solid state storage. Bottom line is that if you get all these things, be prepared to pay top dollar for the laptop.
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CostHelper.com
This is a growing online community which provides objective information on more than 1,000 products and services, and lists what people are actually paying nationwide. A team of professional journalists carefully researches topics, conducts interviews, and evaluates sources to craft articles about an ever-increasing range of subjects. It has a lot of information on Home/Garden and Health/personal care.
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Use this website to Plan your drive, view the roads, see the weather, and look at more travel information including road conditions in neighboring states:
http://www.kandrive.org/
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http://www.paynearme.com/
This is a rapidly growing alternative way to pay bills for those who do not have a bank account. They can pay online without using a credit card.
Techcrunch described it in a May 10 article:
Here’s how PayNearMe works. On participating partners, e-commerce or merchant sites, consumers can use the PayNearMe option to pay for purchases or debts owed. You simply place your order with PayNearMe and print out the given receipt. You then take that receipt into a 7-Eleven and they scan it and you pay in cash. Once you pay, your order with the retailer or merchant will be fulfilled.
The process is based on a new, free Ria Card, available now at 7-Eleven stores and which can be used to pay more than 3,000 US billers. This card also can facilitate sending remittances to family and friends.
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http://www.umsystem.edu/newscentral/mindfuleating/about/
This blog is supported and maintained by Lynn Rossy, Ph.D., Health Psychologist at Healthy for Life, The T. E. Atkins Wellness Program at the University of Missouri. There are lots of tips on how to improve our eating habits in this blog.
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http://hrs.missouri.edu/training/all-employees/staff-recognition-week-seminars/index.php
The 2011 Staff Recognition Week is scheduled for May 16 – 20.
Human Resource Services is once again coordinating training programs for Staff Advisory Council that will be offered free to employees.
Of special interest are “Understanding Retirement” by HR and the two Bob Almony workshops.
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http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/about-me/
Meredith Farkas (keynote speaker at Mobius 2011) maintains this blog. Also see her Library Success: A Best practices Wiki. See her class facebook page (LIBR 246 Group Page) where her students post items about new technology.
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http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/preswk/resources.cfm
Preservation week is April 24 to 30, 2011. See this website for links to preservation videos and resources.
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http://www.retireonyourterms.org/
Did you know that nearly Half of All Workers Have Less Than $10K in Savings? See the consumer tips and articles about how to improve your retirement. I heard some place that only 1 in 20 have enough money saved for retirement.
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