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Randomness | Summer Vacation 2004

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• A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias - The official site for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Brasil.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - find basic beliefs, library of books and scriptures, and current news items
• Missão Brasil Curitiba - For missionaries and friends of the best mission in the world.
• Church News - weekly news of the Church
• Joseph Smith.net - information about the Prophet Joseph Smith
• Mormon.org - This is an official site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is specifically designed for those who are interested in learning more about the basic doctrines, teachings, history, and organization of the Church.
• Provident Living - self-reliance and welfare resources from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Humanitarian Services, food storage and preparedness, education and literacy, resource management, social and emotional strength, physical health, employment assistance, family and marriage counseling, adoption assistance.
• Be Smart.com - information about Institutes of Religion and schools owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Sites

• Giles @ Rice - my brother's web site (he graduated from Rice in 2004, so it isn't really there any more.)
• Heidi Aphrodite - the amazing Fran - not available
• Brian E. D. Sheets - Brian's website and digital portfolio
• Siggy's German World - Jake Sigafus teaches German at Orem Jr. High in Orem, Utah. - not available
• Amanda Pilmer - Choreographer

Blogs

• Corn-Bread.org - Scott's web site, the man who is so generously hosting this site
• Kika VilaNova - Kika's photo log, she was one of my missionary companions
• Cielo Contreras - she draws cool pictures of cows. But she has graduated and the site isn't there any more. Shame. The cow was great.
• Pneumonochrome - Dave Burrow's Blog
• Take a Bite - a blog for my brother's friends
• Mr. Me - DeShawn Smith's blog. I've had the privledge of working with him in theater and as his sons' computer teacher.
• Bodily Family - an old college roommate

• BYU Broadcasting - BYU's TV and Radio stations
• Deseret News - for information about Utah
• Daily Herald - the newspaper in Utah County, only useful for theater reviews
• KSL - news station in Utah, the only station I'll watch for news.

• Mt. Mahogany Elementary School - my school's web site.
• Alpine School District - information for parents, students, and employees of Alpine School District.
• UCET - Utah Coalition for Education Technology.
• Utah Education Network - information for educators, parents, and students in Utah.
• Brigham Young University - my alma mater.
• BYU Sports - the only football team I will ever cheer for.
• University of Utah - I'll always bleed blue, but I'm working on a Masters of Education here right now.
• Teaching and Learning 6741 with Philip Molebash - one of the two classes I am took my first semester of graduate school.
• University of Arizona - I just can't get enough school. Now I'm a Wildcat.
• U of A College of Education - The building I spend all my time in.

• A to Z Teacher stuff - A to Z Teacher Stuff provides teachers with free lesson plans, thematic units, printables, and other resources. The active discussion forums allow teachers to exchange ideas and give advice on a variety of issues
• Crayola Creativity Central - fun things for parents, teachers, and kids, as well as information about products
• Keyboarding - information about keyboarding programs, site provided by UEN
• KidZone - Fun facts for kids! Lots of free worksheets organized by topic and grade.
• NetSmartz.org - activities that teach internet safety to kids. Also has information for parents and teachers
• PBS Teacher Source - all kinds of lessons and activities that tie in with shows on PBS
• Read Write Think - Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.
• San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site - introduction to music and all of the instruments in the symphony
• School Express.com - worksheets and such for teachers
• School House Technologies - Worksheets, activities, software
• Teacher First.com - collection of lessons and web resources for k-12

• Newbery Awards - award given to the author of the most distinguished contribuition to American literature for children.
• Caldecott Awards - award given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
• The Carnegie Medal - Englands most prestigious children's book award.
• 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know - fun books for everyone, the young and the young at heart.
• 100 Best Books for Children - A list of one hundred books selected by the National Education Association as great reading for children and young people published by Teachers First.com
• Best Books for Young Adults - The annual list of books compiled by a committee of the Young Adult Library Services ASsociation consists of fiction and nonfiction appropriate for young adults ages 12 to 18. Selected on the basis of each book's proven or potential appeal and value to young adults, the titles, published from late 1998 through 1999, span a variety of subjects as well as a broad range of reading levels.
• Best Books for Young Adults - Lists of the best, and top 10 best books for each year, 1996 through 2005.
• Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Books given awards in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and picture books.
• J.K. Rowling Official Site - all the Harry Potter information you'd ever want.
• Magic School Bus - I love Ms. Frizzle and all her wild field trips. This site has fun games for kids as well as resources for parents and teachers.
• Seussville - all things fun with Dr. Seuss.

