Net Picks

Martha Stewart Food - Part of a larger website that reflects the breadth of Marth Stewart's television program. Many recipes here!

Book-A-Day Almanac -  If you have kids, this is one of the best page-a-day calendars you could hope for, celebrating a children's book and/or event each day. Who knew January 20 was Penguin Appreciation Day, or that there was a delightful children's book called 365 Penguins?

Ten Best Part-Time Jobs With Benefits - If you have to settle for a part-time job, you may want to check out this guide to companies that offer health insurance or other benefits to their part-time employees.

Eight Things to Do After Losing Your Wallet - May it never happen. But if it does...

2010: The Year in Mistakes - From the Boston Globe

Valentine's Day Recipes - allrecipes.com and the Foodnetwork,com

Historical Currency Conversion - Translates amounts in British and American currencies from past years into their present dollar value. What was a dollar worth the year you were born? 

Filing Taxes When You Are Unemployed - Tax pros from H&R Block remind you that the unemployed still need to file taxes, but are eligible for a variety of deductions. 

Howjsay: Online Dictionary of English Pronunciations - Type in words and hear how they are supposed to be pronounced. If you don't have the spelling quite correct, you can find your word in the alphabetical list of words that come before and after what you've typed. 

Open Flix (YouTube) -  Links to more than 600 movies now in the public domain. See also Public Domain Day (http://publicdomainday.org/) to see whose works entered the public domain on January 1, 2011.

The Science Channel - The official site allows you to view episodes from their regular programs (Build It Bigger, How It's Made, Through the Wormhole, SciFi Science, etc.), check the daily program schedule, try the games and science puzzles, test your knowledge with science quizzes, and visit other channels in the Discovery family.

Online Patient Safety Resources - Medical professionals and patients alike should find these publications on patient safety issues of interest. Topics include "20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors," "Elements of a Culture of Safety," "Medical Errors - The Scope of the Problem," "Preventing Infections in the Hospital: What You as a Patient Can Do," etc. From the National Patient Safety Foundation.