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Jan 3 What's Your New Year's Resolution?

Jan 4th DIY – Do It Yourself Network, is an on-air, online network that provides in-depth project instructions, easy to understand demonstrations and product tips for home and hobby enthusiasts. Projects range from home improvement, home building, gardening and landscaping to automotive, boating, crafts and hobbies. Each program takes you through an entire project from start to finish, with everything covered in detail online.

Jan 5th Portrait Illustration Maker
Love your instant-messaging service, but wish it had cooler icons – specifically, one that looked almost exactly like you? Check out this thoroughly cool automatic image maker, which lets you specify all kind of facial features and then instantly creates IM-ready icons

Jan 6th Tech Bargains
Computer and electronics gear is less expensive now than ever before, but that doesn’t mean anyone’s going to turn down a good deal if it’s offered. This straightforward site tracks what on offer at stores both online and off.

Jan 7th Security Awareness for Ma, Pa and the Corporate Clueless
That title’s definitely a mouthful, but the site is wonderfully to the point: Tech-security news, columns and opinions blogged (more or less) daily.

Jan 10th Sports Only Auction
Cool online-auction site that specializes in sports-related items.

Jan 11th Bartender Magic
Bartenders: They work hard for the money.With all they manage on a nightly basis, they shouldn't have to also do magic tricks to get those tips flowing in - and yet, they do, and here is a site that provides lots of them.

Jan 12th Time This public service is cooperatively provided by the two time agencies of United States: a Department of Commerce agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO). Readings from the clocks of these agencies contribute to world time, called Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time maintained by both agencies should never differ by more than 0.000 0001 seconds from UTC.

Jan 13th Top Names for 2004. Although the most popular girl names shifted places, no new names entered the top ten in 2004.

Jan 14th How Smart Bombs Work
A U.S. F-16 dropped a 500-pound bomb on the wrong target in Iraq on Saturday, killing at least five. Learn how bomb guidance works.

Jan 17th How Tsunamis Work
The latest death toll for the Indian Ocean tsunami has topped 150,000. Learn how a tsunami forms and what happens after it does.

Jan 18th fighter-planes.com On this site you can find 100 different Fighter Planes with their technical information. From the 30's to today's models.

Jan 19th Cadillac says STS-V is a serious performer
When asked about the 2006 STS-V's performance credentials, Cadillac General Manager Jim Taylor says the proof is in the details. The STS-V and the CTS-V, introduced in 2004, are distinguished by significant power upgrades and handling enhancements. Find out more at www.autonews.com

Jan 20th http://www.countryreports.org/ Get info about any country in the world, find the capitol, Governmnet type, and background information.

Jan 21st http://www.opensecrets.org/

Jan 24th Good story on blogs. Are they trustworthy?

Jan 25 Iraq Election At-a-glance.The interim Iraqi government has set a date of January 30, 2005 for its first nationwide election since the toppling of Saddam Hussein. This BBC News site looks at some of the key issues surrounding the vote and how it will take place.

Jan 26th Nova ScienceNOW
A great debut on PBS tonight as the venerable NOVA expands its repertoire to include a magazine-format show covering the very latest developments in science and technology.

Jan 27th TRAIN DERAIL:  Some 200 investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are expected today at the scene of a deadly train crash near Los Angeles.  At least eleven people were killed in yesterday's incident involving two commuter trains. More that 180 others were injured. Police say the crash was caused by a suicidal man who parked his SUV on the track. The man fled his vehicle just before the train hit. Police have since arrested the man and he's expected to face "homicide-related" charges. Meantime, emergency crews continue to search for more survivors who may still be trapped in the wreckage. http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/26/train.derailment/index.html

Jan 28th The Natural Color Diamond Encyclopedia
Reference material, not a shopping guide. Keep telling yourself that or you're liable to hurt yourself at this great site, which details the ins and outs of diamonds of every color in or out of the rainbow.

Jan 31st FLORIDA CITRUS FESTIVAL: Winter Haven, FL. To Feb. 6.
http://citrusfestival.com/