http://lifehacker.com/#!5714481/top-10-ways-to-find-better-answers-online-that-arent-google
Here’s a look at our top ten tools for finding better answers online.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
http://lifehacker.com/#!5714481/top-10-ways-to-find-better-answers-online-that-arent-google
Here’s a look at our top ten tools for finding better answers online.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
http://www.newspapermap.com/
A great way to browse nearly 10,000 of the world’s newspapers. The newspapers are categorized on the map by language. Each information window contains links to the websites of the listed newspapers and links to read the papers through Google Translate. If you visit the site on your mobile you can view a special Google Map customized for phones.” (From American Library Direct, Jan. 26 2011)
Submitted by Jack Batterson
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/
This is a wonderful source for Gardening information and be sure to see the Podcasts from North Country Public Radio featuring horticulturist Amy Ivy.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
http://www.sports-reference.com/
This website aims to provide the easiest-to-use, fastest, and most complete sports statistics anywhere.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-awesome-free-documentaries-watch-online/
10 Awesome Free Documentaries That You Can Watch Online and see the links at the end for more documentaries such as the 500 radio documentaries available from BBC.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
http://www.thredup.com/
Swap your kids’ clothes and toys with other parents. A low cost way of exchanging little-used clothes that your child no longer wears.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=01_20_2011
This page provides details about the huge snow we just got and how it compares to previous snow storms. Also click on “event archives” to find information on other historic weather events between 1999 and 2010.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/
Click on “winter weather” and see the 15-page extreme cold prevention guide. Take time to explore the other useful information about coping with winter weather.
Also note the cool tip of the week. For this week, the cool tip reminds people that Alcohol and Caffeine Can Cause Rapid Heat Loss
Submitted by Jack Batterson
Frankfurter Casserole
2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
1 small onion, diced
6-8 franks, diced
1 can tomato soup
1 can kidney beans (with juice / not drained)
1 1/3 cup rice (cooked)
1 cup shredded cheese
Melt butter in skillet and sauté onion. Add franks and fry to golden brown. Mix in tomato soup, beans and cooked rice. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top and let melt.
This recipe is from the sixties, quick cooking rice might not need to be precooked. Similar beans such as black beans and bean-eyed peas could be substituted or added.
A vegan version is as easy as switching vegetable oil for the butter, adding an extra can of beans instead of the hot dogs and leaving off the cheese.
Submitted by Ruthe Morse
http://www.saferproducts.gov/
Use this to check safety complaints online. This is also the place where you can report unsafe products and see product recalls.
Submitted by Jack Batterson
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