Common Application Now Screening for Bad Behavior

Along with SAT scores and extra-curricular activities, college-bound students increasingly are being asked to divulge information that may not be so flattering: their arrest and discipline records.

Since late summer, the Common Application, a form used by about 300 institutions, has asked students and guidance counselors whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime or disciplined at school.

WiPeer: Free Peer-to-Peer networking

WiPeer is a free Windows based program that sets up wireless peer-to-peer networks between PCs. No router, access point or internet is required.

EcoPod -- Environmently friendly coffin

Ecopod is a revolutionary design in coffins made from naturally hardened, 100% recycled paper.

Made from 100% ecologically sound materials the Ecopod is the ideal product for a non toxic burial or cremation. Perfect for use in greenfield sites.

They also manufacture an evironmentally friendly cremation urn called the Acorn Urn.

New Medical Information Website

Medicine.org is an information and news resource where healthcare consumers and medical professionals can share important information.

The Impact of Nuclear Attacks on U.S. Cities

"Researchers from the Center for Mass Destruction Defense (CMADD) at the University of Georgia have created a detailed simulation of the catastrophic impact a nuclear attack would have on American cities. They've looked at the detailed consequences that such attacks would have on four cities, Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C."...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Son Completes Lord of the Rings

"The first new Tolkien novel for 30 years is to be published next month. In a move eagerly anticipated by millions of fans across the world, The Children of Húrin will be released worldwide on 17 April, 89 years after the author started the work and four years after the final cinematic instalment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, one of biggest box office successes in history."

"The author's son Christopher, using his late father's voluminous notes, has painstakingly completed the book, left unfinished by the author when he died in 1971. The work has taken the best part of three decades, and will signify the first "new" Tolkien book since The Silmarillion was published posthumously in 1977."

You can preorder the book at Amazon.com or BarnesandNobles.com

Over 1 million free photos

everystockphoto is a free image search engine indexing over 1 million (and growing) free photos. Excellent resource for free stock images.

Pictures: Amazing Storms

Impressive photo's of storms. Go to the Extreme Instability website for more information about the photographer, storm chasing, and additional photo's.

gCensus : Free Online GIS Powered by Google Earth

gCensus is a GIS mashup that combines data from the US Census Bureau and places it into Google Earth. gCensus is an effort to make geographic data freely and easily accessible to the public, without the need for expensive GIS software packages. With Google's excellent free mapping program Google Earth, you can use this site to visualize a wide variety of data best displayed on a map.

How To Fix an iPod That Won't Boot

There’s a conspiracy theory that Steve Jobs wants you to buy a new iPod every 12 months. That may or may not be the case, but if your iPod is hosed, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s time to put it out to pasture. Most iPods are user-fixable and you don’t need to be a total geek to make it work.