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The
Computer Learning Center's
List of Useful Websites
Click one of the categories listed below.
If you have websites you would like to add to this
list, please send them to lhoward@cfag.org.
New Sites
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http://mybeautifulamerica.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm My Beautiful
America.
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http://objflicks.com/TakeMeBackToTheSixties.htm Take me back to the
sixties!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AKt9UCLibE Sam the piano playing
gorilla at Wall Drug
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http://safetravelusa.com/
Find a
weather forecast along your travel route
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http://www.gaspricewatch.com/
Gasoline Price Watch & Gasoline
Tax Rates by state
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http://www.cheapfillups.com/Gas-Saving-Tips.htm Gas saving tips
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http://sor.sd.gov/disclaimer.asp?page=search&nav=2
SD Sex Offender Registry
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http://www.state.sd.us/attorney/office/divisions/consumer/
SD office of the Attorney
General. Links about abuse, Health Care, Estate planning, Benefits &
Services, Links & Resources
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http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/startexercise.htm
Tired? Get moving! Starting an
Exercise Program
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http://www.sdarts.org/
Arts Alive SD Information and
Resources
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http://www.greet2k.com/
Free electronic greeting cards
with animation and music
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http://www.ecarduniverse.com – Free electronic greeting cards
with animation and music.
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http://www.marlo.com/ free electronic greeting cards
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www.earthalbum.com - Beautiful photos from all around the world
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http://www.fonlow.com/kptypingtutor/ - Download a freeware typing
program and improve your typing skills
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www.ewingsnet.com/documents -
Ewing SeniorNet Training site
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http://librivox.org/
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On-line books
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http://librivox.org/newcatalog/
- On-line Books Catalog
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www.mamarocks.com/cards.htm -
free cards with music and animation
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www.freerice.com - For each word you get right, we donate 20 grains of
rice through the United Nations to help fight and stop world hunger
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www.stopenergyleaks.com -
Stop Energy leaks in your home - Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
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http://www.brainpop.com/ - The more you know, the more you know.
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www.aarp.org/quicklink - Discover
what state and federal programs you or a friend may qualify for
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www.aarpmmp.org - Get help with writing checks, balancing checkbook,
creating a monthly budget
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www.homeviewsiouxfalls.com -
View houses for sale in Sioux Falls
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www.blueribbonbaking.com - Lots of
recipes
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www.cooksillustrated.com\recipehome.asp - Good site for all kinds of recipes
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www.catalogchoice.com - cancel
unwanted catalogs that come to your home
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www.aarpmagazine.org/books/books_for_grandparents_january08.html -
Book list for Grandparents to pry your grandchild away from PlayStation 2
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www.aarpmagazine.org/food -
Slimmed-down recipe versions of comfort food classics
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www.ellisisland.org - view images of ship documents indicating where an
individual came from, whom they were with at the timeof entry, and who was
meeting them at their destination.
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www.usgenweb.com - detailed information at the local level, links to town
historical societies and county marriage records.
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www.cyndislist.com - international
ancestry research. 20,000 web links.
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www.eldercare.gov - Caregiving resource
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www.caregiver.org - caregiver resource
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www.abconcallbreastcancercenter.com - cancer resource center
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www.Appliance411.com - links to over
30 company sites with on-line appliance manuals and 61 help links
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www.wired.com - Wired Magazine's website
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http://familyfun.go.com/ - Family Fun magazine
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www.goodtyping.com - Free typing
course
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http://www.tucows.com/preview/199152 Download KP Typing Tutor -
shareware program
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/ -
Learn how stuff works
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http://sd.craigslist.org/ - Shop for
stuff in SD. Post stuff for sale - no charge.
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www.pricegrabber.com - Shop online
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www.flickr.com - Online photo
gallery that lets others look at your pictures
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www.wikipedia.org - Encarta's encyclopedia
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http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,7488,00.asp - Top websites of 2007
from PC magazine
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www.pchell.com - Need help with your PC?
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http://surfthenetsafely.com/ -
Surf the Internet Safely
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http://www.thegline.com/windows/windows_vista/xp_users_guide_to/ -
The Users Guide to Vista
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http://vistaonwindows.com/ -
Windows Vista. Is it for you?
