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Surfing for November
The Chicago History Museum, Northwestern University, and The Newberry Library present this thorough, definitive resource on the history of the Windy City. "The Visual Encyclopedia of Chicago History", an online companion to the 2004 tome by the same name, is a free digital re-creation of the $60 book which you can access with the simple click of a mouse.
Chicagoans and history buffs alike will enjoy browsing
the online
encyclopedia, where they can read about a range of
topics including the
Haymarket Riots, Al Capone, as well as excerpts from the
Tribune and the
Chicago Times and much more. Visitors can easily search
the site
alphabetically by topic, and then take some time
browsing the incredibly
detailed "Maps" section. Presidential Doodles Believe it or not, U.S. Presidents are just as prone to whimsical doodling as we civilians are. This cool website, from the creators of Cabinet Magazine, is an extensively researched account of two hundred years of "Scribbles, Scratches, Squiggles, and Scrawls from the Oval Office". See the random doodles of George Washington, Richard Nixon, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and other former Commanders-in-Chief, and read the accompanying analysis by the site's editors. There are other cool features on the site including an online quiz, an e-card of "presidential doodles", and biographical info about the authors behind this unique and fascinating project. http://www.presidentialdoodles.com/index.html Exercise Online As any doctor will tell you, regular exercise is a crucial part of maintaining a healthy mind and body. This useful site merges modern technology with good old fashioned fitness, making it easy to learn how to workout and plan your schedule from the comfort of your own PC. The Training Station Inc. website has simple, animated examples of over 100 exercises for all different muscles so that you can learn new techniques, keep your routine diverse, and correct bad form. Simply select a specific muscle group, lazily drag your mouse over it, and then get out of your chair and get into the gym!! http://www.thetrainingstationinc.com/exercises.html The Real Personality Test Forget about finding out which "Sex in the City" character you most resemble, or taking any of the countless other personality tests that float abundantly around the Internet, and check out PersonalDNA.Com. This sophisticated personality quiz was designed by a team of professional psychologists, with the goal of help people "assess" their personality and reveal their true self.
http://www.personaldna.com/ The speed and breadth of today's Internet makes it possible for us to see places all over the world, without ever leaving home. While nothing compares to the experience and adventure of actual "real-world" travel, it is both inspiring and educational to "visit" cities from all over the globe on your computer. "Cities Around the World" is a cool website that gives visitors access to over six thousand images of international urban life, courtesy of the slide collections in The American Geographical Society Library. The images, which were all taken by photographers Harold Mayer and Harrison Forman over the course of five decades, capture unique architecture, neighborhoods, streets, people, business districts, and city life in the world's major cities. http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/digilib/cities/
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