Lexicon of English Idioms, Words, and Catch-Phrases Launched
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Direct to site: http://www.Whatdoesthatmean.com
Summary:Is it an insult to be called a stickybeak? If you're riggwelted, is that good or bad? A new web site at WhatDoesThatMean.com offers a fun, free lexicon of English idioms, words and catch phrases from around the world, and will help you find out. Whatdoesthatmean.com is designed to help English speakers translate each other. Built on the MediaWiki platform (the same platform used for Wikipedia and Wiktionary), the site allows anyone equipped with an Internet connection and a web browser to search for, add and/or edit entries.
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Site From Children's Hospital Boston Features PBS's Arthur, Helps Kids Prepare for Hospital
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Direct to site: http://www.childrenshospital.org/arthur/index.html
Summary:"Arthur's Guide to Children's Hospital Boston" was created to answer questions children may have about going to the hospital and to help prepare the entire family for the visit. Designed to look and read like a school report by Arthur and his friends, the guide describes hospital experiences in simple terms, and covers in detail three types of visits: doctor's visits, pre-operative visits, and hospital stays.

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Weirdest Bid Wins at New Online Auction Site UniqueAuction.com
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Direct to site: http://www.UniqueAuction.com
Summary:The most unique bid, not the highest, wins the chance to buy the item at a discount. For example a product with a retail price of $1000 would be sold under the Unique Auction hammer for a maximum price of only $10. No bids can exceed the $10 maximum price threshold and the highest unique bidder under $10 wins. "The site is totally transparent, so everyone can see everyone else's bids, which allows you to play a strategy game," adds UniqueAuction CEO, Arif Mirza."

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