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**Week of: November 30,2009 ** Card that Give With Thanksgiving under our belts (literally!), we can now start focusing on the Christmas season. Sending Christmas cards is important at the beginning of the preparation so that everybody will get their card on time. Since Christmas is all about the spirit of giving, why not help out some charities while you’re at it? There are several non-profit charity organizations that print Christmas cards you can purchase to support their work. [|Cardsthatgive.org] is a website that is designed to link you to these charities and their websites. You can also see how much of the card's price goes to charity programs. If the purchase is tax deductible, that will be noted, too.

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**Week of: November 23, 2009 ** [] Did you know that you can find local deals online? Offeretti makes it easy! When you visit the site, you’ll see a map of your area. You can also enter your ZIP code or click on a city name. You’ll notice orange markers on the map. Click one to see a deal! If you’d prefer, you can search by category or enter a search term. Many of the deals will require coupons. Offeretti will help you get the coupon and claim your deal!

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 * PDF files are a popular way to share documents. That’s because document formatting doesn’t change from machine to machine. And, you can open the files with free PDF readers. Unfortunately, it is much more difficult to edit PDF files. Adobe Acrobat can do it, but why pay for such an expensive program! That’s why there’s PDF to Word. It will convert your PDF files to .DOC or .RTF formats. You can then edit the files in Word or another word processor. ||  ||

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There are a ton of search engines out there, but how many search engines can **show you**--//visually on a map//--related search terms that may apply to your topic? KWMap is just such a search engine. This really helps when you’re not quite sure what you’re looking for. All of the results on the map are clickable, and are even displayed in a side window in alphabetical order.

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We already have found two bibliography generators that we use with students: the, [|OSLIS MLA Citation Maker] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, and <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[|Knight Cite] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. There is always room for one more, especially if it is user-friendly and allows you to save your work along the way. Noodlebib is just such a bibliography generator. You can work on several separate bibliographies for different papers, analyze your entries for possible mistakes, and even perform an analysis to find out if you have the proper ratio of print and electronic resources for your bibliography! You’ll have to create an account, but it’s free! Try it today!

**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Week of October 26, 2009 ** [] <span style="color: #282828; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Lingo2Word is such a site. It features a two -way translator, which can translate an entire message of any length. It also has an extensive glossary of terms. And it includes popular emoticons and other symbols.
 * <span style="color: #282828; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Kids have always spoken another language. However, looking at a teen’s text messages on their cell phones is like **//reading//** a foreign language. But don’t worry. Deciphering text messages is just like decoding any other language. You just need a talented translator. ||  ||

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[|http://www.pdrhealth.com]  __ || <span style="color: #282828; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">There are a number of places to get medical information. But few are as trusted as the Physician's Desk Reference. This is the guide that doctors use. Unfortunately, the PDR isn't very accessible. However, the publisher has a website for laypeople. PDRhealth provides information about prescription medications. You can find information on over-the-counter medications, herbals and supplements. It also shows how they can cause side effects and interactions. In addition, PDRhealth has information about diseases and conditions. Clinical trials are discussed. And the Interactive Tools will help you evaluate treatments. ||  ||
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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">You don't need an e-book reader to read e-books. You can read them on any computer or Web-connected phone! And there's plenty of free reading material online. For example, Read Print features works by 3,500 famous writers. You'll find classic works you love. Or, tackle books that you haven't yet read. The books are divided into chapters for easy reading. There's also a special reading view that is easy on the eyes!

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<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Google is archiving LIFE Magazine. It first added a collection of LIFE's photography to its Images site. Now, Google has placed the magazine on its Books site. Google Books offers every copy of LIFE between 1936 and 1972. That means 1,800 weekly copies in all! Each copy is available in its entirety. You can read every story and view every photograph. There is a contents page for each issue. It has navigation links, for easy access.

Cited: [|WWW.KimKommando.Com] **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 28pt;">Week of September 21, 2009 ** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Google has launched a new way to view the news on its site: fast flip. It presents you with screen shots from news sites.So, you don't just see headlines and blurbs. You'll get a quick glimpse of the site. Beneath it, you'll see the headline.Click on a screen shot to get a closer look. Then, use the arrows at either side to flip through different stories.Want to read an entire story? Simply click on the screen shot when you're in flip view. You'll be taken to the site. It makes online news much more enjoyable!
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