Business News Updated Hourly
June 30, 2008
Business Wire provides business news, updated hourly, including “full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content to journalists, financial professionals, investor services, regulatory authorities and the general public worldwide.”
Scrabble Anyone?
June 28, 2008
If you think Scrabble is fabulous then try Scrabulous. It’s a free online version of Scrabble that you can play by yourself, by yourself against the computer, with a friend or against a whole community of others who are also online. They provide a set of rules, a dictionary, variations of the game, user profiles and game stats.
Build Your Own Font For Free
June 26, 2008
FontStruct allows users to build, share and download fonts for free. The website provides all the tools you need and the fonts are designed from blocks, dots and other shapes. Once you design all 26 letters, you can download them to a PC or a MAC. You can also share your design with others and, of course, use the other font designs already on the site.
Help The Honey Bees
June 19, 2008
Häagen Dazs, the New Jersey ice cream maker, has put together a website that aims to help the honey bees. Honey bees are necessary for pollinating many fruit and nut trees–among other plants, which means those crops depend on a healthy honey bee population. Navigate the site and learn about the important role honey bees play and what you can do to help.
Got A New Job? What About Health Benefits?
June 16, 2008
If you’re just starting a new job, and if you’re new to the job market in particular, here’s a website provided by Aetna and the Financial Planning Association that can help explain those inevitable health benefits issues. All About The Benefits was put together to help define the options so you can determine what the best choices are.
Non-Toxic Home Cleaning
June 13, 2008
The people from Eartheasy have provided information on cleaning solutions for many home-cleaning chores which are non-toxic substitutions for the ones commonly found in stores.
Wedding Toasts
June 12, 2008
June is probably the most popular month for weddings–and therefore anniversaries too. If you have the pleasure of offering a toast at a wedding or want to say something pithy to your spouse on your anniversary, take a look at About.com’s “All About Wedding Toasts” site.
http://quotations.about.com/od/weddingtoasts/Wedding_Toasts_All_About_Wedding_Toasts.htm
How Green Is Your Lawn?
June 11, 2008
If you are looking to improve your lawn care habits, look no further. The Better Lawn & Turf Institute have produced free online brochures for best lawn care practices. Topics include: how to select the best grass for Northern lawns, how to establish, renovate or overseed your lawn, lawn care programs and proper watering practices.
A Weekly Dose Of Health
June 9, 2008
The New York Times publishes a free weekly health e-mail newsletter on health and wellness. The Times’ describes it as “your weekly dose of news and information from the world’s leading experts on health, fitness and nutrition.
You can subscribe to the newsletter from their website:
Be Cool!
June 8, 2008
The National Institutes of Health has advice for older people for keeping cool in hot weather. “Heat stress, heat fatigue, heat syncope (sudden dizziness after exercising in the heat), heat cramps and heat exhaustion are all forms of “hyperthermia,” the general name given to a variety of heat-related illnesses. Symptoms may include headache, nausea, muscle spasms and fatigue after exposure to heat. If you suspect someone is suffering from a heat-related illness:
- Get the victim out of the sun and into a cool place, preferably one that is air-conditioned.
- Offer fluids but avoid alcohol and caffeine. Water, fruit and vegetable juices are best.
- Encourage the individual to shower, bathe or sponge off with cool water.
- Urge the person to lie down and rest, preferably in a cool place.”
For more information, visit:
http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR20060724hyperthermia.htm