• The Art of Andrew Smith - amazing sculptures out of found objects with moving parts, or tracks for balls, or water falls, absolutely fascinating to watch. Also, his father's, Dennis Smith, art.
• American Cancer Society
• Beyond Bread - a really yummy deli and bakery.
• Binary, Hex, Octal - for those times when you need to convert standard text to its binary, hexidecimal, or octal equivilant.
• 97.5 Bob FM - a strange radio station in Tucson, AZ
• Click Smilies - more smilies and emoticons than you will ever need.
• The Daily Sudoku - an annoying logic puzzle.
• Deseret Morning News/KJZZ TV Marathon and 10K - guess what I did in 2004!
• Desert Gypsy Dance Company - This is the belly dance troupe Kalista, the woman I've been taking classes helps direct.
• Drum Corps International - The official website of Drum Corps International: Marching Music's Major League
• Famous Mathematicians Pictures - shirts, mugs, posters, all with pictures of mathematicians, funny puns on pi, the creation according to quantum physics, and the golden mean. You can even joing the "Pi of the Month" club.
• Hubble Site - pictures (great wall papers) and information about the Hubble Telescope
• Kodak - Tips for Great Pictures. I have a secret desire to be a famous photographer. These are some good ideas.
• Merck Manuals - Medical manuals available on-line. I look here before and after I go to the doctor, so I have an idea of what they might say, and so I know what they said means.
• NASA - Space, it's just so amazing
• Nathan Sawaya: Lego Artist - what he does with little plastic bricks is amazing. His comments about what he does with little plastic bricks are hilarious.
• National Geographic - all kinds of info and fun pictures
• Quilts Your Way - a message board full of wonderful quilters all over the world who help and encourage each other. I love looking at the pictures of other projects they've done and being inspired for projects of my own. I'm even involved if the Christmas block swap of 2005.
• Runner's World - magazine and information for all types of runners
• The SCERA Theater - Community theater in Orem, Utah
• Set - a game of visual perception, available as cards and online
• Snoopy.com - The Official Peanust Website. Comics, coloring pages, wall papers, games. Everything Charlie Brown.
• A Taste of Portugal - Just sit down and ask the owner/chef Jorge to bring you something. A fun restaurant if you are in the Houston area.
• Tucanos Brazillian Grill - If you want to make me happy, take me here for food.
• Top of Utah Marathon - in Logan, Utah
• Tucson Marathon - marathon in December in Tucson, AZ
• Utah Shakespearean Festival - the Tony Award winning festival in Cedar City, Utah
• Utah Walks.org - Whether your purpose is exercise, a scenic break or just a boost of energy, walking can help improve your mood, reduce stress, strengthen your self confidence and help you live a longer, healthier life.
• Venus Transit - June 8, 2004 - first since 1882. The next chance will be in 2012. After that it will be in 2117
• Wildflower sites: Wildseed Farms; Texas Hill Country Wildflower Trail; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

• Mormon Handcart Visitor's Center - Experience a handcart trek much like the one pioneers endured over 150 years ago. Visit the Mormon Handcart Visitors' Center and view exhibits recording the tragic circumstances of two handcart companies.
• Winter Quarters - where the pioneers camped during the winter of 1846 and 1847 before heading west to Salt Lake City
• Kanesville Tabernacle - built by 200 pioneers in just two-and-a-half weeks, Brigham Young was sustained as the second prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints here.
• Nauvoo - Once home to thousands of settlers, Nauvoo rivaled its neighbor Chicago in size. Over two dozen historic sites have been returned to their former stature and refurbished with period furnishings by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Carthage Jail - where Joseph Smith, the first President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his brother Hyrum were martyred.
• Lincoln Home - the home Lincoln lived in for 17 years before leaving to be the President of the United States
• Lincoln Tomb - the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife, and three of their children

West - Stops going from Indiana to Utah

• Mount Rushmore - that rock with all the faces on it

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