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http://www.techsupportalert.com/
- Top Picks of the Best
Utilities and Tech Resources
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http://winbeginners.com/ - Learn some basics about your computer
Car Sites
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http://www.southdakotagasprices.com/ - Lowest gas prices in SD
(last 60 hours)
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http://www.minnesotagasprices.com/
- Lowest gas prices in MN (last 60 hours)
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http://www.iowastategasprices.com/
- Lowest gas prices in IA (last 60 hours)
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http://www.edmunds.com - Edmunds car info - find the value of your car
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http://www.kbb.com - Kelley Blue Book.
New car pricing. Used car values.
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http://www.carfax.com - History of your
automobile
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http://www.kelolandautomall.com/
- Keloland Auto Mall
Electronic Greetings
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http://123greetings.com - Send
electronic greeting cards for free
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www.riversongs.com - Musical e-cards
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http://www.greetz.com/
- send online greeting cards free
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www.castlemountains.com - free
online postcards, puzzles and more
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www.greet2k.com - free musical e-cards
Health and
Fitness
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http://www.healthysd.gov - Healthy South Dakota
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www.beatyourrisk.com - What's
your risk of a heart attach. Learn and Live.
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www.cnn.com/fitnation - CNN Fit
Nation information
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www.phillipmorrisinternational.com/PMINTL/pages/eng/smoking/Quiting.asp -
Quit smoking
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www.walking.org - Lots of general advice on walking, plus nutrition tips and
a over-50 running guide
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www.thewalkingsite.com - program and
tips for beginners, links to local walking clubs, online forums and message
boards and tips on treadmill walking
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www.aarp.org/walking - "Step Up to
Better Health" program, plus information on technique, staying motivated and
more
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www.happyneuron.com - good for a mental workout
Local, State, and Government Sites
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www.siouxfalls.org - Sioux
Falls' website
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www.dtsf.com What's new in downtown Sioux Falls
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www.state.sd.us -
South Dakota's website
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www.state.sd.us/state/legis/lrc/lawstat/lrcmenu.htm
- SD Legislature Online
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www.breadysd.com Be ready for a natural disaster, an epidemic or a major
emergency
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www.buysellcommunity.com/sioux-falls - Sell and buy almost anything locally
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www.siouxvalley.org - Sioux Valley Hospital - Check out the
Cradle Roll
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http://www.sddot.com-
SD highway info – Current Construction projects
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www.minnehahacounty.com - Minnehaha
County site
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http://www.siouxlandlib.org/ -
Siouxland Library site
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http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html
- Official US Social Security Administration website
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http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/default.htm - US aging related statistics. Key
indicators of well-being.
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http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
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U.S. Congress
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www.senate.gov
- The United States Senate
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www.firstgov.gov -
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www.sor.sd.gov - List of child molesters in SD
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www.sdsymphony.org - South Dakota Symphony
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www.washingtonpavilion.org - Washington Pavilion
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www.oldetownetheatre.org - Old Town Theater in Worthing, SD
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www.s-e-c-t.org - Sioux Empire Community Theatre
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www.averamckennan.org
- Sioux Falls Avera McKennan Hospital
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www.dontvote.com - learn about the candidates in your state before you vote
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www.scrcsd.org - Adopt a Pet. Second Chance
Rescue Center in Sioux Falls, SD
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www.fosterourfuture.sd.gov -
Foster Parenting. SD Dept of Social Services
Maps and Driving Directions
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www.mapquest.com
- Maps and Driving Directions
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www.streetmap.com
- Street Maps
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http://maps.google.com - fantastic new mapping including satellite photos
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http://googlearth.com -
Satellite images of any location
Medical
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http://www.healthfinder.gov/
- National Health Information Center
- research your ailment
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http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptomcenter.htm
- Research a particular symptom
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http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp - Medical
dictionary
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http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/ -
Government site. Find out if a brand name drug has a generic equivalent
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www.drugstore.com - Online drug store
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www.medicare.gov - US official site for people with Medicare
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http://www.mayo.edu - Mayo Clinic’s links to health sites
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www.Avera.org - Avera Hospital - click on
Health Library in the upper-right hand corner
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http://sanfordhealth.org/
- Sanford Hospital
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http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 - American
Heart Association
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http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/PageServer - Society for
Women's Health Research
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www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourhealth - Information from AARP
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http://www.cancer.org - American Cancer
Society
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http://www.aarp.org/health/Articles - Health articles from AARP
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www.rxacess.sd.gov - Where medication
assistance is just a click away
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www.ownyourfuture.sd.gov
- Planning for your future
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www.aarp.org/bulletin - Compare
hospitals and doctors in your area
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www.stroke.org - online support group and
links to other sources
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www.strokeassociation.org -
information on risk factors, warning signs, the mechanism of strokes and other
facts and statistics
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www.nihseniorhealth.gov -
information on stroke risks, symptoms and latest treatments.
