This past weekend there were many costume parties. Whatever you are doing to celebrate the holiday, please be safe and check the candy before you indulge.
Today's 10linksaday: Haunted Houses
The Quill Awards, which celebrate the best books of the year, were held this weekend. Today we will be bringing you the complete list of winners (more than 10links provided today). The links will bring you directly to Amazon to purchase these page turners!
Today's 10linksaday: 2007 Quill Award Winners
Book Of The Year
Angels Fall
Written by Nora Roberts
Debut Author Of The Year
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Written by Diane Setterfield
General Fiction
The Road
Written by Cormac McCarthy
Romance
Angels Fall
Written by Nora Roberts
Religion/Spirituality
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't
Written by Stephen Prothero
Graphic Novel
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
Written by Scott McCloud
Poetry
For the Confederate Dead
Written by Kevin Young
Cooking
Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition
Written by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker
Health/Self-Improvement
How Doctors Think
Written by Jerome Groopman, M.D.
Biography/Memoir
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Written by Walter Isaacson
Sports
The Kings of New York: A Year Among the Geeks, Oddballs, and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High School Chess Team
Written by Michael Weinreb
Humor
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
Written by Amy Sedaris
History/Current Events/Politics
The Assault on Reason
Written by Al Gore
Business
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
Written by Robert I. Sutton, PhD
Mystery/Suspense
What the Dead Know
Written by Laura Lippman
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One)
Written by Patrick Rothfuss
Children's Picture Books
Flotsam
Written by David Wiesner
Children's Chapter/Middle Grade
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Written by Brian Selznick
Young Adult/Teen
Sold
Written by Patricia McCormick
These days it's hard not to be a part of a social network. Social networking is all the rage. When you join a network, it's amazing how many people you realize that you know! If you are not a member, here are 10 networks that are alive and well and not disappearing anytime soon. All networks offer a little bit of a different spin from each other, so do your research before you join.
Today's 10linksaday: Social Networks
Today, 10linksaday expanded by adding a new category, Entertainment. What's more entertaining than popping open a bottle of some fabulous wine. The problem is, selecting a good bottle of wine. These days, unless you went to sommelier school, who knows what's inside the pretty bottle on the store shelf. Today's 10linksaday will provide you some resources so you can become an educated buyer and satisfy your palate.
Today's 10linksaday: Wine, Wine, Wine
Headed on a trip outside of the country? It's a whole different ballgame when it comes to online travel resources for international travel. Here's a few for you to assist in planning your getaway. Safe travels!
Today's 10linksaday: Online Resources for International Travel
The folks listed below are the architectural visionaries of NOW. The skyline is ever changing due to the work coming out of these studios. Take the time to check out these architects and their studios.
Today's 10linksaday: Current Architectural Visionaries
Bloggers celebrate! You are no longer tied to blogging from your computer. These relatively new ebusinesses have enabled you to blog via cell phone. There are many platforms out there, and 10linksaday is happy to say we have chosen Utterz.
A new feature on 10linksaday is a voice cast with expanded information pertaining to the daily posting. We'd love to hear back from you on the new feature or any other ideas you may have for our blog (10linksaday@gmail.com). Happy Blogging!!!
Today's 10linksaday: Mobile Blogging Platforms
10linksaday is always looking for the next trip to take. Today we want to share our great resources with you.
Today's 10linksaday: Last Minute Travel Sites
It's never too late to get organized. These days there are many resources out there that can either assist with your tasks or kindly nudge you with a reminder. Here's a bunch of various resources on the net that can help you get ahead of your to do list.
Today's 10linksaday: Organize, Organize, Organize....
1. Do My Stuff
An online play to outsource your errands via bidding. Lowest bidder wins and gets to do your errand!
2. Remember the Milk
A handy online list-making application that makes your to-do list accessible from anywhere. Adding items to your list is as easy as sending an e-mail, and you can receive reminders via e-mail, IM, or text message.
3. The Things I Want
Can you really keep a mental list of all the things you want? This site keeps the ultimate shopping list for you. You can even create wish lists to share with everyone else.
4. Eyejot
Eyejot is a service that combines your e-mail, voice mail, and video chat into a single streamlined solution.
5. Only2Clicks
This site sets up a centralized place with instant access to your favorite websites in one place.
6. My Borrowed Time
A self tailored personal assistant site for anywhere between $25-$100 per hour.
7. Ask Sunday
This business offers busy people the resources of a 24/7 personal assistant, available via telephone and Internet, at a fraction of the cost of other options.
8. Conciergerie deLuxe
As a high end concierge service provider, they offer access to a personal concierge or corporate concierge services.
9. Royale Concierge
Hire this company to take care of all your needs. Anywhere from $100 a month to $30,000 a year.
10. Google
Seriously, what would you do without this resource. When in doubt, Google it!
Today's posting brings a little bit of something for everyone. Recently, there have been a bunch of overlooked resources on the net that 10linksaday would like to highlight for you.
10linksaday is going to try a different format this week and give a small description for each posting. We hope you like the format.
