www.tasteofhome.com Thanksgiving is just one week away and whether you are celebrating with friends, your family, or your co-workers, one thing is for sure, you're expected to bring something to the table that day. If you don't know how to cook or what to cook, just head to this website. It offers the absolute best, including just about anything you can think to make with several fall ingredients like pumpkin. On top of great recipes the site features interesting polls, contests and tasty tidbits from chefs all over the world! Enhance your dining experience this Thanksgiving by checking the site out for yourself.
www.bfads.net Black Friday is right around the corner and with that day come some sweet deals on everything from toasters to flat screen televisions. Many stores have already started to preview the items that will soon be on a very large discount for a very limited amount of time. This site gives you a comprehensive list from virtually every retail store known to exist. A flat screen LCD TV will soon be marked down to a mere $ 250 and movies and clothes are getting their prices dropped even further. While you may have to get up really early to take advantage of some of these deals, at least you'll have this website to map out which stores you want to visit first.
www.worldwidetelescope.com The universe is a huge place and putting it into perspective can be a difficult thing. Thankfully, there is a site that can help. You can start your journey to explore the cosmos from the site. It was created by Microsoft and runs exclusively on Internet Explorer. It gathers up pictures from telescopes across the globe, including the currently revamped Hubble, and generates a beautiful virtual tour of our galaxy. Stuffed full of high resolution celestial imagery you are the navigator, panning and zooming your way on this self-guided journey across space.
www.dinosaurlive.com Even after 65 million years, some shows never go out of style which is why dinosaurs will walk though Central Texas over the next week. Here's where you'll find the roster of big stars. The BBC TV series “Walking with Dinosaurs” is now a full blow theatrical live show. The cast includes 15 life size dinosaurs created by scientists that tour areas around the world. Here you can meet the Dinos, play some games, download the education kit, and get ticket information for the tour stop in Cedar Park.
BlackFriday.info Black Friday is just two weeks away, and it's never too early to scope out the bargains. Retailers are already spreading the word about the hot deals of the season, and this site puts them all in one place. This Web site has tools to help consumers find the best deals on Black Friday. Top retailers report their sales ads to the site, where they're posted for all to see. Learn about the latest Black Friday news, or check out savings at your favorite stores. The site also holds daily contests for prize giveaways.
www.kayak.com We all know when it comes to searching on the internet it doesn’t take long to get tangled up in the World Wide Web. It might be time to stop surfing and head to this website. This site serves as a one stop shop travel search engine. The free service finds and organizes airfare prices directly from official airline sites and other travel sites. The server then lists the results on a single user friendly page. You can think of this site as a central source.
www.anysoldier.com What better way to celebrate Veterans Day and salute those who serve our country, than to send active soldiers a letter or even a care package. If you don't know anyone in the military but want still want to say thanks, this site can help. It lists those who serve overseas along with their addresses. You can choose to write your own letter or purchase one of the site's care packages to deliver to them. Make time and salute or thank those men and women who defend our rights and put their lives on the line every day.
windows7news.com Windows 7 recently made its debut as Microsoft's latest and greatest operating system. And naturally there are many questions like "is it really that much better and what do I need to upgrade"? Windows7News .com does its best to answer these questions and more. This site is dedicated to bringing you all the latest news, screenshots and videos of Windows 7. Since its creation in Feb. 2007, the site traffic has grown from nothing to over 750,000 visitors every month. The site also lists tips on customizing your desktop, updating your service packs, and which Internet browser runs the fastest.
www.soldiersangels.org The Mass shooting at Fort Hood has left many parts of the world shocked and speechless. The community around the post has come together to help support the families of the soldiers involved. The American public continues to pour out condolences for the 13 lost in the tragedy. This site is dedicated to providing aid and comfort to the men and women who serve in the U.S. military. The organization adopts out soldiers to individuals, families or group who want to help support the troops who are overseas. There are currently about 2,000 soldiers waiting to be “adopted.” This month's mission is to support the troops at Fort Hood.
www.claimittexas.org One in four Texans have money that is owed to them. That's right the state of Texas has $2 Billion from forgotten bank accounts, un-cashed checks, security deposits and utility refunds all waiting for you to claim. Head to this website and get what's rightfully yours. Simply fill out a petition online, provide proof of your identification and documentation linking you to that past account. The process takes around four to six weeks to complete but when it comes to free money, that small wait is definitely worth it.
www.nasa.gov/iphone It’s not hard to imagine if there was an application that appealed to both and tech junkies and space geeks it would go over like gang busters. That's been the response since NASA recently unveiled its newest software. Samples are at this website. The application comes from the New Media Team at NASA Ames Research Center and delivers up to minute NASA content strait from their sources. We're talking current and future mission details and reports with real time images, maps, and video in many cases. While it harness information that costs billions to acquire the application is free to use.
www.celebritycalamity.com It seems like all kids care about these days is celebrities. If only they learned less about debutantes and more about debt. The idea is not too far-fetched, this site combines the two. It hosts an online game that engages players in money management. The game was created by Harvard’s financial manager in order to make fiscal responsibility fun. Users play the part of personal shoppers for free-spending celebrities. The objective is to obtain and use money to make demanding celebrities happy.
TweetingTooHard.com If you're any kind of tech savvy, you might have caught on to the Twitter craze, or maybe you're the type who thinks you just don't have anything interesting to say. Well, when in doubt, tweet about yourself. The tweeters on this Web site have mastered the art of self-important tweets. This Web site is the best way to get a laugh off of someone else's self-importance. This site allows users to submit self-important and amusing tweets just for fun. Check out what's hot, including the newest added tweets and even the top tweets of all time, when it comes to self-importance. Who knows? You may even find one of your own tweets made it to the top of the list.
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The City of Austin plans to have the Nueces Bike Boulevard opened by late spring. The boulevard would be a multi-use path where car traffic is discouraged. How do you feel about this?
I think this is a great idea, we need more roads like this