Miscellaneous Resource Sites
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www.dtv.gov Government help for a box to convert an analog
TV signal to a digital signal
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www.usps.com - United States Post Office -
zip codes, stamps, etc
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www.donotcall.gov - National "Do not call"
registry
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www.optoutprescreen.com
Remove your name from prescreened acceptance for credit cards
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www.catalogchoice.com - Remove your
name from selected free catalogs list
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www.stopenergyleaks.com
- Stop Energy leaks in your home - Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/ -
Learn how stuff works
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http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,7488,00.asp - Top websites of 2007
from PC magazine
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www.ticketmaster.com/
- Ticketmaster Online!
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www.fandango.com - Get your movie tickets online
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http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes/ Movie listings
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www.xcelenergy.com/infosmart -
Resource for customers to use Xcel online tools.
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www.momsclub.org International Mom’s Club
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http://www.lyricsondemand.com/ - Find the lyrics to a song
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http://www.restaurantrow.com/index.cfm?
- Search for Restaurants by
City
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www.housevalues.com - What is the value of your house?
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http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/
- The Best Places to live
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www.energysavers.gov - Energy saving
tips
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http://snopes.com - Verify news stories, rumors, hoaxes
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http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/intsalcalc.html - International Salary
Calculator
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http://hubblesite.org/ - see the stars with Hubble
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http://www.virtualparks.org - Panoramic photos of parks
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http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm - The Electronic Zoo
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http://www.keloland.com/photogallery/PhotoAlbumPreDetail6278.cfm?SubCategoryId=31
- SD Vietnam Memorial
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www.si.edu/
- Smithsonian Institute
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www.goodtyping.com - free online typing tutorial
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www.learn2type.com - free online typing tutorial
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www.powertyping.com - free online typing tutorial
Newspapers
& Magazines
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www.argusleader.com - Argus Leader
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http://www.usatoday.com - USA Today
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www.hometownnews.com
- Hometown Newspapers from the U.S.
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http://www.startribune.com - Minneapolis newspaper
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www.hometownfreepress.com
- Hometown Newspapers from all over the
world
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http://www.newspaperlinks.com/ -
Newspapers around the world
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http://www.sfshoppingnews.com/ - Shopping News – Classifieds online
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http://online.wsj.com/public/us
- The Wall Street Journal Interactive
Edition
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http://newslink.org -
Radio/TV stations, newspaper, magazines
worldwide
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www.wired.com - Wired Magazine's website
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http://familyfun.go.com/ - Family Fun magazine
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www.bhg.com - Better Homes & Garden online
Puzzles and Activities for Young and Old
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http://www.jigzone.com - jigsaw puzzles
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www.freerice.com - For each word you get right, we donate 20 grains of
rice through the United Nations to help fight and stop world hunger
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http://www.brainpop.com/ - The more you know, the more you know.
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http://www.puzzledepot.com/index.shtml - Puzzle Depot - Entertain your brain
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www.happyneuron.com - great for a
mental workout
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www.aarpmagazine.org/games -
AARP game page
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http://www.yak.net/kablooey/scrabble.html - Good information for
Scrabble enthusiasts
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http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf Fly a helicopter
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http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html
- US State puzzle
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf -
Tranquilize the sheep
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http://librivox.org/newcatalog/ Free Audio books to download and listen
to
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www.coloring.com - online coloring
book
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http://www.fisher-price.com - learning games for children of all ages
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http://www.sesameworkshop.org/ - Sesame Street - games and more
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www.pbskids.com – for children
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www.funschool.com -
interactive educational site for young children
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www.aarpmagazine.org/games
AARP puzzles and games
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http://www.linkopedia.com/kids.html - A list of kid friendly websites
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http://www.puzz.com - links to puzzles
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www.familyfun.com – Family Fun magazine
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www.funbrain.com - Education games for K -
8 kids
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www.coolmarh4kids.com/ -
Math games, problems, calculators, puzzles and fun for all levels
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www.aaamath.com - Math topics with
interactive practice, explanations and challenge games
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www.coolmath.com - An amusement park of
math and more. Algebra, fractions, calculus, geometry
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www.counton.org - Action packed games,
adventure stories and an online math magazine
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www.primarygames.com - Educational
games, coloring pages, holiday activities, interactive-ebooks
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www.mathplayground.com
- Math games for K - 6
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www.puzz.com - Puzzles
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www.playwithyourmind.com - Mind aerobics
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www.superkids.com - Great
fun!
