Friday, November 04, 2005

New Sites on our Web Genealogy and History Free Dictionary.com features “This Day in History,” “Word of the Day,” and “Today’s Birthday,” and an archive of history events Michigan Epic: Center for Michigan History Studies information on Michigan History Government, Elections, and Law President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform "includes news, information, and the final report from this panel." (LII) Tax Policy Center "This site features estimates, "tax facts," news, and analysis about potential changes in the federal tax system, such as the 2005 concepts of repealing the deduction for state and local taxes, and replacing the income tax with a tax on consumption. The center is a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution." (LII) West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission (WMSRDC) Information and statistics on western Michigan, including Muskegon. Michigan and Local Governements find the website to a local governement. Health PandemicFlu.gov "official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza" (LII) Leisure Daily Sudoku 'The object of this puzzle (popular in Japan, and spreading through the UK and the U.S.) is "to insert the numbers in the boxes to satisfy only one condition: each row, column and 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 through 9 exactly once." ' (LII) Sudoku Classic "Archive of sudoku puzzles, published six days a week, ranging from easy to difficult." (LII) Reference Desk Free Dictionary.com "English, Medical, Legal, Financial, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one" Science Moon Watch "This site contains information about predicting and observing the new crescent moon." (LII) Teacher Resources ClassNotesOnline "ClassNotesOnline is a FREE resource for teachers to communicate with students and parents by creating a free website to keep students up to date and parents informed on the daily work, assignments, homework, and grades in all of their classes." (BWN) Open Court Resources.com "Hundreds of free teacher created resources aligned with the Open Court Reading program." (BWN) 12:04:21 PM

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