Get organized
Need tips for getting rid of clutter? This site claims to offer help organizing your office, home and even your mind, time and soul.
Saturn's moon
Cassini-Huygens, a joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency has yielded stunning photographic images from Saturn's moon Titan. View photos, listen to sounds from the Huygens probe descent and more.
www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens
Mars
Don't forget the exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity that we sent to Mars in 2004. Review their discoveries and activities on the Red Planet at this site from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/mer-year
Tsunami images
A review of these before-and-after satellite images taken by DigitalGlobe reveal the sheer force and devastation of the recent tsunami. Site creator Tony Denmark also includes a link for those looking to help victims.
homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/9.html
Distributed computing
This site can help you use your computer to help solve problems and participate in research studies. "Distributed" computer projects here include the well-known SETI effort to search for extra-terrestrial radio signals plus other projects in the life sciences, mathematics and cryptography.
Strange but true
Did you know men are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than women? Did you know that fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails? In addition to finding strange facts like these, you can also link to sections for strange laws and strange fears.
Celebrity deaths
This free site checks its sources every 10 minutes to see if any celebrities have died. If a celeb has passed away, an e-mail is sent.
Musical kids
This offering lets kids learn about music in fun ways. Kids can create tunes with the Composerizer, listen to different types of music and more. You'll have to download a free Flash player to take advantage of the features here.
Net families
Net Family News' weekly newsletter, distributed in partnership with SafeKids.com and Childnet International, covers online safety, privacy, new technologies, Web resources for kids, digital media-related research, legislation updates and ways that kids, parents and teachers are using the Net.
www.netfamilynews.org/index.shtml
ID Theft
This site from the University of Oklahoma Police Department features identity theft, Internet fraud and scam prevention information from numerous government sites and online resources. Sections cover how identity thieves get your personal information and use it, how to prevent becoming a victim of ID theft and more.
Surgery videos
This site features video coverage of surgical procedures, as well as medical discussions and demonstrations. View recent Webcasts, search the archives and review a schedule of upcoming live Webcasts, including lung, spine, heart and vascular surgeries.
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Rich Ray compiles Web Watch from news services and other sources. To link to these and previously featured Web sites, go to jacksonville.com, keyword webwatch. You can e-mail Ray at webwatch@jacksonville.com.
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