Recipes & Gardening
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http://www.recipesource.com/
- Large source of recipes
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http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/cookie.html -
Cookie Recipes plus
other recipes too
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http://www.allrecipes.com/ - Recipes of all kinds
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http://recipezaar.com/
- Recipes of all kinds
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http://www.cooking.com - lots of recipes and menus
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http://www.joycesfinecooking.com/
- More recipes
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www.goodcooking.com
- Good Cooking Recipes
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www.kraftfoods.com - Kraft Foods
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www.marthastewart.com
- Martha Stewart’s Home Page
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www.rebeccasgarden.com
- Rebecca’s Garden
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http://www.gardenstew.com/
Garden Stew: Gardening, Recipes, Home
Improvement
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/virtualgarden_index.shtml - Design your
own garden
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www.bhg.com - Better Homes & Garden online
Reference Sites
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http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
- Reverse Dictionary
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www.wikipedia.org - Encarta's encyclopedia
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www.m-w.com -
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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http://lii.org - Librarian’s Index
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www.refdesk.com
- My Virtual Reference Desk
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www.ipl.org/reading
- Internet Public Library
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http://home.mchsi.com/~albeej/
- Resource Links
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http://www.synonym.com/synonym/
Find
synonyms and antonyms
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http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/
Guide to Grammar and Writing
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http://www.bartleby.com/bartlett
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
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www.historychannel.com/today/
- On This Day in History
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http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
Learn a word a day
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http://world.altavista.com/
- Translate phrases from one language to another
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http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi’s list of genealogical links
Search Engines
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http://www.google.com/ -
good search engine
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http://directory.google.com Google’s Directory
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http://www.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo search engine, portal and subject
tree/directory
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http://dir.yahoo.com Yahoo’s Directory
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http://www.vivisimo.com - Visimo Search engine
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http://www.ask.com - search engine - just ask a question as you would
speak it
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www.blinkx.com -
Search more sources simultaneously
than any other engine
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http://www.altavista.com - Alta Vista search engine and portal
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http://www.dogpile.com -
4 search engines piled into one
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http://www.search-engines-megalist.com/
Links to Lots of Search Engines
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http://a9.com - Amazon’s new search engine
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http://www.altavista.com - Alta Vista search engine and portal
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http://www.excite.com - Excite search engine and portal
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http://www.hotbot.com - Hotbot search engine and portal
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http://www.lycos.com - Lycos search engine and portal
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http://www.msn.com - MSN search engine and portal
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http://www.teoma.com – Teoma search engine
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http://dmoz.org - not a search engine but a subject tree/directory
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http://www.vlib.org - not a search engine but a subject tree/directory
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www.surfwax.com Meta search engine
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www.copernic.com Meta search engine
Senior Sites
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http://sanfordhealth.org/Services/Seniors/
- Check out the Senior
Site
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www.newhorizonsmusic.org
New Horizons Band of
Sioux Falls. Glick the Groups tab at the top of the web site. Learn about
the health and social benefits of music.
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http://www.positiveaging.org -
You're never to old to set another goal or dream a new dream.
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http://www.aginglove.com -
Sioux Falls coalition on aging wants
to help you find information & resources in our community that will help you
care for your aging parent or loved one.
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http://www.aarp.org/
- AARP
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http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/
- Recent bulletins from AARP
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http://www.agenet.com/
- Solutions for Better Aging. Legal wisdom
for seniors
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http://www.benefitscheckup.org/
- National Council on Aging
service. Get all the benefits you deserve.
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http://www.elderweb.com/home/
- Elder Web
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http://www.elderhostel.org/
- Elder Hostel. Adventures in lifelong learning. Learn, travel and enjoy
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http://www.friendly4seniors.com/
- Friendly for Seniors. Reviewed and approved senior related listings
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http://www.myziva.net/
- Complete nursing home guide. Find and
compare nursing homes.
