Check back each week for a new site!
- 25 June 2008:
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Career Voyages
- Career Voyages provides information on high growth professions, the 50 most in-demand occupations,
apprenticeships, and brochures on careers and industries.
- 18 June 2008:
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Citizendium
- Citizendium aims to create a trustworthy wiki-type encyclopedia by providing a responsibly governed
community where real-named contributors work under expert guidance.
- 11 June 2008:
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www.fueleconomy.gov
- What is the energy impact rating of your car? Fueleconomy.gov helps consumers make informed fuel economy
choices.
- 4 June 2008:
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PDRheath
- PDR Health provides this tool to help avoid drug interactions.
- 28 May 2008:
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Zipskinny
- Submit a zipcode and Zipskinny will retrieve basic demographic data, maps, school performance
statistics, and comparative data of nearby communities.
- 30 April 2008:
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Cool Works
- Need a summer job? Visit Cool Works to research a variety of seasonal job opportunities.
- 23 April 2008:
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Preserve Our Planet
- National Geographic hosts Preserve Our Planet, which provides informative videos, interactive tools and
calculators so we can all make a difference.
- 16 April 2008:
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Data Central
- Data Central is a section of Tennessean.com which provides resources for frequently requested
Tennessee information.
- 9 April 2008:
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Yelp
- Yelp is real people, writing real reviews about what is good (or bad) about the area they live or visit.
Visit this Yelp-Nashville link or search for others areas of interest.
- 2 April 2008:
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Autism Speaks
- More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than diabetes, cancer and AIDS combined. Autism Speaks
aims to raise public awareness and bring the autism community together to take action against this health crisis.
- 26 March 2008:
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FactCheck
- FactCheck is a nonpartisan, nonprofit site that checks the accuracy of political speeches, ads, debates
and news releases.
- 19 March 2008:
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Volunteer Voices
- To commemorate Women’s History Month, visit the women’s exhibit at Volunteer Voices. This state-wide
digitization project is a window to Tennessee history and culture. Click on the Volunteer Voices icon to browse the entire
collection.
- 12 March 2008:
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Drug Information Portal
- Access information on 12,000 drugs at the Drug Information Portal, provided by
the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
- 27 February 2008:
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My Family Health Portrait
- Family history is important to our health. The Surgeon General and the Department of Health and Human Services
provides this web based tool to help make it easy for anyone to create a portrait of their family's health.
- 20 February 2008:
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The Kiplinger Tax Rebate Calculator
- Calculate how much to expect from the stimulus package tax rebate by using this calculator hosted by
Kiplinger.
- 13 February 2008:
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Legends of Tuskegee
- The Legends of Tuskegee: American Visionaries web exhibit highlights the achievements of Booker T.
Washington, George Washington Carver and the Tuskegee Airmen.
- 6 February 2008:
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SharpBrains
- SharpBrains believes brain fitness is as important as our overall physical fitness, and provides
assessments and exercises to improve brain health.
- 30 January 2008:
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The Heart Truth
- The U.S. Department of Health and the National Institutes of Health hosts “The Heart Truth”. Commemorate
women’s heart health throughout the year by researching and learning about women and the risks of heart disease.
- 23 January 2008:
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You Choose '08
- “You Choose ‘08” provided by YouTube, has compiled videos of the presidential candidates and their
policies regarding current issues.
- 16 January 2008:
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OpenCourseWare Consortium
- OpenCourseWare is a collaboration of over 100 higher education institutions that share educational
course materials in order to empower learners worldwide.
- 9 January 2008:
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Consumers Union's Guide to Security Freeze Protection
- A security freeze locks access to your credit report and score. Consumers Union provides this guide to states
that have adopted security freeze laws.
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