Today's 10linksaday: Various resources to help you be more resourceful
1. Hard to find 800 numbers
Go here to get the back door telephone numbers into customer service at the company you need assistance from.
2. Wink.com
Are you looking for friends on MySpace, Facebook etc... go here and search in one place across all social networking platforms. It's like the white pages for social networks!
3. Extratasty
Drink Recipe Website that is super fun to navigate
4. Top Secret Recipes
Top secret recipes from your favorite restaurants
5. Wikisky.org
Ever wonder what stars are out tonight? Here's a perfect map outlining what you are looking at.
6. Worlds Healthiest Foods
Want to know which fruit has the most Vitamin C? Which vegetables prevent cancer? This is the site for you!
7. Going.com
What's happening, where is it happening, who is going - in your city?
8. GoodReads
Ever wonder what your friends are reading? Create your own virtual bookshelf and share it with your friends.
9. Dafont.com
Need a font for your presentation? This site has it all. Over 7500 fonts!
10. Meebo
If you have a web browser, you can instant message! No more issues if you company doesn't let you download the applications. Meebo supports all different types of messaging platforms including AIM, GoogleTalk, MSN & Yahoo. Have friends on all different platforms? No problem ... you can sign into all of your different accounts at the same time.
Blogger, the host of 10linksaday, is a participant with the Blog Action Day organization. Thousands of blogs across the world are taking part in an environmental action of sorts today. Hence, today, we will be bringing you 10 resources to get "greener"
Today's 10linksaday: Greening Out for FREE!
Junk mail - be gone!
The Benefits:
You will save trees - enough said
Check your tire pressure in your car
The Benefits:
- You can increase your gas mileage by 2 mpg. Over a year, that will save the average driver $60.
- The average life of your tire is extended by 15%.
How about "Free"cycling
The Benefits:
- Keeps stuff from going into the landfills.
- Reuse/recycle means less need for virgin material, and it reduces the strain on valuable resources, such as fuel, forest and water supplies.
- Promotes a sense of community spirit, and teaches kids (and, um, er, adults - see Personally Speaking) the importance of giving.
BYOB - Bring your Own Shopping Bag
The Benefits:
- Save oil and/or trees. In the US, about 12 million barrels of oil and 14 million trees go to producing plastic and paper bags each year.
- Reusing makes cents. Stores like Albertsons and Wild Oats offer a 5-penny discount if you bring your own.
- Be a role model. Other shoppers will watch and learn.
- Make sure plastic bags don't harm sea creatures. They're one of the 12 most commonly found items in coastal cleanups.
Donate your Old Cell Phone
The Benefits:
- Decrease landfill: more than 500 million mobile phones are in landfills now, with another 125 million heading to shelves and landfills this year alone!
- Help Katrina, tsunami and domestic violence victims - you can donate your phone to the charity of your choice and even get a tax write-off.
- Start a trend - in the past 4 years, fewer than 1% of phones were recycled or reused.
- Get stuff - some cell phone recycling services let you trade in your phone for new gadgets.
BYOC - Bring your Own Cup
According to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, an estimated 178,480 of American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 alone and an estimated 40,460 women will die from breast cancer in the U.S. in 2007.
Many companies have set up online stores to support Breast Cancer Initiatives. The next time you go shopping online, look for the pink ribbon. Today 10linksaday presents 10 online shops with proceeds going to the search for a cure! 10linksaday urges you to do your part to help support the fight against breast cancer, not just in October, but year-round.
Every month we try to bring you 10 new books on the 10linksaday Preferred Reading list. One click and you can purchase them! If you have books you would like to see on future book lists, please send them over to 10linksaday@gmail.com. We are always happy to hear from our readers! (A special thanks to our readers Nat, Andy & Jen for their book recommendations)
Today's 10linksaday: October Reading List
I Am America (And So Can You!)
There are many amazing architecture blogs on the net but, to compliment the blogging world, it's fun to grab an architecture magazine off the newsstands to get a glimpse of the glossy creations from around the world.
Today's 10linksaday: Architecture Magazines
There are so many questionable things to grab from YouTube, but we believe we've weeded out the crap and have brought you another 10 fun videos for you to get through your Thursday! Enjoy...
Today's 10linksaday: YouTube
Today's posting relates to that feeling of when you see something and you say to yourself, "Hmmm, I wish I thought of that!" or "Wow, that's cool!" Here's a list of 10 things that may give you that feeling, bringing you happiness that it's around for you to utilize or purchase.
Today's 10linksaday: Items/Sites that are new and cool and innovative
Welcome to the 10linksaday preferred reading list. Today we've highlighted 10 more books for you to dig into. It's Fall and chilly in the Northeast corner of the United States, why not turn off the tv and curl up to a good book.
Today's 10linksaday: Great Reads for the Fall
Every October is Breast Cancer awareness month. Along with nationwide Race for the Cure events, there are many other opportunities to support this cause. Today, 10linksaday will be highlighting special edition 'pink' products created by beauty companies that will donate a percentage of sales to finding a cure.
Today's 10linksaday: Pink Products
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