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http://www.senior.com/
- An Internet community for seniors.
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http://www.shepherdcenters.org/
- Provide meaning and purpose for adults
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http://www.thecareguide.com/?viewsection=home&viewpage=home
- Resource guide for seniors
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http://www.seniorsurvey.com/
- Senior survey. Speak out and be heard.
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http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/
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Resource for family caregivers
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http://www.assistedlivinginfo.com/
- Assisted Living information.
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http://www.afb.org - A unique web resource for people with age-related
vision loss
Shopping
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www.driveksfy.com
- Find a
used car
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http://www.nextag.com -
Comparison shopping
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http://www.dealcatcher.com/ -
Printable coupons, Sunday Ads, Special deals
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http://www.jumpondeals.com -
Find online coupons, sales and deals
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http://www.overstock.com -
Overstocked merchandise for sale
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http://www.ebay.com - Buy and Sell
online - Auction site
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http://www.buy.com -
Shopping site
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http://www.shopping.com -
Price comparisons
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http://www.bizrate.com -
Price comparisons
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http://www.rebateplace.com -
Looking for a rebate?
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http://www.fatwallet.com
- Rebate
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http://rebateshare.com -
Rebates
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www.designeroutlet.com
Designer Outlet Shop On-Line
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http://www.imall.com/ - Internet Shopping Mall
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http://sd.craigslist.org/ - Shop for
stuff in SD. Post stuff for sale - no charge.
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www.pricegrabber.com - Shop online
SIOUX FALLS
AREA INFORMATION
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www.cfag.org The Center for Active Generations
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www.siouxfalls.org City of Sioux Falls
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www.averamckennan.org
Sioux Falls Avera McKennan Hospital
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http://sanfordhealth.org
- Check out the Sanford
Hospital website
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www.dtsf.com Down Town Sioux Falls
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www.washingtonpavilion.org Washington Pavilion
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www.sdsymphony.org South Dakota Symphony
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www.argusleader.com Argus Leader
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www.shoppingnews.com Shopping News – Classifieds online
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www.oldetownetheatre.org Old Town Theater in Worthing, SD
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www.s-e-c-t.org Sioux Empire Community Theatre
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www.sf.k12.sd Sioux Falls School District
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www.senate.com/state/sd SD Senators
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www.ksfy.com
KSFY TV
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www.keloland.com
Keloland TV
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http://www.siouxfalls.org/publicworks/subpage.asp?ID=367& - City of Sioux
Falls Public Works
Sports/Fishing
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http://www.mlb.com - Baseball standings, stats, scores,
etc
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http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb -
Fox Sports - NFL, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, & more
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http://www.worldbestwebsites.com/sport.htm - Links to World's Best
Sports sites
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www.dakotaangler.com/reports
Find out where they are biting in SD
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www.tonydean.com/reports.html
Tony Dean Reports
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http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/Harvest/OnlineSurveys.htm - Report
your SD harvest
Travel
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www.travelocity.com
- Travelocity – Book your own
flight
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http://www.elderhostel.org/ - Elderhostel catalog on-line
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www.expedia.com - Expedia
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http://www.hotwire.com/ - Discount travel
deals
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http://www.orbitz.com/ - Cheap travel,
flights, hotels, vacations
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http://www.sidestep.com/ - The traveler's
search engine for good deals on flights, cars, hotels, etc.
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http://farechase.yahoo.com/ -
Yahoo's site for flight and hotel deals
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http://www.cheaptickets.com - air fares
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http://www.cruiseline.com - cruise discounts & last minute deals
TV and Radio
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http://www.npr.org - National Public Radio
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www.sdpb.org - South Dakota public
broadcasting system
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www.pbs.org
- Public Broadcasting System On-Line
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http://www.ksfy.com -
local TV station
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http://www.keloland.com -
local TV station
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http://www.kdlt.com - local TV station
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http://www.radio-locator.com/ - radio stations around the world
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http://www.abcnews.com - ABC news
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http://www.cnn.com
- CNN Interactive
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www.keloland.com/calendar/siouxfallscalendar/Index.cfm - Post community
events on Keloland
Weather
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http://www.keloland.com/Weather/Index.cfm - Kelo-land weather
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http://www.wunderground.com – weather report and forecasts
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http://www.accuweather.com
- Weather report
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http://www.weather.gov/ - National weather service
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http://www.weather.com/ - weather reports and forecasts
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